Duty Station

The duty station is Nairobi, Kenya.Qualifications and Competencies

• A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking, Economics, or a related field from a recognized institution.

• ACI operations certification will be an added advantage.

• A minimum of 5-8 years of proven experience in treasury operations, including payments processing and FX and money market trade settlements, in a Commercial/Development Banking or Financial institution environment.

• Strong working knowledge of SWIFT messaging, settlement workflows, and payment authorization controls.

• Experience in daily reconciliations, variance investigation, and cash position reporting.

• Solid understanding of treasury-finance hand-offs, audit-readiness, and operational risk controls. 

• Strong attention to details, problem-solving skills, and ability to meet strict payment cut-off times. 

• Effective communication and coordination skills for internal stakeholders and client inquiries.

• Proven organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to build partnerships, work in multinational teams, deliver results and manage client relationships.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official langugage of TDB Group's member states (French or Portuguese) would be an added advantage.

• Conduct daily reconciliatons and variance investigation and preparation of the daily payment reconciliation report. 

• Monitoring of interest due, principal repayments, and debt service schedules.

• Coordinating settlement instructions for FX and money market trades including validating, confirming, and settling trades.

• Review trade amendments, cancellations, rebooking for unusual patterns, and ensure all transactions are authorized.

• Managing and validating Payment Application Forms (PAFs) prior to processing.

• Maintaining Treasury-Finance hand-off records and ensure audit readiness.

• Support the daily cash position reporting and treasury reconciliations.

• Evaluate and enhance processes for mitigating risks associated with payments and treasury related transactions.

• Handle client inquiries regarding payments, transfers, and providing timely resolution.

• Maintain payment cut-off times, monitor daily queues, and optimize workflow to ensure high-quality service levels.

• Strengthening internal controls and reduce exposure to operational errors, including payment duplication and delayed settlements.

• Enhancing coordination between Finance and Treasury, ensuring efficient processing and reduced bottlenecks.

• Supporting remediation operational risk actions minimizing remediation costs.

• Performing any other duties as may be assigned by Management.