Recent Job Vacancies at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), March, 2019

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.

In 2005, UBA was born through one of the biggest mergers on the African continent capital markets with the business combination with Standard Trust Bank (STB) Plc. From the merger UBA has emerged as a Pan-African provides a full range of solutions and services that span the full value chain from retail to corporate. UBA is also the acclaimed leader in electronic payments in the sub-region.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Market Risk Management & Reporting Analyst

Reference #: #MRMAfrica
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Other Locations: Ghana, Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Chad, Cameroon, Kenya, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Mozambique, Senegal, Congo DR, Congo Brazzaville and Mali.
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Functions: Banking
Industries: Banking / Finance & Investment

Job Role
Data Collection:

• Scanning financial markets for relevant data to positions held by the bank, both financial and regulatory.
• Collection of internal data for the subsidiaries through the Bank’s operating systems.
• Data collection from various market intelligence reports that impact on UBA Africa.

Preparation of Daily Market Risk Management Report:

• Collection of bank data to identify UBA Africa subsidiaries’ market positions.
• Collection of market data with reference to the various positions in order to be able to make comparisons.
• Preparation of daily reports which show the position of the Bank’s subsidiaries, highlighting areas of concern and areas requiring improvement.
• Monitoring of set limits for compliance for all subsidiaries in Africa.
• Circulation of reports to concerned parties and escalation of issues where the need arises.

Review of Reports from Subsidiaries:

• Review and analysis of Balance Sheet Ratios and limits for African subsidiaries.
• Review and analysis of daily FCCL report for African subsidiaries.
• Review of Dashboard reports for all subsidiaries.
• Review of Market Flash reports for all UBA Africa subsidiaries.

Preparation of Other Market Risk Reports:

• Preparation of revaluation report for the Available for Sale portfolio of the Bank.
• Preparation of Value-at-Risk Reports for Subsidiaries.
• Preparation of Sensitivity Analysis for Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange portfolios – UBA Africa Subsidiaries.
• Daily review of Treasury blotters for correctness and accuracy – UBA Africa subsidiaries including monitoring of OPL of all Subsidiaries.

Preparation of Management and Executive Management Reports for Subsidiaries:

• Preparation of GALCO Reports – UBA Africa Subsidiaries.
• Preparation of Group Risk Management Report – UBA Africa Subsidiaries.
• Preparation of Market Risk Snapshots for the Chairman – UBA Africa Subsidiaries.
• Preparation of Board Reports – UBA Africa Subsidiaries.

Requirements 
Education:

• Minimum of BSc in Accounting, Economics, Computer Science or other related disciplines

Experience:

• 3 – 7 years in banking, accounting firm or computer logistics company

Key Skills:

• Basic accounting
• Understand banking operations
• Good grasp of balance sheet mapping
• Above average database management abilities
• Highly numerate
• Knowledge of Treasury and Market Risk Applications
• Key knowledge of Market Risk Policies and Procedures, Financial Markets and Regulatory Policies
• Basel Committee Accords.

Deadline: 19th March, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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