• Application Deadline: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Corporate Finance Ratings Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 4 - 8 years


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Financial Planning in driving capital, funding, and other strategic initiatives.


• Coordinate the yearly rating exercise with various stakeholders.


• Liaise with the bank’s rating agencies to ensure prompt closure of outstanding requests.


• Engage with GFI team to ensure all outstanding financial information request from lenders are promptly attended to.


• Periodic review of the Bank and Group’s financial ratios to ensure compliance with various financial covenants with 3rd parties and verify that there is no breach.


• Perform monthly review of the balance sheet across entities with a view to driving increases in earning assets and reduction in non-earning assets.


• Undertake price-volume analysis of assets and liabilities across Group entities and recommend optimal mix.


• Support the Team Lead Balance Sheet Management in the preparation of ALCO, GALCO, and other required reports.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Accounting or any Social Science


• Professional qualification- ICAN/ACCA or CFA


• 4-8 years related experience.

Candidate'c Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and its impact on the banking industry, good knowledge of the bank’s policies and procedures.


• Must have excellent analytical skills, pay attention to details, have good communication skills (Written & Oral), good understanding of accounting principles.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• An understanding of the macroeconomic environment and its impact on the banking industry


• Knowledge of financial markets.


• Extensive knowledge of the bank’s policies and procedures


• Accounting principles


• Excellent interpretation of business needs into operational requirements.


• Good Understanding of the Nigerian Banking Industry.


• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)


• Knowledge of CBN’s policies and the business environment


• Accounting Policies and Standards


• Excellent communication skills.


• Excellent analytical skills.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.


• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.


• Team player with ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain excellent business relationship.


• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.


• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.


• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.