{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,29 May-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Programme Officer
Report to: Programme Manager

Summary of Job Purpose:

The Programme Officer will be will be leading the planning and implementation of projects, defining project tasks and resource requirements, developing full scale project plans, managing project resource allocation, quality assurance, presenting reports on project progress to all stakeholders, project evaluation and assessment of results. He/She is also responsible for leading and managing the setting up of the programme through to delivery of the new capabilities, realization of benefits and programme closure. His or her primary responsibility will be the successful delivery of new capabilities and establishing governance.

Key Duties:

•   Run day-to-day management of assigned Programmes from defining a programme to closing a programme.
•   Planning the programme and proactively monitoring its overall progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate and managing changes.
•   Maintaining overall integrity and coherence of the programme to deliver value.
•   Ensuring that the delivery of the outputs or services from the projects meets programme requirements in line with the programme blueprint and project dossier to appropriate quality on time and within budget.
•   Create/update the Benefits Profile and Benefits map for programmes.
•   Managing the performance of the programme team.
•   Managing internal and external suppliers to the programme, within context legal agreements and Service Level Agreements.
•   In conjunction with the Change Manager, communicate with stakeholders in the business areas for which the programmes are being undertaken.
•   Report progress of the programme to the Programme manager at regular intervals, using a Management Dashboard.
•   Follow the change management framework to ensure that project objectives are delivered successfully
•   Deliver complex projects and change programmes working in accordance with company methodology and standards
•   Work within a matrix environment with strong interaction to the strategy and change teams across all divisions
•   Deliver large projects and programmes in line with agreed plans and budgets
•   Define the scope of projects, project goals, deliverables, risks, issues and required resources for successful delivery
•   Manage stakeholders at all levels across the organisation to ensure project requirements are clearly evaluated, defined, documented and met
•   Ensure detailed project plans are developed with timelines to ensure effective activity tracking
•   Identify and track project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating them appropriately with suggested mitigating actions
•   Perform project processes within continuous communication with project partners,
•   Establish quality standards for documentation, project KPI’s
•   Ensure projects are linked to strategic priorities and business plans
•   Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
•   Constantly monitor and report on progress of projects to all stakeholders
•   Utilise strong interpersonal skills to provide direction, maximise resources, prioritise activities, balance conflicting demands and motivate others
•   Ensure projects meet internal and external client requirements
•   Deliver projects within budget and agreed timelines
•   Encourage Continuous Improvement for Project management processes through post implementation analysis

Key Performance Measures:

•   Financial
•   Customer
•   Governance, Risk And Control
•   People

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of a Master’s Degree in Project Management/Finance/Accountancy/Banking, Economics, Business Administration/Management, Commerce, Marketing or equivalent and Project Management skills (Prince 2 qualification) or Six Sigma Yellow Belt or similar Quality/Process Qualification or Project Management Professional Qualification

•   A minimum of 5 years’ working experience , 3 years of which should be directly related to project / programme management in banking or financial institution

SPECIFIC SKILLS:

•   In-depth understanding of project management strategies with the ability to support and lead people through change in the banking industry
•   In-depth knowledge of Project management in a commercial bank with understanding of change processes with implementation knowledge and core banking systems
•   In-depth knowledge of managing projects across a diverse range of portfolios with understanding of a Bank’s strategic objectives, its business model with ability to understand, synthesize and act on complex ideas/information.
•   In-depth knowledge of policies, guidelines and regulatory requirements, and bank systems infrastructure.
•   In-depth knowledge of risk management in relation to project management of change initiatives and implementation.
•   Computer expertise including; Ms Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Accounting and financial reporting systems

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   The Programme Officer should be aware of the functions of multiple departments within the Bank to enable him/her plan and organise the work of others
•   Ability to formulate and adjust complex initiatives in order to assist in the realisation of the Bank’s corporate goals
•   An excellent knowledge of project management standards, principles and procedures
•   Awareness of the statutory legislation, banking compliance standards, risk management, GCB’s internal processes and systems and their impact on planning, originating and managing business transformation.
•   A good understanding of the banking industry and Ghana Commercial Bank’s long-term strategic direction.
•   Must have considerable experience in project management systems and controls, business operations and people management.
•   A good understanding of business process re-engineering, six sigma, prince2 and organization development.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   The jobholder is expected to be empathetic in providing sensitive and in some cases debatable information to both internal and external stakeholders which is of specialised nature leading to a sustained culture.
•   Jobholder is expected to build sustaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders through a combination of effective interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills in order to achieve the goals of the Transformation Department.
•   Result-oriented and focused in the performance of duties irrespective of challenges encountered notably in a change management and rapidly evolving organisational culture.
•   Excellent leadership and influencing skills, particularly demonstrating outstanding ability to motivate teams to understand corporate vision, strategic direction and to demontrate commitment and passion to achieve business result.
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned
•   Strong ability to work in multi-cultural environment, manage, develop and coach others
•   Strong communication and probing skills
•   Ability to assess and analyse business risks and problems
•   Strong organisational and administrative skills
•   Ability to work independently and use project management techniques and tools to manage the execution of projects within defined timelines.
•   Excellent ethical values
•   Excellcent ability to undertake cost-benefit analyses of the impact of projects.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to thoroughly analyse, evaluate, assess impact and interpret various complex problems.
•   Ability to accurately interpret project impact findings and decide on suitable risk mitigation measures
•   Ability to diagnose and analyse issues, assess risks to the business and to take initiative action to resolve issues in a timely manner
•   Resourceful and has ability to produce innovative solutions to problems and suggest new ways to doing things differently.
•   Requires thinking through decisions by making root cause analysis, evaluating and arriving at decisions acceptable to stakeholders.
•   Apply solutions relevant to the complexity, scope and magnitude of problems.
•   Requires gathering of relevant information and anticipating stakeholders’ expectations

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Ability to solve diverging complex problems requiring in-depth problem analysis and interpretation as a result of unpredictable events, work patterns and interruptions in meeting deadlines.
•   Role requires ability to assemble relevant data and subject same to in-depth evaluation and risk analysis in order to meet the transformation objective with minimum margin of errors.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   The jobholder’s decision is subject to defined policies and procedures of the Bank and provides new solutions, improvements, redesigns or innovation of processes and systems
•   The job holder seeks approval from the Program Manager on matters that are very sensitive in nature which may have high risk impact on the bank.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveA belenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,29 May-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Head, Business Banking
Report to: Head of Corporate Banking

Summary of Job Purpose:

•   This is a management position whose primary objective is to contribute to the overall growth of the Corporate Banking Department of the Bank by providing the needed leadership to the Business Banking Unit to consistently achieve volume, value and related targets.

•   As Head of Business Banking Unit, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Business Banking Strategy of the Corporate Banking Department. You will also provide leadership and operational support on a day-to-day basis to direct reports and team members. Your role will include the management of a portfolio of Business Banking clients and development of new relationships through understanding client needs and excellent customer service.

•   The role will require building external partnerships and working with internal stakeholders across the Bank for delivery of world-class solutions to customers.

Key Duties:

•   Develop and lead the execution of Business Banking strategy as part of the overall Corporate Banking Department strategy.
•   Lead the Business Banking Unit to consistently deliver agreed targets through the creation of a high-performance environment.
•   Ensure the highest standards of sales performance including evaluating customer needs; proposing solutions; initiating new credits; maintaining credit process and procedures; deepening account relationships.
•   Build a portfolio of risk assets managed with risk and return parameters acceptable to the Bank.
•   Procure/recruit, nurture and sustain new Business Banking relationships that have a potential to grow and provide superior returns.
•   Control and manage the risk of the Business Banking portfolio to ensure maintenance of a high quality credit profile through adherence to risk management policies and procedures.
•   Maintain risk alertness, recognize and respond promptly to adverse business cycles or early warning signals within the Business Banking segment.
•   Ensure satisfactory ratings in internal and external audits.
•   Improve the Bank’s presence and access in the local market and enhance credibility with key decision makers in the Business Banking segment.
•   Drive efforts to identify and implement service behaviours that deliver world-class service experience to Business Banking Clients.
•   Undertake performance management of the Business Banking Team and agree steps to enhance overall team performance.
•   Maximise performance of the Business Banking Team by identifying individual development and training needs, and ensure coaching and training take place to build capacity.
•   Ensure compliance with laid down procedures and standards as well as regulatory requirements.
•   Prepare periodic reports to Head of Corporate Banking or designated officers of the Department as required.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Master’s Degree and relevant professional qualification in multiple disciplines.
•   A minimum of 8 years direct experience in corporate banking at a senior level with focus on marketing and relationship management in the Business Banking segment.
•   At least 5 year’s people management experience at a senior level including building and managing a team.

Specific Skills:

•   Excellent knowledge of the corporate market especially the Business Banking segment.
•   Exceptional knowledge in customer service, sales and marketing that delivers results as well as knowledge in the use of internal delivery processes and standards to produce quality work outputs.
•   Excellent knowledge in banking operations, corporate banking products, and the Bank’s policies, procedures and processes.
•   In-depth knowledge in transactional risk management, internal control standards, compliance and external regulations.
•   Excellent communication skills, i.e. writing, presenting and listening skills.
•   Excellent negotiation and influencing skills that ultimately results in driving high sales and revenues.
•   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills especially in a change management setting.
•   Strong leadership and decision making skills.
•   Ability to handle pressure, manage change effectively and work in a dynamic environment.
•   Excellent interpersonal and people management skills including motivation and developing others.
•   Results oriented with drive to excel, win/execute deals and the initiative necessary to take on new responsibility.
•   Proficient computing skills (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   A good knowledge of the workings of multiple departments that enables jobholder to plan and organise a wide range of activities which require regular monitoring and reasonable changes over a period. This is to ensure achievement of both departmental objectives and short to long term corporate goals.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment and understanding of financial and technical issues affecting Corporate Banking clients.
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, Bank’s internal processes and their impact on origination and management of corporate clients.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Excellent team player with a demonstrable ability of building effective relationships both internally an externally, using different styles of engagement to discuss a wide range of complex subjects and issues in order to sustain business growth
•   Proven ability to analyse and solve complex problems, identifying and providing solutions for business risks, always taking initiatives that have high chances of success.
•   Strong communication and negotiation skills is essential as the role requires face to face, external and internal specialised discussions and public engagement.
•   Role requires ability to engage knowlegeable and well-informed corporate clients in deliberations and negotiations for increased and sustained business.
•   Excellent leadership and influencing skills, particularly demonstrating outstanding ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve business results.
•   Excellent networking skills, particularly relationship building and interpersonal skills.
•   Strong ability to work in multi-cultural environment, manage, develop, train and coach others in the team.
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned.
•   Strong organisational and administrative skills.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to diagnose and analyse problems and find solutions in the form of designing processes, systems and or products/services including their risk impact within limited (given) time frame.
•   Ability to weigh complex issues quickly and take initiative based on given range of options within limits of authority.
•   Apply solutions relevant to the complexity, scope and magnitude of problems impacting on corporate banking activities in unexpected scenarios.
•   Resourceful, able to produce imaginative solutions to problems and suggest new ways to doing things.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Role requires in-depth problem analysis relating to complex situations in an unpredictable environment requiring the ability to assemble relevant data and subject same to in-depth evaluation and risk analysis in order to meet client needs.
•   Ability to respond to changing work patterns, interruptions and meeting timelines.
•   Ability to keep abreast with global trends in corporate banking and client behavioural patterns.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decisions made by the jobholder will be guided by the Bank’s standards and policies as well as external regulatory standards.
•   Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risks and benefits prior to making recommendations.
•   he jobholder can make independent decisions within their delegated areas of authority.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Responsible for supervising, training, career development and coaching of Relationship Managers and Corporate Services Officers in the Business Banking Team.
•   Entirely responsible for safety of records, information and physical assets allocated to the Business Banking Team.

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   In-depth analysis and interpretation of relevant information is critical to the achievement of the bank’s targets.
•   Providing support and developing the skills of the Business Banking Team is critical to excellent performance

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveA belenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,29 May-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Business Performance & Decision Support Manager
Report to: Chief Finance Officer

Summary of Job Purpose

Responsible for developing the processes and applications to ensure effective Business Performance Management System and reporting in order to support the Bank’s financial planning, budget preparation and management, cost – benefit analysis, and business performance management.

Key Duties

•   Act as the Business Finance Manager for all business units by supporting them on daily basis on finance issues.
•   Prepare performance management/profitability reports for the various business units and bank’s clients.
•   Ensure appropriate tagging of accounts for business units.
•   Undertake cost-benefit analysis of business units projects
•   Review and challenge pricing of business units products
•   Monitor and measure product/customer/Relationship Manager performance across the entire Bank
•   Offer detailed analytical analysis to support decision making on branch location, relocation, shutdown, new branches, new product lines, termination of products.
•   Provide support in business planning and budgeting
•   Play a leading role in managing and developing the staff in the Department.
•   Perform any other duties within the scope and intent of the job as may be required from time to time.

Key Performance Measures

•   Provision of accurate and timely business performance reports to aid management decision making.
•   Robust Business Performance Management Framework
•   People development
•   Performance of Businesses – Cost income Ratio, Returns on Assets etc
•   Feedback from Heads of Businesses (Customer Services)

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of first degree in Accounting plus a post graduate qualification in Finance/Accounting/Economics. In addition, the Candidate must be a Certified Accountant from a recognised professional body.
•   Minimum 15 years relevant experience with at least 5 years in a senior management role preferably in a financial sector.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   Excellent knowledge of the financial industry, Bank of Ghana regulations, and other statutory financial regulations relevant to the banking industry.
•   Exceptional knowledge of business performance reporting and support decision.
•   Excellent knowledge of performance analysis, reporting, and use of appropriate software.
•   Strong understanding of risk management relevant to the banking industry.
•   Strong accounting skills is critical for the role.
•   Excellent Analytical Skills.
•   Excellent Monitoring and Evaluation skills
•   Outstanding communication skills – fluent writing skills and strong verbal and listening skills is essential.
•   Proficient ICT skills (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, MS Access) is critical for effective service delivery

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   A good understanding of the collaborative working with other business units.
•   Excellent knowledge of the financial industry, Bank of Ghana regulations, and other statutory financial regulations relevant to the banking industry.
•   Exceptional knowledge of business performance reporting and support decision to assist the bank in strategic decisions.
•   Excellent knowledge of performance analysis, reporting, and use of appropriate software.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Excellent team player, capable of building effective relationships across functional units, collaborative style , creative and innovative with an engaging personality.
•   Excellent leadership, particularly demonstrating outstanding ability to motivate teams to achieve business results, decisive, and influencing skills.
•   Outstanding passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned.
•   Strong ability to work in multi-cultural environment, manage, develop, and coach others.
•   Excellent communication and negotiation skills is critical to the role.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Excellent ability to assess and analyse business risks.
•   Excellent organisational and administrative ability.
•   Excellent ability to solve problems and constructively challenge demands from peers and other stakeholders to obtain right outcomes
•   Outstanding ability to support management to facilitate change management process in the bank.
•   Demonstrate outstanding ethical behaviour in line with the Bank’s core values.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to weigh things up quickly and take initiative within own limits
•   Ability to diagnose and analyse problems including risk impact and make decisions within time constraints.
•   Recommend solutions relevant to the problems such as non-performing business units.
•   Resourceful, able to produce imaginative solutions to problems and suggest new ways of doing things

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Seek data from all relevant sources, analyse, weigh options, and make informed decisions.
•   Required to follow laid down procedures and make proactive decisions within levels of authority
•   Keep abreast with the latest development in financial reporting

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Act by consulting with the Chief Finance Officer, Divisional Heads and other professional colleagues on data verification. Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risk and benefits, prior to making recommendations to Divisional Heads and the Managing Director.
•   Decision making requires knowledge in the forms of facts, high level analysis, interpretation and constructive thinking to address problems.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Control limited resources such as computer and printer in the performance of job duties assigned.

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   Constantly dealing with management by providing information on business unit performance for decision making.
•   Support the achievement of targets by analysing and influencing decisions for others to achieve results.
•   The position requires providing information for significant activities relating to non-performance of the various business units for the necessary corrective measures to be taken.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveA belenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,29 May-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Manager, Trade Sales
Report to: Head of Transaction Banking

Summary of Job Purpose:

The Trade Sales Manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Trade Sales Strategy of the Corporate Banking Department. The role holder will also lead efforts to roll out Trade Solutions across the Corporate portfolio and also grow market share through understanding client needs and superior service.

Key Duties:

•   Develop, articulate trade business strategy aligned with Corporate Banking Strategy and corporate goals and execute a clear plan leading to positioning the Bank as the leading and preferred trade finance, advisory and supply chain finance solution.
•   Develop and co-ordinate roll-out of trade products, commodity and supply chain finance sales strategy to effectively grow client share of trade wallet and market share.
•   Formulate a clear and well-articulated business development plan for new trade and commodity finance customer acquisition.
•   Deliver consistent revenue growth and at the same time managing expenses with a continuous focus on expense reduction.
•   Develop a client development, retention and acquisition plan for each trade product, commodity and supply chain finance, and lead sales for key strategic accounts.
•   Drive significant deposit generation and trade revenue through supply chain finance, international trade products and commodity finance.
•   Target strategic dealers of key corporate customers/sectors and drive a specialist team working with the value chain unit to achieve scale on weekly, monthly dealer conversion and share of deposit targets.
•   Monitor and manage trade and supply chain finance product utilization. Effectively cross sell other Corporate and Consumer Banking products.
•   Implement a sales and call plan (weekly, monthly) tightly manage and monitor trade, commodity and supply chain finance sales performance working closely with internal stakeholders and customers.
•   Build and manage a sales pipeline of strategic deals and manage end to end deal conversion closely working with internal stakeholders to cross sell corporate and consumer banking products.
•   Pro-actively develop innovative, competitive, differentiated trade products and execute marketing strategies to grow customer acquisition, retention and growth.
•   Regularly develop competitor trade, commodity finance and supply chain finance products and service benchmarks, understand well competitors drivers,strengths and weakness, market share/client base and the impact that these factors have on the Bank’s value proposition.
•   Ensure consistent high quality service delivery to customers and ensure that Budget and KPIs are met.
•   Ensure that trade accounts are active, products utilized, acquire and retain the largest share of trade, commodity and dealer finance business wallet, positioning the Bank as the number provider of trade financing services in Ghana.
•   Own the overall problem resolution processes working with customers, operation and technology to ensure a seamless delivery.
•   Own all Income Surplus and Balance Sheet accountabilities relating to Trade and deliver profitable growth and financial objectives. Prepare periodical reports as required to Head of Transaction Banking Unit.
•   Ensure that all the administrative functions of the trade and value chain portfolio including submission of Credit Reviews are conducted in accordance with laid down procedures and standards as well as regulatory requirements.
•   Work closely through the Head of Transactions Banking Unit with internal stakeholders to ensure strict compliance to local, regional and global regulations governing trade.

Key Performance Measures [Balance Score Card Indicators]
FINANCE: Revenue, Costs, % Deviation from Budget
CUSTOMER: Customer Satisfaction, Attrition
PROCESS EXCELLENCE & LEARNING AND GROWTH: Turnaround time, Training, Performance Development Plans, Performance Improvement Plans
RISK, GOVERNANCE & CONTROL: Zero regulatory breaches, pass audits with no major issue.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Must have a Master’s Degree plus a relevant professional qualification and a minimum of 5 years direct experience in trade sales and service.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   Excellent knowledge understanding of international trade products, supply chain and commodity finance products, processes and trade sales methodology.
•   Exceptional knowledge in customer service, sales and marketing that delivers results from set work plans as well as using internal delivery processes and standards to produce quality work outputs.
•   Excellent knowledge in banking operations and systems, corporate and other banking products, international trade practices, processes and regulations as well as the Bank’s internal policies, procedures and processes.
•   Excellent understanding of oil and non-oil commodity trading structures and mechanisms.
•   Excellent analytical skills and ability to analyse complex trade and supply chain finance situations and requirements and arrive at balanced conclusions.
•   Excellent trade advisory skills and ability to package complex and simple trade solutions.
•   Excellent communication skills, i.e. writing, presenting and listening skills.
•   Strong leadership and decision making skills.
•   Ability to handle pressure, manage change effectively and work in a dynamic environment.
•   Excellent interpersonal and people management skills including motivation and developing others.
•   Proficient computing skills (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   A good knowledge of the workings of multiple units that enables jobholder to plan and organise own time and associated employees to ensure achievement of departmental and corporate objectives.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment, and understanding of financial and technical issues affecting various Corporate Banking Clients.
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, the Bank’s internal processes and their impact on originating and managing corporate clients.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Jobholder is expected to build sustaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders through a combination of effective interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills in order to achieve trade sales and departmental goals.
•   Excellent pioneering and originating skills, particularly ability to persistently influence and pro-actively packate trade and balanced solutions to both internal and external customers in a dynamic and evolving management and business culture.
•   Result-oriented and focused in performance of duties irrespective of challenges encountered notably in a change management and rapidly evovling organisational culture.
•   Excellent networking skills.
•   Proven ability to analyse and solve complex problems.
•   Ability to work in multi-cultural environment, manage and develop others using persuasive arguments.
•   Excellent negotiation skills.
•   Strong organisational and administrative skills.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   The jobholder requires the ability to conceptualise alternative methods of problem solving by analysing and evaluating various situations and selecting solutions based on his awareness of rules, standards, methods and precedence.
•   Ability to weigh issues quickly and take initiative based on given range of options within limits of authority.
•   Apply solutions relevant to the scope and magnitude of problems.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Ability to spend prolonged time occasionally to solve problems as a result of unpredictable events, work patterns, interruptions and meeting goal lines.
•   Role requires ability to assemble relevant data on trade sales and subject same to in-depth evaluation and risk analysis in order to meet client needs with minimum margin of errors.
•   Ability to keep track with latest development in client business, unpredictable events in industry, new developments in global trends in trade and corporate banking in response to client issues.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decision made by the jobholder is steered by precedence and clearly defined policies, procedures or codes of conduct.
•   Expected to work within functional areas of authority by regularly providing head of Section with new ideas, improvement of existent systems and processes, products and or services.
•   Jobholder is independently accountable for his own actions by use of own initiatives and acting independently within functional area of authority.
•   Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risks and benefits prior to making recommendations to immediate supervisor.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Responsible for supporting the training, career development and coaching of Customer Service Officers in the Transactions Banking Unit.

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   Ability to take opportunities in achieving set targets and developing skills of Customer Service Officers that contributes to overall achievement of the Transaction Banking Unit’s goals.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveA belenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Head, Transaction Banking
Report to: Head of Corporate Banking

Summary of Job Purpose:

•   This is a management position whose primary objective is to contribute to the overall growth of the Corporate Banking Department of the Bank by providing the needed leadership to the Transaction Banking Unit to consistently achieve volume, value and related targets. Your area of responsibility will include cash management sales, international trade sales, electronic banking sales and management of local financial institutions.

•   As Head of Transaction Banking Unit you will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Transaction Banking Strategy of the Corporate Banking Department. You will lead the team to develop, manage and implement products and services to capture existing and potential transaction banking opportunities through effective sales pipeline management, direct origination and structuring and training of corporate banking relationship teams.

•   The role will require building external partnerships and working with internal stakeholders across the Bank for delivery of world-class solutions to customers.

Key Duties:

•   Develop and lead the execution of Transaction Banking Strategy as part of the overall Corporate Banking Department strategy.
•   Direct ongoing product development and management strategy through developing product strategy, implementing products successfully and developing product end-state proposition.
•   Build and manage a product portfolio that positions Corporate Banking Department to generate revenues that consistently exceed set targets.
•   Support Relationship Teams to procure/recruit, nurture and sustain new Transaction Banking relationships that have a potential to grow and provide superior returns.
•   Ensure the highest standards of sales performance including evaluating customer needs; proposing solutions; initiating new deals; maintaining credit process and procedures; deepening account relationship.
•   Enhance the Bank’s presence and access in the market and enhance credibility with key decision makers.
•   Maintain a productive working relationship with relevant departments to ensure sufficient sales, system and operational support for Transaction Banking Business development and also agree on and meet proper control measures, clear guidelines and business performance indicators.
•   Control and manage the risk of the Transaction Banking portfolio to ensure maintenance of a high quality credit and services profile through adherence to risk management policies and procedures
•   Undertake performance management of the Transaction Banking Team and agree steps to enhance overall team performance
•   Maintain risk alertness, recognize and respond promptly to adverse business cycles or early warning signals within the Transaction Banking environment.
•   Ensure satisfactory ratings in internal and external audits through adherence with laid down procedures and standards as well as regulatory requirements.
•   Lead the Transaction Banking Team to consistently deliver agreed targets through the creation of a high-performance environment.
•   Maximise performance of the Transaction Banking Team by identifying individual development and training needs, and ensure coaching and training take place to build capacity.
•   Drive efforts to identify and implement service behaviours that deliver world-class service experience to Transaction Banking Clients.
•   Prepare periodic reports to Head of Corporate Banking or designated officers of the Department as required.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Master’s Degree and relevant professional qualification in multiple disciplines.
•   A minimum of 8 years direct experience in corporate banking at a senior level with focus on marketing and relationship management in the Transaction Banking Segment. ]
•   At least 5 year’s people management experience at a senior level including building and managing a team.

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   A good knowledge of the workings of multiple departments that enables jobholder to plan and organise a wide range of activities which require regular monitoring and reasonable changes over a period to ensure achievement of both departmental objectives and short to long term corporate goals.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment, and understanding of financial and technical issues affecting various Transaction Banking Clients.
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, the Bank’s internal processes and their impact on originating and managing corporate banking relationships

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Excellent team player with a demonstrable ability of building effective relationships both internally an externally, using different styles of engagement to discuss a wide range of complex subjects and issues in order to sustain business growth
•   Proven ability to analyse and solve complex problems, identifying and providing solutions for business risks, always taking initiatives that have high chances of success.
•   Strong communication and negotiation skills is essential as the role requires face to face, external and internal specialised discussions and public engagement.
•   Role requires ability to engage knowlegeable and well-informed corporate banking clients in deliberations and negotiations for increased and sustained business.
•   Excellent leadership and influencing skills, particularly demonstrating outstanding ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve business results.
•   Excellent networking skills, particularly relationship building and interpersonal skills.
•   Strong ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, manage, develop, train and coach others in the team.
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned.
•   Strong organisational and administrative skills.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to diagnose and analyse problems and find solutions in the form of designing processes, systems and or products/services including their risk impact within limited (given) time frame.
•   Ability to weigh complex issues quickly and take initiative based on given range of options within limits of authority.
•   Apply solutions relevant to the complexity, scope and magnitude of problems impacting on corporate banking activities in unexpected scenarios.
•   Resourceful, able to produce imaginative solutions to problems and suggest new ways to doing things.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Role requires in-depth problem analysis relating to complex situations in an unpredictable environment requiring the ability to assemble relevant data and subject same to in-depth evaluation and risk analysis in order to meet client needs.
•   Ability to respond to changing work patterns, interruptions and meeting timelines.
•   Ability to keep abreast with global trends in corporate banking and client behavioural patterns.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decisions made by the jobholder will be guided by the Bank’s standards and policies as well as external regulatory standards.
•   Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risks and benefits prior to making recommendations.
•   The jobholder can make independent decisions within their delegated areas of authority.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Responsible for supervising, training, career development and coaching of Sales Managers and Corporate Services Officers in the Transaction Banking Team.
•   Entirely responsible for safety of records, information and physical assets allocated to the Transaction Banking Team.

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   In-depth analysis and interpretation of relevant information is critical to the achievement of the bank’s targets.
•   Providing support and developing the skills of the Transaction Banking Team is critical to excellent performance.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveA belenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Head, Credit Originations Support Unit
Report to: Head of Corporate Banking

Summary of Job Purpose:

•   This is a management position whose primary objective is to contribute to the overall credit and business objectives of the Corporate Banking Department of the Bank Ltd by providing the needed leadership to the Credit Originations Support Unit to consistently achieve set targets.

•   As Head of the Credit Originations Support Unit, you will be responsible for leading a team of credit professionals to provide practical structuring solutions based on an understanding of customers’ needs and serve as a conduit to the Credit Risk Unit of Risk Management Department for sanctioning of credit applications. You will lead the Credit Originations Support team to load financial information (Profit & Loss Accounts, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Projections) of all the Department’s credit customers into Moody’s Credit System and maintain integrity of the data. Additionally, you will ensure the development of sector-specific expertise within the team for the preparation of high quality and consistent credit applications for a defined list of clients, drive a high level of customer service to internal stakeholders whilst ensuring adherence to the bank’s risk and business objectives. You will also support the Head of Corporate Banking Department in delivering effective performance development for the Credit Originations Support Team.

•   The role will require building external partnerships and working with internal stakeholders across the Bank for delivery of world-class solutions to customers.

Key Duties:

•   Responsible for risk structuring of credit transactions and co-ordinating with Risk Management Department for sanctioning.
•   Develop and lead the execution of the Credit Originations strategy as part of the overall Corporate Banking Department strategy.
•   Partner Corporate Relationship Managers to maximize credit opportunities for both existing and potential corporate clients.
•   Maintain risk alertness, recognize and advise Head of Corporate Banking of adverse business cycles or early warning signals across the Corporate Banking market.
•   Develop risk reporting tools for trend analysis and ad-hoc reporting as required to Head of Corporate Banking or designated officers
•   Ensure satisfactory ratings in internal and external audits.
•   Review the business, credit approval policies and guidelines making recommendations to Head of Corporate Banking for improvement where appropriate.
•   Ensure compliance with credit policies, procedures as well as regulatory requirements, assess essential causes for exceptions and provide proper recommendations for appropriate corrective measures.
•   Ensure satisfactory ratings in internal and external audits.
•   Lead the Credit Originations Support Team to consistently deliver agreed targets through the creation of a high-performance environment.
•   Undertake performance management of Credit Originations Support Team and agree steps to enhance individual and overall team performance.
•   Maximise performance of the Credit Originations Support Unit by identifying individual development and training needs and ensure coaching and training take place to build capacity. ? Drive efforts to identify and implement service behaviours that deliver world-class corporate credit support to Corporate Relationship Management Teams.
•   Prepare periodic reports to Head of Corporate Banking or designated officers of the Bank as required.

Key Performance Measures:
FINANCE: Costs, % Deviation from Budgets
CUSTOMER: Customer Satisfaction
PEOPLE: Performance Improvement Plans, Performance Development Plans, Training, Coaching and Mentoring.
GOVERNANCE, RISK & CONTROL: Turnaround, processes reengineering, no regulatory breaches, deliver “no surprise” environment.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Master’s Degree and relevant professional qualification in multiple disciplines.
•   A minimum of 8 years direct experience in corporate banking at a senior level with focus on credit risk management and structuring of credit deals.
•   At least 5 year’s people management experience at a senior level including building and managing a team.

Specific Skills:

•   In-depth knowledge in credit risk management is essential.
•   Excellent knowledge in banking operations, compliance, general banking regulations, regulations and procedures and the Bank policies and processes to produce quality work outputs.
•   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills especially in a change management setting.
•   Strong practical Credit structuring skills.
•   Excellent communication skills, i.e. writing, presenting and listening skills.
•   Excellent negotiation and influencing skills that ultimately delivers superior results.
•   Strong leadership and decision making skills.
•   Ability to handle pressure, manage change effectively and work in a dynamic environment.
•   Excellent interpersonal and people management skills including motivation and developing others.
•   Results oriented with drive to exceed set targets and the initiative necessary to take on new responsibility.
•   Proficient computing skills (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   A good knowledge of the workings of multiple departments that enables jobholder to plan and organise a wide range of activities which require regular monitoring and reasonable changes over a period. This is to ensure achievement of both departmental objectives and short to long term corporate goals.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment, and understanding of financial and technical issues affecting various banking clients.
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, the Bank’s internal processes and their impact on origination, structuring and management of credits.
•   A good knowledge of the workings of multiple departments that enables jobholder to plan and organise a wide range of activities which require regular monitoring and reasonable changes over a period. This is to ensure achievement of both departmental objectives and short to long term corporate goals.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment and understanding of financial and technical issues affecting Corporate Banking clients.
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, bank’s internal processes and their impact on origination and management of corporate clients.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to diagnose and analyse problems and find solutions in the form of designing processes, systems and or products/services including their risk impact within limited (given) time frame.
•   Ability to weigh complex issues quickly and take initiative based on given range of options within limits of authority.
•   Apply solutions relevant to the complexity, scope and magnitude of problems impacting on corporate credit activities in unexpected scenarios.
•   Resourceful, able to produce imaginative solutions to problems and suggest new ways to doing things.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decisions made by the jobholder will be guided by the Bank’s standards and policies as well as external regulatory standards.
•   Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risks and benefits prior to making recommendations.
•   The jobholder can make independent decisions within their delegated areas of authority.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Responsible for supervising, training, career development and coaching of Credit Analysts in the Corporate Credits Team.
•   Entirely responsible for safety and records of physical assets and information resources allocated to the Corporate Credits Team.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveA belenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Recovery Officer
Report to: Head of Recovery

Summary of Job Purpose:

The role holder will be required to carry out performance of loss mitigation and recovery activities regarding delinquent or charged-off accounts in accordance with Bank and legal guidelines, including Bank of Ghana regulations.

Key Duties

•   Ensures that all outstanding repayments referred from credit department are recovered.
•   Ensures effective and efficient monitoring of repayments.
•   Liaises with external solicitors, debt recovery agencies, law enforcement and other relevant third parties to speed up recoveries.
•   Visits defaulters mostly at dawn and sometimes in the morning and evening to exert constant pressure.
•   Visits Debt collection agencies constantly as scheduled to speed up recoveries.
•   Represents the Bank in court and assist in court process as may be required.
•   Reports weekly to CRO. /head
•   Ensure regular inspection of residences, business locations and all collateral used for the loan facility.
•   Reporting’s of “dud” cheques to the law enforcement agencies especially recalcitrant clients.
•   Makes enquiries, observe and carry out additional investigations to assist in recovery efforts.
•   Segments portfolio and recommend appropriate strategies for repayment
•   Delivers on additional tasks/responsibilities from the CRO or his designate as and when required.

Key Performance Measures

•   Financial
•   Customer
•   People
•   Governance, Risk And Control

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of first Degree in Finance/Banking/Business Administration/Management.
•   Minimum of 2 working experience in a risk management environment. A strong track record in management and experience credit risk skills in a dynamic financial/banking institution is an added advantage.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   Excellent interpersonal skills, communication and negotiation skills
•   Strong problem resolution and decision making skills
•   Ability to exercise own initiative and deliver to meet established targets
•   Expertise in Microsoft office tools (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook)
•   Ability to assist teams and remain committed to achieve goals

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   Knowledge of quantitative analysis is critical as the job entails massive analysis of data and therefore requires planning and organization of own work with minimum supervision.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment, and understanding of financial issues.
•   A good understanding of global banking business, trends and opportunities
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, Bank’s internal processes and their impact on analyzing departmental trends, performance and strategies.
Excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with work colleages effectively
•   Ability to analyse and resolve problems.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned.
•   Strong organisational ability is essential.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Role requires modification of known solutions involving some situational analysis of facts within defined limits however, it may occasionally demand extensive research and analyses to arrive at reasonable solutions.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   The job holder will be working in a predictable environment requiring the application of approved solutions
•   The job will require the ability to respond to changing work patterns, interruptions and meeting timelines.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decision making is based on established procedures and following simple instructions to execute or perform routine tasks.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Role is limited to area of work with no direct or indirect responsibility over any resource

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House13 Yiyiwa Drive Abelenkpe
P.O. Box P 242 Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Treasury Middle Office Manager
Report to: Chief Risk Officer

Summary of Job Purpose

This role will be responsible for analyzing, managing, and reporting all associated Market and Liquidity risks and also perform monitoring of operational and financial related data to recognize patterns and trends with risk and control implications. He/ She will lead the implementation of Market Risk limits and actively participate in the evaluation of new products from a market risks perspective.

Key Duties

•   Develop Treasury risk appetite framework and Treasury risk monitoring tools towards the production of Treasury risk dashboard, reporting daily to Management.
•   Prepare and submit timely accurate Treasury risk and internal ALCO reports to the Board, Executive Management, and the Risk Capital Management Committee.
•   Monitor the daily limit process, and identify and investigate breaches, issuing breach notices; where applicable.
•   Perform scenario analysis and stress testing on Treasury risk related exposures
•   Analyze liquidity and funding requirements for Front Office operations.
•   Collaborate with internal control and Treasury Division in establishing guidelines for maintaining competitive rates, compliance with industry practice.
•   Participate and offer constructive inputs in risks, capital and asset/liability sub-committee or other committees.
•   Stay up to date with evolving regulatory and market events impacting the Bank’s Treasury and Risk units.
•   Enforce the governance structure of risk management and ensure that your team complies with the Bank’s standards and regulatory guidelines set by the Bank of Ghana
•   Deliver on additional tasks/responsibilities from the CRO or his designate as and when required.

Key Performance Measures

•   Financial
•   Customer
•   People
•   Governance, Risk and Control

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of first Degree in Finance/Banking/Business Administration/Management.
•   Minimum of 8 years work experience in a risk management environment. Experience as a market risk professional in a dynamic financial/banking institution is an added advantage.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   In-depth understanding of the application of the Bank of Ghana Basel II prudential guidelines.
•   Good understanding of financial markets derivatives, interest rates, foreign exchange and swap contracts
•   In-depth knowledge of IFRS classification of investment securities
•   Good awareness of Banking products/services relevant in designing and implementing market risk
•   Ability to use market risk modules to support structured transactions from a regulatory capital perspective.
•   Good understanding of market risk limitation management and supporting processes.
•   Ability to motivate teams and remain committed to achieve business results
•   Expertise in Microsoft office tools(MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Outlook)
•   Excellent interpersonal skills, including oral/written communication and influencing skills
•   Ability to exercise own initiative and deliver to meet deadlines.

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   The jobholder should be aware of the workings of multiple departments in the Bank to enable him/her plan organise works of various complexity having the understanding of the objectives and processes of several large business units and will be required to formulate and adjust plans in order to assist in the realisation of both departmental and corporate goals
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards and the Bank’s internal processes
•   An excellent knowledge of risk standards, principles and procedures within the Bank and the banking industry

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   Jobholder is expected to build sustaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders through a combination of effective interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills in order to achieve the goals of the Risk Department.
•   The jobholder is expected to be empathetic in providing sensitive and in some cases debatable information to both internal and external stakeholders which is of specialised nature.
•   Result-oriented and focused on the performance of duties irrespective of challenges encountered notably in a rapidly evolving risk and organisational culture.
•   Excellent leadership and influencing skills, particularly demonstrating outstanding ability to motivate teams to achieve business results
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned
•   Strong ability to work in multi-cultural environment, manage, develop and coach others
•   Strong communication and probing skills
•   Strong ability to assess and analyse business risks and provide strategic input
•   Strong organisational and administrative ability

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to thoroughly analyse, evaluate, assess impact and interpret highly complex problems and applying complex facts after a comparison of a range of options.
•   Ability to accurately interpret risk findings and decide on suitability mitigation measures
•   Ability to diagnose and analyse issues, assess risks to the business and to take initiative towards the resolution of issues identified in a timely manner
•   Ability to produce innovative solutions to problems.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Role requires ability to assemble relevant data and subject same to in-depth evaluation and risk analysis in order to meet set objectives.
•   Ability to multi-task and maintain sustained concentration to solve complex problems.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decisions made by the job holder will be guided by the Bank’s standards, policies as well as external regulatory standards
•   Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risk and benefits, prior to making recommendations to the CRO
•   The jobholder can make independent decisions within his/her delegated area of authority.

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   Responsible for training, career development and coaching of others
•   Controls moderate resources assigned to the role

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   The jobholder provides information and advisory to other functional areas of the Bank to achieve overall corporate objectives.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMGMarlin House13 Yiyiwa DriveAbelenkpe
P.O. Box P 242Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Market Risk Analyst
Report to: Treasury Middle Office Manager

Summary of Job Purpose

The Market Analyst will assist in analyzing, managing, and reporting all associated market and liquidity risks in the Bank.

Key Duties

•   Prepare and submit timely accurate market risk and internal ALCO reports to management and the Risk Capital Management Committee
•   Proactively carry out sensitivity analysis
•   Perform scenario analysis and stress testing for risk exposures on investment portfolio
•   Conduct market risk investigations and systems implementation issues to ensure that the bank remains compliant with regulatory and industry guidelines

Key Performance Measures

•   Financial
•   Customer
•   People
•   Governance, Risk and Control

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of first degree in Accounting/Economics/ any Mathematical field
•   Minimum of 2 working experience in a risk management environment. A strong track record in management and experience credit risk skills in a dynamic financial/banking institution is an added advantage.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   Ability to assist teams and remain committed to achieve business results
•   Excellent interpersonal skills, communication and negotiation skills
•   Ability to perform and understand financial calculations
•   Strong problem resolution skills
•   Ability to exercise own initiative and deliver to meet deadline
•   Expertise in Microsoft office tools (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook)

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   Knowledge of quantitative analysis is critical as the job entails massive analysis of data and therefore requires planning and organization of own work with minimum supervision.
•   A sound commercial knowledge of the business environment, and understanding of financial issues.
•   A good understanding of global banking business, trends and opportunities
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards, credit risk management, the Bank’s internal processes and their impact on analyzing departmental trends, performance and strategies.

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Excellent team player and have the ability to communicate with work colleages effectively
•   Ability to analyse and resolve problems.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned.
•   Strong organisational ability is essential.

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Role requires modification of known solutions involving some situational analysis of facts within defined limits however, it may occasionally demand extensive research and analyses to arrive at reasonable solutions.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   The job holder will be working in a predictable environment requiring the application of approved solutions
•   The job will require the ability to respond to changing work patterns, interruptions and meeting timelines.

AUTONOMY OF DECISION

•   Decision making is based on established procedures and following simple instructions to execute or perform routine tasks.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Role is limited to area of work with no direct or indirect responsibility over any resource

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   The role provides supporting information both directly and indirectly to the achievement of targets of others

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive
Abelenkpe
P.O. Box P 242
Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015

{KPMG Ghana,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

Our client is one of the committed financial services providers in the Ghanaian Banking industry. In order to maintain and consolidate its position, continues growth and delivery of quality services to its customers our clients is seeking outstanding, dynamic and proficient professionals to drive excellence in its, Risk, Corporate, Finance and Operations departments.

Title: Corporate Credit Manager
Report to: Chief Risk Officer

Summary of Job Purpose

The Corporate Credit Manager will manage a team of Credit Officers and oversee to the effective credit management of corporate loans, assist in the formulation of credit policy, monitoring and reporting of loan covenants to ensure that approved transactions remain compliant with credit strategy.
She/he will be accountable for the entire granting process, including the consistent application of credit policy, periodic credit reviews of existing customers, and the assessment of the creditworthiness of potential customers. You will ensure a high standard of credit quality through structure, recommendation, monitoring and control of credit applications and portfolios.

Key Duties

•   Establish, maintain and enforce the Bank’s credit policy, credit limits on corporate accounts and manage special credit arrangements and deviations from terms of payments to ensure risk is mitigated.
•   Assess credit risk by analyzing financial and Credit Bureau information to confirm validation of applications and prepare documents to substantiate findings needed to recommend approval or rejection of application.
•   Manage credit risk by establishing, maintaining and adjusting credit limits based on evolving customer credit profiles.
•   Evaluate and prioritize risk mitigation strategies and ensure risk exposure remains within acceptable level.
•   Monitor credit facilities, pursue queries and disputes and take appropriate actions to revise credit terms or withdraw credit.
•   Monitor compliance with loan covenants relating to corporate credit, track credit migration/deterioration of customers.
•   Produce Credit Monitoring and Financial Analysis Report on the behaviour, credit usage and relevant trends of credit portfolios for review by the Credit Committee.
•   Supervise and review corporate credit levels, losses and portfolio-level impairments, and propose appropriate mitigation actions.
•   Enforce the governance structure of risk management and ensure that your team complies with the banks standards as well regulatory guidelines set by Bank of Ghana
•   Manage credit infrastructural systems including Moody’s Risk Analyst and Moody’s Fermat
•   Deliver on additional tasks/responsibilities from designate of the CRO as and when required.

Key Performance Measures

•   Financial
•   Customer
•   People
•   Governance, Risk And Control

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of first Degree or equivalent professional qualification. A Master’s Degree in Finance/Banking/Business Administration/Management will be an advantage.
•   Minimum of 8 years working experience in a risk management environment. Experience as a Credit Risk Officer in a dynamic financial/banking institution is an added advantage.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

•   In-depth understanding of the application of the Bank of Ghana Basel II prudential guidelines.
•   In-depth knowledge of IFRS classification of investment securities
•   Good awareness of Banking products/services relevant in designing and implementing market risk
•   Ability to motivate teams and remain committed to achieve business results
•   Expertise in Microsoft office tools(MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Outlook)
•   Excellent interpersonal skills, including oral/written communication and influencing skills
•   Ability to exercise own initiative and deliver to meet deadlines.

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   The jobholder should be aware of the workings of multiple departments in the Bank to enable him/her plan organise works of various complexity having the understanding of the objectives and processes of several large business units and will be required to formulate and adjust plans in order to assist in the realisation of both departmental and corporate goals
•   Awareness of the statutory legislations, banking compliance standards and the Bank’s internal processes
•   An excellent knowledge of risk standards, principles and procedures within the Bank and the banking industry

SOCIAL COMPETENCE

•   Jobholder is expected to build sustaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders through a combination of effective interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills in order to achieve the goals of the Risk Department.
•   The jobholder is expected to be empathetic in providing sensitive and in some cases debatable information to both internal and external stakeholders which is of specialised nature.
•   Result-oriented and focused on the performance of duties irrespective of challenges encountered notably in a rapidly evolving risk and organisational culture.
•   Excellent leadership and influencing skills, particularly demonstrating outstanding ability to motivate teams to achieve business results
•   Passion for service excellence in the performance of duties assigned
•   Strong ability to work in multi-cultural environment, manage, develop and coach others
•   Strong communication and probing skills
•   Strong ability to assess and analyse business

SCOPE OF THINKING

•   Ability to thoroughly analyse, evaluate, assess impact and interpret highly complex problems and applying complex facts after a comparison of a range of options.
•   Ability to accurately interpret risk findings and decide on suitability mitigation measures
•   Ability to diagnose and analyse issues, assess risks to the business and to take initiative towards the resolution of issues identified in a timely manner
•   Ability to produce innovative solutions to problems.

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

•   Role requires ability to assemble relevant data and subject same to in-depth evaluation and risk analysis in order to meet set objectives.
•   Ability to multi-task and maintain sustained concentration to solve complex problems.

CORPORATE/BUSINESS AWARENESS

•   Decisions made by the job holder will be guided by the Bank’s standards, policies as well as external regulatory standards
•   Recognises priorities and weighs up different options to determine potential risk and benefits, prior to making recommendations to the CRO
•   The jobholder can make independent decisions within his/her delegated area of authority.

AREA OF INFLUENCE

•   Responsible for training, career development and coaching of others
•   Controls moderate resources assigned to the role

IMPACT OF INFLUENCE ON TARGET ACHIEVEMENT

•   The jobholder provides information and advisory to other functional areas of the Bank to achieve overall corporate objectives.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should please apply by 29 May 2015 through:

E-mail:- hr@kpmg.com.gh

Or

Post –  HR Advisory Services

KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive
Abelenkpe
P.O. Box P 242
Accra

Closing Date: 29 May, 2015