MANAGER, CENTRAL PROCESSING Job at Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited

Source: The Guardian, 15th September,2015

Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited was established in 1962; offering wide spectrum of banking products and services. Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) promotes equal employment opportunity and provides a conducive and challenging work environment for existing and potential employees to fully realize their potential. CBA is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy

POSITlON: MANAGER, CENTRAL PROCESSING
REPORTING TO: HEAD OF OPERATlON & SERVICE DELIVERY
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM

To manage the Treasury Operations (TROPS) and Trade Finance Department of the bank within agreed risk parameters. This incorporates Treasury,
Correspondent Banking and Trade Finance activities and effectively monitoring the planning, managing and checking of foreign exchange operations,
money market operations, and ensuring that appropriate levels of liquidity are maintained. Check the management of the bank's funding needs In a cost
effective and risk appropriate manner with surplus funds Invested profitably. Monitoring the setting of Interest and foreign exchange rates, as well as,
Interest rates mismatch and maturity mlsmatrh limits. To manage Trade Finance operations, which include SWIFT, transfers, documentation,
conflmatlons, reconciliations, and data entry In the T24 system.
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? Monitor the development, management and marketing of the bank's treasury and corresponding banking products and services in line with strategic
oblectlves, annual business plans and marketing plans ensuring the bank remains competitive and promptly reacts to the changing market and
customer needs.
? Close monitoring the bank's liquidity ensuring that the statutory cash ratio and liquidity ratio are met at all times and that there is sufficient liquidity to
meet all business requirements.
? Closely watch the bank's interest rates and foreign exchange risks and exposures, ensuring that market movements are monitored continuously to
facilitate sound decisions and ensure that the bank's exposures are maintained within approved limits and prudential considerations. \
? Close follow-up on the development and marketing of the new treasury products to position the bank as a market leader in this business segment.
? Ensure efficient operation of trade finance both Incoming and outgoing transfers, documentation, reconciliations, confirmations and data entry in T24.
? Monitor management of the availability of wholesale and money market deposits to meet the bank's identified needs for profitable investments,
ensuring that market movements are monitored continuously to facilitate sound decisions and ensure that the bank's exposures are maintained within
approved limits and prudential considerations.
? Organlse, manage and motivate the available human capital within the Treasury Operations and Trade Finance Department through the establishment
of suitable organization structure and Implementing development programmes to optimlse competence and productivity.
? Ensure that treasury functions fully comply with the bank's credit policy, ALCO policy, AML policy and the Bank of Tanzania guidelines and appropriate
provisions of the Banking Act In respect of treasury operations.
? Put in place an MIS system that will enable continuous tracking of the department's performance, monitoring of customer satisfaction, and provision of
management and external reports.
Pro actively manage risk within the unit.
? As a member of the management team, take a proactive role In Influencing policy and strategic direction of the bank.
Qualifications and experience required:
• University degree or equivalent is essential. Relevant professional qualification in banking, dealing. accounting or trade finance will be an added
advantage.
• Full awareness and appreciation of profit dynamics in banking.
• Experience. awareness and appreciation of all aspects of balance sheet management in banking.
• Proven leadership and people management skills with a high level of commitment and enthusiasm.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• At least five years of experience in treasury operations and exposure to sophisticated treasury products.
• At least two years of experience and exposure in trade finance.
• Knowledge of new and evolving technology systems including the benefits and shortfalls of investments.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Your application should include application letter, up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates and names and contact detail of three work related referees.
Application should reach the undersigned by 1600 hours on 21st September 2015.

Head of Human Resources
Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited
P.O. Box 9640
Dar es Salaam

We thank all those who will show interest in working with us, but regret we will only be able to contact short listed candidates.