Job Title: Treasury Middle Office Analyst
Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Middle Office Manager
About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
Job Summary:
The Treasury Middle Office Analyst will be responsible for;
-Assist in reporting on risk and results, as well as to provide a source of information for
-Middle Office Manager with regard to positions, results, instruments, products, activities, systems and procedures;
-Assist in Product Control (roll-out of new/amendment to existing products)
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Risk, governance and control (70%):
-P&L/Open Position reconciliation: Perform daily open position reconcilation and ensure that Treasury performance is tracked and reported accurately.
Market Risk Management:
-Assist in the preparation of calculation of DVAR and Liquidity.
-Assist in the investigation of any variations/excesses in Dvar results.
-Assist in documentation and verification of all approved pricing models.
Liquidity Risk Management:
Assist in the preparation of the inputs required for the Liquidity return
Credit Risk Management:
-Assist in processing counterparty limit requests on behalf of front office.
-Assist in providing information on counterparties as requested.
-Assist in maintenance of database of counterparty limits.
-Keep abreast of local market developments which could have direct bearing on change to Procedures/reporting requirements.
-Ensure compliance with Market Operations Manual (MOM) standards and audit requirements.
-Ensure critical controls relating to market risk management is being observed and assist in raising appropriate awareness in Treasury Front and Back-Office.
-Develop/maintain good relationships with Treasury Front and Back-Office staff members to ensure achievement of business goals.
2. Systems maintenance and development (20%):
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-Participate in any systems implementation in the Middle-Office
-Participate in training initiatives to ensure Front-Office/Middle-Office/Back-Office staff receive adequate training on Treasury risk systems.
-Assist in development/design of reports to provide appropriate information which identifies the risk
-Positions and profit and loss profile of Treasury.
3. Administrative support (10%)
-Maintenance of records/documentation of Treasury Middle Office reports.
-Responsible for importing reports from BRAINS and DM3.
-Assist in providing required documentation for audits.
-Assist in providing necessary documentation for implementation of new systems.
-Ensure maintenance of the filing system of CBE & GRCB Treasury and Market Risk Policies and procedures.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
-The applicant should possess a University degree
-Treasury/banking qualification
-Sound knowledge of Market risk methodologies & tools
-Regulatory and Head Office reporting requirements
-PC skills
-Good communication skills
-Familiarization with Front-Office dealing strategies/activities.
-Basic understanding of DVAR (Daily Value at Risk) and/or any other market risk measurement methodology employed.
-Basic understanding of the principles of prudent liquidity management and reporting
-Basic understanding of procedures for the whole product cycle from deal initiation settlement.
-Experience in large international bank/investment bank
-Basic knowledge/practice of Treasury products, Treasury risk systems and operational processes;
-Experience in creating/running risk models
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
https://barclays.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en_GB
Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 18th December, 2013
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