Job Description
Job Objectives:
- Oversee the Treasury Settlement sub-unit functions and ensure the following core responsibilities and key result areas.
- Responsibilities:
- Execution of all Funds/Institutional Client’s transactions regarding placements and Liquidations in the Interbank Market by preparing instructions to transferring counterparty/receiving counterparty and uploading payments on the Bank payment platform
- Prompt execution and settlement of all securities Trades i.e. FGN Bonds, FGN TBills, Eurobonds via the Custodian.
- Timely recording of daily transactions i.e. Liquidations and investment, Securities purchase/sale, across all portfolios on the Maturities Blotter and posting of same on the portfolio management system.
- Preparation of necessary reports as it relates to interbank settlement i.e. FI Database and ensure same is sent to internal stakeholders daily.
- Daily call over of transactions initiated to ensure that all instructions initiated are executed.
- Reconciliation of all outstanding transactions and SEC/Custodian reports.
- Ensure retrieval of contract notes from counterparties on all completed transactions and accuracy of the parameters contained therein are as agreed
- Ensure that transactions are processed in strict adherence to agreed SLAs
- Provide Bank Relationship Management Support
- Provide Funds Management support
- Provide support in the management of ARM Investor Notes and ensure daily posting/call over of transactions on the portfolio management software (Deluxe)
- Provide support to the working capital and disbursement team and ensure daily posting/call over of transactions on Microsoft Dynamics (AX)
Requirements
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree required
- Masters Degree added will be an added advantage.
Professional Requirement:
- Detailed knowledge of treasury products
- Negotiates with good judgment among multiple stakeholders who may have conflicting needs
- Balances opportunities with business risk objectives to reach optimal results
Work Experience:
5 +years of experience leading Treasury Settlement.