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Olta Dhima

@oltadhima

Senior risk management professional with 15+ years in banking, credit, and compliance.

Albania
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What I'm looking for

I seek senior risk roles where I can lead credit and compliance functions, drive regulatory reporting improvements, and build forecasting/automation to support strategic capital and portfolio decisions.

I am a senior risk management professional with over 15 years of experience in the banking sector, specializing in credit risk, compliance, ICAAP, capital adequacy and AML/CTF oversight. I have led cross-functional risk teams, produced regulatory reporting for central banks, and directly participated in credit decision-making for the majority of cases.

I drive process automation and forecasting initiatives, draft and implement risk and credit policies, and deliver actionable risk insights to senior management. My achievements include leading CAR submissions to regulators, developing stress-testing and forecasting models, and integrating AML/CTF compliance into daily risk operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

MS
Current

Head of Risk

MiA Finance SHA

Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Lead the Risk function, supervising Credit Risk, AML/CTF, Financial Planning & Reporting, Back Office of Credit, and Collections; personally involved in ~80% of credit decisions and drove automation and process improvements in risk reporting.

CK

Specialist in Credit, Market, Liquidity and Operational Risk

Credins Bank Kosovo

Nov 2020 - Apr 2023 (2 years 5 months)

Prepared monthly regulatory reporting to the Central Bank of Kosovo and developed risk analysis methodologies and stress testing models to support compliance with supervisory requirements.

CB

Credit Analyst

Credins Bank

Oct 2009 - Jan 2014 (4 years 3 months)

Analyzed and developed the small business credit portfolio and prepared risk and credit reports to support management decision-making.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UE

University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics

University Diploma (equivalent to Master of Science in Business Administration), Business Administration

2003 - 2007

Completed a 4-year University Diploma in Business Administration, officially recognized as equivalent to a Master of Science in Business Administration under the Albanian higher education system.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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