Principal Treasury Officer- Capital Market Operations, FITR2 at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Job Title: Principal Treasury Officer- Capital Market Operations, FITR2

Activities

• Participate in the negotiation of borrowing documentation and issuing & paying agents agreements;
• Ensure operational feasibility for new products and highly structured transactions that may be manual in settlement and make proposal for automation and to mitigate operational risk;
• Validate borrowing documentations (Pricing Supplement & terms) and ensure compliance with ALM guidelines and market standards.
• Ensure prompt and accurate settlement of all Treasury products and derivative transactions: trade ticket verification, settlement instruction generation;
• Ensure compliance of ALM transactions with the relevant business processes and controls;
• Monitor the daily inflow and outflow of funds in the accounts and ensure that adequate liquidity is provided for the settlement of transactions;
• Verify the log of daily trades to ensure processing of all transactions by the CMO;
• Monitor debt service schedule; reconcile discrepancies with paying agent’s and counterparties confirmations and ensure timely execution of the related payment orders;
• Design and maintain an efficient filing system for all documents related to ALM transactions;
• Validate all outgoing Swift messages;
• Solve all issues related to settlement processing activities.

Candidate Profile

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Economics or statistics, Finance and/or Business Administration or related quantitative disciplines;
• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in Treasury Operations in Multilateral Development Bank or similar organization;
• Experience related to operations linked to Asset and Liability Management principles, practices and auditing;
• Expertise in rules and regulations applied to the settlements of capital market operations in order to handle all types of financial instruments;
• Strong judgmental/ analytical skills to solve complex settlement issues relating to fund transfers or security custody;
• Ability to proactively takes the initiative to make improvements in own environment;
• Experience related to post trade activities on primary and secondary markets;
• Knowledge of Back-Office applications like Summit FT or other payment and clearing systems;
• Ability to work under pressure and demonstrate capacity to prioritize the delivery of multiple tasks under stress;
• Ability to lead staff in various assignments and demonstrated fluency in supervisory skills;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in French and/or English, with working knowledge of the other language;
• Command of standard computer software applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAP and Bloomberg/Reuters.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 22nd November 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy

Website:
Official Job Website: https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/careers