Middle Office Manager: Business Risk -Agricultural Finance Company Holdings (AFC)

Job Summary

AFC Commercial Bank, a subsidiary of AFC Holdings seeks to recruit a Middle Office Manager. The Middle Office Manager will be responsible for supporting the treasury function by reviewing and processing transactions negotiated by the front office to ensure that they are booked and fulfilled appropriately. This is a key oversight role which also seeks to manage market risk and ensure that the Bank is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements .

Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate in the establishment of middle office models. / Manage all Treasury Limits. Check and sign off deals from the Front Office (Dealers).
• Developing required tools for purposes of managing, monitoring and overseeing market risk.
• Carrying out research on market risk related trends and developments and recommend appropriate action plan.
• Monitor adherence to both internal and external regulatory and policy frameworks.
• Oversee all internal controls and report any exceptions and violations.
• Prepare Middle Office Market Risk Reports.
• Checking the audit trail of all transactions in conjunction with the Back Office.
• Review pricing and pricing policies for the Treasury function.
• Monitor systems performance and availability

Qualifications And Experience

• Degree in Banking & Finance.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Treasury Management.
• Minimum three years’ experience in financial markets, ideally within a middle office wholesale environment.
• Strong working knowledge of financial markets and instruments, both domestic and international particularly in Equities, Fixed Interest, Futures, Options and Foreign Exchange.
• Understanding of treasury operations (both Back Office and Dealers).
• Working knowledge of ALM (Assets and Liabilities Management) framework.
• High analytical skills and the ability to interrogate both the system and processes in the Treasury Department.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Exceptional attention to detail and report writing and presentation skills (Word & Power Point).
• Knowledge of T24 core banking system will be an added advantage.
• Excellent demonstrable skills with spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel).
• High level organising skills in terms of work flow management between the two offices, as well as record keeping – (both physical and electronic/digital).