Afreximbank: Manager, Treasury

**Job Description**:
**Reference Number**:SFBLR24

**Responsibilities**:

- The nature and scope of the job is to support the Treasurer’s function This role is, basically, an analyst role. The analyst will work in the middle-office function within treasury to own and champion Credit Rating Process, Asset Liability Management analysis, and the post-ante Balance Sheet analytics.
- The primary responsibilities of the analyst include the preparation of liquidity forecasts for stress testing, the development of liquidity assumptions, ad-hoc analysis related to the liquidity impact of Bank’s initiatives and working with other functions to prepare the credit ratings book.
- **Credit Rating Process Strategy Management**
- Develop the annual credit rating process execution strategy for approval by senior management and the Board.
- Review and operationalise the credit rating framework and processes as per policy guidelines or as required by business evolution.
- Assist the Group Treasure in providing analysis and advice to senior management on rating matters as they arise.
- Provide input on credit rating matters incorporated in the Bank-wide Strategic Plan.
- **Credit Rating Drivers Modelling, Monitoring and Reporting**
- Develop, from scratch, and maintain credit rating drivers’ models that will track key analytical metrics embodied in the credit rating agencies methodologies.
- Produce quarterly reports for STRIC, RISTRAC and the AUDCO for presentation and their consideration, and as and when requested.
- Develop and prepare monthly credit rating activities reports.
- Maintain an ongoing surveillance and rating recommendations.
- Prepare a comprehensive status report following conclusion of each rating review meeting.
- Ensure the Bank’s website has all the recently available credit rating reports.
- **Credit Rating Process Planning and Budgeting**
- Develop an annual credit rating process workplan for next period annual credit rating reviews.
- Develop and maintain the credit rating process budgeting model whose outputs shall be included into the treasury function wider budget.
- Develop an annual budget for the credit rating process exercise for inclusion into the wider treasury function annual budget.
- **Credit Rating Process Meetings Preparations**
- Propose the credit rating process work plan for the next period annual review.
- Coordinate the preparation of the ratings book and summary presentations to rating agencies.
- Document matters raised by credit rating agencies in meetings required for action.
- Develop and maintain a robust ratings-based financial analysis model.
- Develop and maintain the Ratings projection models.
- Champion the collation of necessary data/information from different functions for the preparation of the rating book.
- Review ratings reports, research, and publications from rating agencies before publication.
- Review and validate credit rating information and data received from various functions of the Bank.
- Resolve data anomalies through analysis and discussion with data champions.
- **Credit Rating Process Balance Sheet Analytics**
- Conduct risk identification and assessment as at designated reporting dates through analysis of data.
- Model, quantify and report the Bank’s balance sheet interest rate risk i.e., interest cashflow analytics of assets and liabilities.
- Review the balance sheet interest rate profile.
- Make necessary interest rate risk mitigation proposals for senior managers’ consideration and ensure necessary approved actions are carried out by relevant functions e.g., Treasury.
- **Credit Rating Relationship Management**
- Plan and execute all credit rating agencies relationship engagements.
- Champion and manage all relationships with credit rating advisors.
- Review and negotiate credit rating agencies and advisors’ contracts and recommend to senior management for consideration.
- Assist the Group Treasurer with the day-to-day management of communications and engagements with the credit rating agencies and the credit rating advisor.
- Assist the Group Treasurer in arranging credit rating agency meetings and engagements.
- Conduct an annual review of the event-trigger credit rating stakeholder communication plan.
- Assist the Group Treasure and the Senior Manager [International Resource Mobilisation] in coordinating the credit rating process of bond issuances.
- **Other**
- Any other duties that may be assigned to the role holder by Senior Management from time to time.

**Requirements**:Qualification and Skill**_ _**
- A first degree in a relevant discipline i.e., accounting, financial management, economics, numerical or other related disciplines and a postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
- Recognized professional certification in a relevant field may be acceptable in lieu of a post graduate degree.
- Recognized Professional Qualification in Treasury [AMCT, CTP (US), ACT’s Cert. in International Treasury Management, ACT’s Cert. in Cash