Treasury & Markets Manager (Credit Rating Process Management and Balance Sheet Analytics)

Job Description

Vision & Purpose

The purpose of this role is to help the Bank achieve its mission of “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 classprofit orientedsocially responsible financial institution and a centre of excellence in African trade matters”. This will be by managing optimally, daily 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. 

 
Nature & Scope

This role is similar to 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. 

Duties and Responsibilities
  • 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

Personal Specification

Skills,  Knowledge and Attitude
  • A first degree in accounting, financial management, economics, numerical or other related disciplines and a postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).

Employer

Sector

Banking & Finance

Function

Country

Job Level

Associate

Salary

Competitive