• Application Deadline:
• Position: Head, Treasury


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Purpose(s)

• Responsible for managing the bank’s liquidity profitably, whilst ensuring that the bank remains solvent and able tmeet its present and future obligations.


• ls responsible for ensuring that the bank generates revenues from defined risk-taking activities in the various financial markets whilst adhering tthe bank’s defined risk tolerance levels

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction on:
  
  
  
  • all trading and risk-taking activity across multiple asset classes
  
  
  • revenue generation and diversification of revenue streams from all treasury activities
  
  
  • the bank’s risk-taking framework in line with the bank’s overall risk appetite
  
  
  • the compliance of Statutory ratios/Limits
  
  
  • driving the bank’s market positioning with a view testablish the bank’s position as a financial market and thought leader
  
  
  • supporting treasury sales and relationship teams tultimately drive customer treasury product activity
  
  
  • the attainment of Treasury’s revenue targets whilst efficiently managing the expenditure budget
  
  
  
  


• Develops and mentors talent within the team, build bench for the future


• Provides market feedback and market dynamics tthe bank and customers


• Responsible for ensuring compliance with price risk limits as agreed with risk directorate


• Propagates the bank’s market positioning through advocacy and participation in relevant market developmental activities/ bodies


• Drives conduct and performance of all team members, in line with market best practice and norms


• Builds key relationships with all critical regulatory bodies


• Liaises with other internal customers – front, middle and back office


• Supports the front office SBUs with marketing calls on clients


• Ensures team members have thorough understanding of relevant bank policies


• Liaises with regulators on team’s behalf tdrive market development and influence policy direction


• Responsible for the overall supervision of Treasury


• Complies with all Bank policies.

Challenges

• Competitive market environment


• Depth of the market and limited product breadth


• Dearth of experienced manpower


• Highly regulated markets

Key Performance Indicators

• Business growth


• Improved service excellence & growth of customer volumes


• Improved quality & efficiency in meeting regulatory & Bank’s compliance standards


• Improved staff productivity

Job Requirements

Education

Minimum Education:

• First Degree in any discipline preferably business related, and additional qualifications such as MBA, ACA, and ACIB.

Experience

• Minimum experience – 10 years relevant experience

Key Competency Requirements

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of treasury products


• Advanced knowledge of Derivative products


• Thorough understanding of financial markets and market dynamics macroeconomics – domestic and international market awareness


• Advanced credit knowledge thorough knowledge of banking policies and regulatory matters, accounting, financial mathematics and modelling awareness of domestic and international market practices and conventions market risk knowledge

Skill/Competencies

• Excellent demonstrated trading skills


• Clear impassioned demonstrated risk taker


• Bold and assertive


• Strong Interpersonal skills


• IT and computer savvy


• Excellent communication and presentation skills


• A good mentor and possess strong leadership skills


• Strong reasoning and analytical skills


• A role model with a strong defined market persona


• Must be self-solution driven, proactive and have acceptable knowledge of the business environment


• Solid well-defined market persona