Treasury & Markets, Credit Rating Process Management and Balance Sheet Analytics

The role is to help the Bank to achieve its mission “stimulating a consistent expansion of and diversification of African trade so as to rapidly increase Africa’s share of global trade, while operating as a first class, profit oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a centre of excellence in African trade matters”. This will be by managing optimally, on a daily basis the Bank’s credit rating process and the post-ante assets and liabilities analytics whilst making sure that the bank is on top of the assets and liabilities.

The nature and scope of the job is to support the Treasurer’s function This role is, basically, an analyst role. The analyst will work in the middle-office function within treasury to own and champion Credit Rating Process, Asset Liability Management analysis, and the post-ante Balance Sheet analytics. The primary responsibilities of the analyst include the preparation of liquidity forecasts for stress testing, the development of liquidity assumptions, ad-hoc analysis related to the liquidity impact of Bank’s initiatives and working with other functions to prepare the credit ratings book.

• Credit rating process strategy management
  
• Credit rating drivers modelling, monitoring and reporting
  
• Credit rating process planning and budgeting
  
• Credit rating process meetings preparations
  
• Credit rating process balance sheet analytics
  
• Credit rating relationship management
  

Requirements

• A first degree in a relevant discipline i.e. accounting, financial management, economics, numerical or other related disciplines and a postgraduate degree in a relevant field. Recognised professional certification in a relevant field may be acceptable in lieu of a post graduate degree;
  
• Recognised Professional Qualification in Treasury [AMCT, CTP (US), ACT’s Cert. in International Treasury Management, ACT’s Cert. in Cash Management, ACT’s Cert. in Risk Management, ACT’s Cert. Financial Mathematics & Modelling etc] or Accounting (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or Equivalent) will be a strong added advantage;
  
• Excellent knowledge of accounting for treasury activities i.e. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  
• A minimum of 8 years of experience working in a treasury function either in a corporate institution, preferably in the financial services industry;
  
• Solid grounding in financial systems database methodologies and financial modelling;
  
• Solid experience in working with Treasury Management Systems;
  
• Operational experience in a financial department with significant systems exposure;
  
• Previous experience in a treasury environment and solid understanding of treasury operations;
  
• People and project management;
  
• Knowledge of treasury, debt capital markets, financial instruments and structures;
  
• Advanced Excel skills and computer literacy (e.g. SQL, Crystal Reports);
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of the Bank's other working languages is an added advantage (French, Arabic and Portuguese); and
  
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including ability to organize and manage human resources from varied cultural backgrounds to attain goals
  
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