Head, Financial Institutions at NCBA Group

Job Purpose Statement

• The purpose of this role is to manage and grow the Financial Institutions and correspondent banking business within the NCBA Group through the delivery of innovative and customized solutions to meet the specific requirements of Financial Institutions that the bank deals with across all geographies. This entails managing the nostro and Vostro account relationships for the group as well as the credit relationships and the more than 500+ RMA relationships with banks across the world to ensure the Group has access to financial products for its proprietary and customer’s use.
• This entails provision of financial information and analysis including market intelligence for use in the preparation of credit reports.
• Prepare credit reports for approval of the Board credit committee and provide support for both internal and external correspondent banking clients.
• Develop and maintain correspondent banking relations with both local and foreign banks, in order to link the bank and its clients to other financial institutions in terms of credit and dealing lines to facilitate their access to both domestic and international markets for various interaction purposes.
• To strategically review and advise executive management on the global engagement with major correspondent banks for advisory and other strategic engagements in the operations and growth plans of NCBA Group.

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• Graduate in Business Administration or Finance related degree.
• Master degree in a finance related field a plus.

Professional: 

• Proficiency in use of MS Office application

Desired work experience: 

• 10 + years’ relevant experience and general banking experience with a strong foundation in correspondent banking, trade finance, payments, global markets, back office processing, swift formatting and reconciliation.
• Experience managing people at middle management level.
• Experience in engaging senior executives at local, regional and Global Financial Institutions.