Background information about the job or company

• Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer, the job purpose includes the below:
• Supporting corporate / trade teams to successfully execute trade finance transactions.
• The incumbent will be responsible for driving P&L / revenue growth in line with annual budgets.
• Ensuring that the right talent is recruited and retained with the Treasury function on specific desks.
• Developing and executing on a Treasury strategy that considers the Bank’s growth plans and the obtaining Market conditions.
• Ensuring succession planning is in place and up to date for the Treasury Function.
• Ensuring Treasury Team’s Compliance to the Bank’s Risk and Compliance requirements.
• Ensuring appropriate pricing of Bank products

Responsibilities or duties

• Ensuring adherence to the approved Capital Management framework and in-country regulatory and Board approved capital targets.
• In conjunction with Finance, provide concurrence on all capital applications (including Corporate Loan dispensations and guarantee applications).
• Compiling and implementing capital plans to include forecasting regulatory and economic capital demand & supply across business units.
• In conjunction with Finance and Risk, ensuring the capital position as estimated on the capital plan always meets the Board approved and regulatory targets.
• Ensuring adherence to ALM policies.
• Achieving an appropriate risk profile in line with Group standards and risk tolerances by hedging all manageable risk via the Treasury Trading desk.
• Driving the in-country ALCO process , ALCO committee meetings and ALCO reporting within the ALCO governance framework.
• Ensuring the implementation of and adherence to the First Capital Bank Group Pricing policies.
• In respect of the bank’s liquidity management, being responsible and accountable Funding Curve, Book Ownership and Structure Risk Management, Reporting and Financing for the Bank.
• Investment of Liquid Assets to meet regulatory requirements and liquidity objectives.
• Enhancing revenue and optimizing funding costs by managing Surplus Liquidity and Liquidity Buffers to optimize risk / return.
• Optimize daily intraday clearing by ensuring that shortages / surpluses are funded / invested as optimally as possible.
• Hedging all manageable interest rate risk in the banking book through investment in qualifying liquid assets or, where applicable, executing interest rate derivatives.
• Ensure all Treasury’s funding related market facing activities including interbank / wholesale funding and intra-day liquidity management are performed within group policy (i.e. Libor setting rules).
• Building credibility with banks and the regulator and maintaining strong relationships with these key external stakeholders.
• Ensuring all deals are dealt within dealer limits (market risk limits, counterparty limits, dealer’s mandate).
• Ensuring operational controls are in place and ensuring a robust Key Risk Assessment (KRA) framework.
• Ensuring satisfactory Internal Audit report.

Qualifications or requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• ACI Dealing Certificate.
• Must be a member of ACI The Financial Markets Association within 6 months of joining the Treasury department.
• Must have a clear understanding of current Banking Rules and Regulations.
• ZQA Clearance Certificate.

Experience needed

5 years’ experience in a similar role.

• Ensuring adherence to the approved Capital Management framework and in-country regulatory and Board approved capital targets.
• In conjunction with Finance, provide concurrence on all capital applications (including Corporate Loan dispensations and guarantee applications).
• Compiling and implementing capital plans to include forecasting regulatory and economic capital demand & supply across business units.
• In conjunction with Finance and Risk, ensuring the capital position as estimated on the capital plan always meets the Board approved and regulatory targets.
• Ensuring adherence to ALM policies.
• Achieving an appropriate risk profile in line with Group standards and risk tolerances by hedging all manageable risk via the Treasury Trading desk.
• Driving the in-country ALCO process , ALCO committee meetings and ALCO reporting within the ALCO governance framework.
• Ensuring the implementation of and adherence to the First Capital Bank Group Pricing policies.
• In respect of the bank’s liquidity management, being responsible and accountable Funding Curve, Book Ownership and Structure Risk Management, Reporting and Financing for the Bank.
• Investment of Liquid Assets to meet regulatory requirements and liquidity objectives.
• Enhancing revenue and optimizing funding costs by managing Surplus Liquidity and Liquidity Buffers to optimize risk / return.
• Optimize daily intraday clearing by ensuring that shortages / surpluses are funded / invested as optimally as possible.
• Hedging all manageable interest rate risk in the banking book through investment in qualifying liquid assets or, where applicable, executing interest rate derivatives.
• Ensure all Treasury’s funding related market facing activities including interbank / wholesale funding and intra-day liquidity management are performed within group policy (i.e. Libor setting rules).
• Building credibility with banks and the regulator and maintaining strong relationships with these key external stakeholders.
• Ensuring all deals are dealt within dealer limits (market risk limits, counterparty limits, dealer’s mandate).
• Ensuring operational controls are in place and ensuring a robust Key Risk Assessment (KRA) framework.
• Ensuring satisfactory Internal Audit report.

• ACI Dealing Certificate
• Clear understanding of current Banking Rules and Regulations

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• ACI Dealing Certificate
• Must be a member of ACI The Financial Markets Association within 6 months of joining the Treasury department
• Must have a clear understanding of current Banking Rules and Regulations
• ZQA Clearance Certificate