Kristian  Ivanov, Credit Analyst

Kristian Ivanov

Credit Analyst

Euler Hermes

Location
Bulgaria
Education
Master's degree, General Management
Experience
17 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months

Credit Analyst at Euler Hermes
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since August 2017

Underwriting Authority Level for approving credit limits up to 1.5 million euro, including export credit limits on foreign companies.
•Manages to sustain a high percentage level of response time by timely reviewing and answering credit limit requests.
•Analyses the financial standing of companies, evaluating corporate performance and overall risk assessment, through preparing manual grades and credit ratings of companies.
•Prepares detailed financial analysis reports to be reviewed by CEE Credit Committee on companies with high exposure as per the internal set threshold level.
•Periodically reviews companies with latest financials available and takes adequate actions when necessary regarding partial/full withdraws of existing credit limits.
•Prepares Quarterly Country Sector Matrix/Analysis for Bulgaria.
•Constantly providing support to Sales Department on a fast growing portfolio with pre-checks on requested credit limits and Prospects, Policy Holder and Broker meetings, Buyer visits, conference calls, etc.
•Maintaining long-term relationships with Policy Holders through answering and providing feedback in a professional and timely manner on all their requests.
•Participates in Cross-Country training between Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, with the aim of providing detailed training to colleagues from Hungary and Romania in grading and underwriting specifics on Bulgarian companies, and vice versa to be able to fully perform grading and underwriting on Hungarian and Romanian companies. Project purpose is to have full back-up available for grading and underwriting between the three countries.
•The only representative for Bulgaria in selected by CEE Management - Lean Agent Team, under an implemented by Region - Lean Methodology Program with the purpose of improving operational performance and continuous process improvements, as well as sharing best practice across CEE Region.
•The only representative from Bulgaria selected by CEE Management in a High Potential Employee Development Program (HiPo), intended only for a very limited number of employees. Successfully completed the 18-24 months development program in Q1 2021.

Relationship Manager
  • June 2015 to August 2017

and maintaining commercial relationships with corporate clients.
•Manages an individual portfolio of corporate clients on a daily basis.
•Sale of factoring products and negotiating the parameters of factoring transactions.
•Carries out financial analysis, evaluation of corporate performance, risk assessment and market analysis.
•Prepares factoring proposals in accordance with UniCredit Factoring and UniCredit Bulbank policy and presents deals for approval to the Credit Committee.
•Processing of information and monitoring existing factoring contracts.

Head at Bulgarian-American Credit Bank
  • February 2012 to January 2014

and directs the department responsible for selling all acquired assets through public sale and/or debt for asset swaps, following foreclosure on delinquent loans. This includes all assets acquired by the Bulgarian-American Credit Bank and IMOTI DIRECT REIT.
•Prepared the Internal Rules for Management of Acquired Assets which were approved by the Bank’s Managing Board and Supervisory Board.
•Meets with clients, buyers and real estate agencies to discuss and structure deals. Proposes investment decisions. Maintains relationship with clients, buyers and real estate agencies. Negotiates the deal terms.
•Prepares proposals for the selling/leasing of assets in accordance with the Bank’s policy and presents deals for approval to the Bank’s Managing Board.
•Responsible for managing and monitoring of all assets in the department’s portfolio. This includes negotiating lease conditions, rental conditions, paying taxes, ensuring security when necessary, repairing, reconstruction and everything related to the good maintenance of the assets, etc.
•Assists the Legal Department in the preparation of rental agreements, lease agreements, preliminary agreements, closing of deals and all legal documents needed for selling the assets.
•Assists the Problem Loans Department (Workouts and Foreclosures) in the decision making process regarding the acquisition of new assets.
•Participates in Problem Loans Committees. Prepares reports, market analysis and gives an opinion and recommendation regarding the acquisition of new assets.

Property Manager at Bulgarian-American Credit Bank
  • July 2011 to February 2012

and directs the department responsible for selling all acquired assets through public sale and/or debt for asset swaps, following foreclosure on delinquent loans. This includes all assets acquired by the Bulgarian-American Credit Bank and IMOTI DIRECT REIT.
•Prepared the Internal Rules for Management of Acquired Assets which were approved by the Bank’s Managing Board and Supervisory Board
•Meets with clients, buyers and real estate agencies to discuss and structure deals. Proposes investment decisions. Maintains relationship with clients, buyers and real estate agencies. Negotiates the deal terms.
•Prepares proposals for the selling/leasing of assets in accordance with the Bank’s policy and presents deals for approval to the Bank’s Managing Board.
•Responsible for managing and monitoring of all assets in the departments portfolio. This includes negotiating lease conditions, rental conditions, paying taxes, ensuring security when necessary, repairing, reconstruction and everything related to the good maintenance of the assets, etc.
•Assists the Legal Department in the preparation of rental agreements, lease agreements, preliminary agreements, closing of deals and all legal documents needed for selling the assets.
Expert Workouts and Foreclosure, Bulgarian-American Credit Bank

  • September 2009 to January 2011
Investment Specialist at American Credit Bank
  • August 2008 to January 2011

with clients to discuss and structure credit/ investment deals. Proposes investment decisions. Maintains relationship with clients and monitors his portfolio performance on a regular basis
•Carries out financial analysis, evaluation of corporate performance, market analysis
•Prepares write-ups in accordance with the Bank’s policy and presents deals for approval to the Bank’s Managing Board and Credit Committee
•Assists in the preparation of loan agreements, mortgages and all legal documents needed for disbursement of funds
•Prepares work-out strategies and assists in foreclosure process against delinquent borrowers
•Participated in a 16-month parallel training in Work out & Foreclosure Department

Lending Assistant at Bulgarian-American Credit Bank
  • January 2007 to August 2008

the Team Investment Manager in all tasks related to approving, disbursing and monitoring of new loans. Assists the Team Investment Manager in the managing process of existing loan portfolio.
•Responsible for keeping the loan documentation files in order.
•Assists in the carrying out of financial analysis, evaluation of corporate performance, market analysis.
•Assists in preparing write-ups in accordance with the Bank’s policy and assists in presenting deals for approval to the Bank’s Managing Board and Credit Committee
•Assists in the preparation of loan agreements, mortgages and all legal documents needed for disbursement of funds

  • June 2005 to December 2005

Education

Master's degree, General Management
  • at City University of Seattle
  • January 2011

includes: Project Management, Principles of Finance, Management Accounting, International Business, Business Policy, Managerial Economics, Operational Management, Quantitative Methods for Managers, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Managerial Leadership in the 21st Century, High Performance Organizations, Legal Systems in the Global Economy, Management Information Systems, Managerial Communications and Research Methods

Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at MT&M College
  • January 2008

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High school or equivalent, Marketing
  • at Secondary SchoolMartin’s College
  • January 2000

Private English and German Language School – Sofia, Bulgaria Primary School

High school or equivalent, Marketing
  • at School of Kuwai
  • January 1996

Specialties & Skills

MEETING FACILITATION
CLOSING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
MANAGEMENT
NEGOTIATION
PROPOSAL WRITING

Languages

Bulgarian
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English
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German
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Hungarian
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Romanian
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