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Job Title:  Manager Transactional Banking

Organisation: Finance Trust Bank (FTB)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head Business and Institutional Banking

About US:

Finance Trust Bank (FTB) was licensed as a Tier 1 Commercial Bank on 11th November, 2013, taking over the financial services business of Uganda Finance Trust Limited (MDI). Today, Finance Trust Bank is a fully-fledged commercial bank serving a clientele of over 500,000 depositors and over 37,000 borrowers, through a network of 34 branches countrywide. The bank offers a variety of Products and services including; Savings, Current accounts, Loans, Money transfer services and Bills payments to its target market which comprises of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs, salary earners and youth.

Job Summary:   The Manager Transactional Banking has the objective of Ensuring Optimal cash levels and maximizing the Bank’s earnings through growing business in with Financial Institutions and the sale of trade finance solutions to targeted commercial clients.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic/Financial: 

• Oversee the formulation and implementation of FTB’s Transactional Banking, Financial Institutions and Trade Finance strategy.
• Manage the Bank’s Banking and Trading Books within delegated limits to generate income flows for the Bank
• Ensure Bank’s compliance to Statutory Liquidity requirements in line with Bank of Uganda guidelines.
• Drive the achievement of set business targets; Profit Before Tax (PBT), Balance sheet and other performance targets.
• Lead the preparation of annual marketing plans and strategies for liability generation to enable achieve targeted growth objectives.
• Conduct competitor analysis, market analysis and research, customer needs analysis on an ongoing basis to ensure continued competitiveness, relevance, and profitability of Transactional Banking, Financial Institutions and Trade Finance
• Establish and review key operational risk indicators/key control standards and formulate action plans to minimize the Bank’s exposure to transactional fraud and losses.
• Devise & drive focus on self-service payments initiatives that ensure reduced cost of service and optimal customer convenience.
• Lead strategies for driving Trade Finance, Public Sector and Social Enterprise business.

Customer:

• Maintain and acquire customer relationships to improve deposit/liabilities and asset growth.
• Implement structures for effective customers’ relationship management and ensure continuous tracking and measurement of performance Trade Finance and Financial Institutions segments.

Operations:

• Work in collaboration with the Customer Service team to define and improve service delivery standards.

People:

• Directly supervise the activities of Relationship Manager Financial Institutions to ensure optimal achievement of set targets.
• Responsible for delivering effective people management processes including performance management, talent management, training and staff career development and succession planning.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a first Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Business Management or Administration or any other relevant field.
• A Master’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Business Management or Administration would be an added advantage.
• At least seven years of work experience, 3 of which should be in Relationship Management.
• A versatile individual with significant headroom and experience in various facets of management (Cash Management and Trade Finance)
• Excellent communications and engagement skills.
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and relationship building
• High level of integrity and strong entrepreneurial skills
• Self-drive and initiative

NB: Position carries an attractive salary and benefits package.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates should address their application to Head, Human Resource, Finance Trust Bank, P.O. Box 6972, Kampala, Uganda, TWED PLAZA, Plot 22B, and Lumumba Avenue and email it to jobs@financetrust.co.ug as well as photocopies of academic testimonials, and a CV. The CV should include telephone contacts and email addresses of three referees, one of who should be the most recent employer.

Deadline: 31^st March 2024

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly on Tel. Numbers 0312 222600 or 0414 341275 ONLY.

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