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Job Title: Executive Assistant, Transaction Banking

Job ID: 2200027360
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Schedule: Full-time
Job: Transaction Banking
Employee Status: Permanent

The Role Responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:

• Organising the Head of Transaction Banking and Transaction Banking Team’s Schedules:
  • Co-ordinate Head of Transaction Banking’s schedules and Transaction Banking team departmental functions: Meetings, trainings, conferences, webinars and group visits
  • Planning and scheduling meetings and managing appointments
  • Co-ordinating travel engagements and guest arrangements
  • Maintenance of various administrative elements: Org Charts, Trackers, etc
• Business Performance:
  • Participate in articulating Transaction Banking’s business strategy
  • Analysis of Revenues and Returns for Products
  • Preparation of performance presentations for various stakeholders
  • Tracking performance to budget and identifying risks and opportunities to delivering the targeted business performance
  • Analyse and report on the Transaction Banking deal pipeline
  • Co-ordinate accurate forecast submissions within appropriate timelines
  • Ensure accurate and timely data input quality on all group reporting systems i.e Workbench, Peoplesoft, SQL, Tableau etc
• Business Administration:
  • Organise purchase and maintenance of office supplies and oversee expenses for the Transaction Banking team
  • Prepare advances, reconciliations, and claims for the Transaction Banking team
  • Co-ordinate staff training programmes, initiatives and leave plans
  • Engage relevant stakeholders in reconciling the TB costs in alignment with the Cost agenda
  • Liaising with TB West Africa Team and stakeholders – CCIB, Segment and Product heads, Tech & Ops, BORMs/UORMs in relation to the TB Agenda
  • Tracking, registering, and maintaining database of regulatory directives/circulars
• Risk Report: Assist with the coordination and reporting of the Transaction Banking Cluster Forum.
• Any other activity as required by the Group or Region to be delivered to support the Transaction Banking Head’s targets and the Transaction Banking teams’ deliverables from time to time.

Risk Management:

• The ability to interpret the Group’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures

Governance:

• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.

Regulatory & Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Work with the Transaction Banking team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles, Fair outcomes for clients, Effective Operation of Financial Markets, Financial Crime prevention and The Right Environment
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

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Anti-money Laundering:

• Ensure compliance with all client due diligence (CDD), Anti-money Laundering (AML) and sanctions policies and procedures

Key Stakeholders:

• Africa and Middle East Transaction Banking Team (Segment/Business/Product/Sales Heads, Transaction Banking Sales, Product, Implementation, Business Risk, Corporate Service Manager etc)
• West Africa Business Partners (Finance, HR, etc)
• West Africa CCIB Client coverage teams

Other Responsibilities:

• Embeds “Here for good” and Group’s brand and values,
• Performs other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.
• Act as a role model, behaving with integrity and demonstrating exemplary conduct
• Ensure effective communication of activity expectation and provide quality feedback as required/appropriate
• Ensure the team is updated on performance and business expectations
• Responsible to the sales managers for all around activity/sales performance/compliance of the area team
• An excellent working knowledge of a wide range of financial products available in the market and competitor product placing and strategies

Role Specific Technical Skills and Competencies

• High proficiency level in the Microsoft Office suites (Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Good Analytical and Presentation skills
• Ability to work within a team environment and own an initiative in pursuit of business objectives

Benefits

• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies – everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Application Closing Date
14th November, 2022 (10:59:00 PM).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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Job Title: Executive Principal, Financial Markets Corporate Sales

Job Ref.: 2200027448
Location: Lagos
Schedule: Full-time
Job: Institutional Banking
Employee Status: Permanent

Role Responsibilities

• Role is a Business / Function Manager. Refer to P3 for overall Budget requirements on client income. There will also be team related responsibilities assisting colleagues/team members to help achieve team and bank-wide objectives.
• Grow the Financial Markets Sales Franchise across all asset classes for Corporate Sales Content clients across individual clients in Nigeria along with content clients across West Africa, whilst following all regulatory responsibilities.

Strategy:

• Awareness and understanding of the firm’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.
• Manage, maintain and improve assigned existing accounts.
• Grow the Content Client FM business in Nigeria / West Africa across Corp Sales segment.
• Management of account coverage, budget and performance to ensure compliance and productivity.
• Involvement in GAM related activities as well as FAM where applicable.
• Work closely with Trading, Research, Structuring, Credit, CIB and Risk to drive collaboration and cross-sell within the Corporate client space.
• Maintain awareness and understanding of the Group’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.
• Make our business more efficient.

Business:

• Achieving assigned full year budget as per annual P3 document for client income from allocated clients. Within this budget, generate specific Financial Markets Product mix as per P3 Document.
• Ensure the Bank’s clients receive pricing and support, both in terms of trading and market information.
• Is an individual contributor and supports others.
• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the firm operates.

Processes:

• Executing Trades we must follow credit check processes, CA’s, appropriateness and suitability as well as assessing market risk. We must also work within any other limits set against the business.
• Assess and approve the feasibility and agree a solution for implementation of risk control policies.
• Responsible for executing the activities within the end-to-end Process in accordance with the process design and control standards.
• Jointly and severally responsible with the Second Line for risk and control outcomes of the process and any remediation or risk treatment actions in order to remain within risk tolerance.

People and Talent:

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values.  Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.

Risk Management:

• Responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks to the firm. Also, an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the firm and the role the individual plays in managing them.
• The ability to interpret the firm’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures.
• Must be aware of and follow our procedures including Cross-Border, Termsheet, Dodd Frank where applicable, Product Fair pricing, Disclaimers, suitable Marketing Materials as well as any required regulatory qualifications. Must manage EUCs, be aware of Dealing Mandate requirements, FM FO Dealing Handbook, PA account Dealing Principles as well as the Gifts and Entertainment register, New Joiners, Staff transfer/Exit checklists. Must also follow MAR requirements and manage FMSW responsibilities.

Governance:

• Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the firm’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas.
• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the firm operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

Regulatory and Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Work in the Global Subsidiaries Corporate Content Client Franchise to achieve the outcomes set out in the Banks Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Operation of Financial Markets; Financial Crime Prevention; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Follow the rules and regulations of the CBN / PRA.

Key Stakeholders:

• Global Banking, Global Subsidiaries, Transaction Banking, Risk Credit, Trading, Structuring across West Africa, AME region and Group.

Other Responsibilities:

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values across the region and demonstrate in daily behavior.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.
• Follow FM Code of Conduct, Compliance Manual, Supervision Principles and Manual as well as FM Market Conduct Compliance Manual.

Requirements

• Academic or Professional Education / Qualifications: i.e. standards required for roles.
• Licences and Certifications / accreditations: i.e. internal / externally required.
• Professional Memberships: i.e. required for roles for continuous development / improvement / awareness of current practices, etc.
• Bank training: i.e. mandatory and developmental – role specific, and regulatory / compliance bank wide and role specific.
• Languages: i.e. those required for roles

Role Specific Technical Competencies:

• Manage Conduct
• Business  Market Knowledge
• Sales – Client Pitching
• Sales – Relationship Management
• FM – Products – Rates
• FM – Products – Foreign Exchange
• FM – Products – Commodities
• FM – Products – Money Markets.

Application Closing Date
11th November, 2022; 10:59:00 PM

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Credit Analyst

Job ID: 2200026936
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Schedule: Full-time
Job: Institutional Banking
Employee Status: Permanent

Strategy

• To provide insightful, relevant, succinct and timely (see below) credit analysis of a portfolio of SCB’s clients (current or prospective).
• This includes responsibility for proposing counterparty credit grades via the relevant scorecard, and ongoing monitoring for credit-material events. While the portfolio will be industry / geography specific in focus, the role extends to analysing other clients as may from time to time be required.

Job Description

• Insightful: Attuned to the needs of two audiences – Client Coverage and Risk – the analysis should provide a forward-looking, focused opinion on the likely development of both business and financial risk elements in their industry / geographic context together with a calibrated articulation of key risks and potential mitigants thereto.
• Relevant:  As well as a holistic counterparty assessment, analysis should comment on structural elements relevant to SCB’s existing or proposed exposure such as guarantee and security arrangements
• Succinct: While always providing sufficient granularity to substantiate its conclusions and observations, the analysis should present opinion in as structured and succinct a manner as is practical
• Timely:  While focused on the prescribed annual review cycle, analysis will also be required where material new exposure is being considered by Client Coverage.  In addition, more summary analysis should be produced and disseminated quickly, where relevant

Additionally, for any BCA submission it will involve the following:

• Critical review of Environment and Social Risk Assessments, Appropriateness and Suitability Assessments (FM Products);
• Consistency and coherence review of the Approved Account Plan, Raptor (or equivalent), Client & Group Facility Summary & Structure (including Terms and Conditions)
• Active partnership with Client Coverage in completion of Risk Profile, Compliance Details, as well as proposed Covenants and Risk Triggers
• Overall accountability for consistency and coherence of the complete BCA package submitted to Risk will rest with Credit Analysis and is a key element of the strategy.

Business:

• To partner the team’s two key stakeholder communities, Client Coverage and Risk, supporting the former in developing and executing their client strategies and both in respect of credit analysis-relevant matters.

Processes:

• Timely drafting of credit analysis as directed by the relevant Team Leader.  Such analysis should be Insightful, Relevant and Succinct (see Strategy) and include the following, inter alia:
• Discussion of the dynamics and nature of the Client’s industry, including key risk aspects
• Assessment of the Client’s competitive positioning within its industry
• Discussion of management strength, experience and track record and corporate governance more broadly
• Articulation of the Client’s strategy and an assessment of its clarity and associated execution risks
• Assessment of funding strategy, financial policy, treasury activity (hedging, cash management) and liquidity
• Development of a current / forward year base forecast performance expectation
• Assessment of balance sheet strength, alongside cashflow and profitability vulnerability, via ratio analysis and/or stress testing
• Discussion of other pertinent risk aspects, including country risk, parental and/or governmental linkage/support, relative ranking of indebtedness, Fraud risk
• Evaluation of risks associated with particular proposed transactions, where required
• Completion of Group Mandate/BCA Part 1, Part 2, financial analysis/spreads, scorecards
• Ensure use of appropriate calculator in alignment with Credit Policy for relevant approvals (e.g. Raptor, Group Aggregation Calculator)
• Complete ESRA (Environment and Social Risk Assessment) Checklist;
• For Cat 2 lines, complete Financial Markets Appropriateness and GWWR Attribute checklist;
• For Cat 2 lines, Credit Term Sheet updates based on RM/Risk feedback
• Supporting business on structuring deals
• Documentation support on credit aspects and working with IMO on BCA reworks
• Testing and Monitoring Covenants & Risk Triggers
• EAR & ASTAR reporting/updates to credit
• Seek pre-approval endorsements (where applicable)
• Preparing country specific regulatory check-lists (where applicable)Credit stress testing
• CCC Certification
• Preparation of other analysis as directed by the relevant Team Leader, such as Industry specific reviews, portfolio reviews, assessments of new prospects etc.

People and Talent:

• Support CA Head and others in the team on ad hoc projects, strategic initiatives and exercises aimed at improving or enhancing the team’s activities
• Continually strive to share key relevant knowledge and learnings with others across the team
• Provide credit specific coaching to newer or less experienced members of the team
• Provide credit specific coaching to newer or less experienced members of the team
• Provide strong leadership to CA team ensuring independent, quality and timely credit analysis
• Manage team capacity catering to cyclical workloads – ensure timeliness by proactively planning capacity catering to cyclical demands and peak periods
• Develop training plans for team including induction pack for new joiners
• Support Business in the on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives
• Monitor metrics and demonstrate quality and timeliness on credit work.

Risk Management:
In respect of Clients where the role-holder is assigned as analyst:

• Proactive monitoring of key entity or industry wide events and/or developments, as well as of covenants and risk triggers where applicable
• Partnering Relationship Managers in pursuing their client strategies through proactive idea generation, support in preparing materials for client discussion and through ensuring they are always fully briefed on key risk aspects
• Partnering Risk through clear presentation of credit analysis and proposed credit grading, as well as through proactive and considered discussion of key risk aspects
• Accompanying Relationship Managers on client visits, as part of general due diligence in respect of credit analysis
• Acting as a broader point of expertise in respect of credit aspects with Product and others across SCB
• Coordinate and conduct Stress Tests and portfolio review exercises for periodic check on the health of the portfolio
• Preparation of other analysis, such as Industry specific reviews, portfolio reviews, etc.

Governance:

• Maintaining integrity in analysis at all times is critical. This includes frequent and iterative discussion with both Client Coverage and Risk around draft analysis, key sector / geographic trends, as well as discussion of covenants, risk triggers and the like.  It involves proactive idea generation and discussion with Client Coverage around potential business opportunities for SCB, assisting both Client Coverage and Risk around transaction structuring and execution, where relevant, and identifying and alerting stakeholders of emerging risk aspects on a continuous basis.
• Manage the credit change process globally across teams when credit policy changes are enacted, analyze gaps and propose solutions that optimize execution
• Coordinate regional / global efforts to ensure compliance with BCA/GM renewal policies, CaRT and other credit administration processes
• Ensure zero BCA/credit review over dues and work to minimize extensions
• Take end-to-end ownership of Compliance with Service Level Agreements between CoE and spoke countries (where applicable), specially with regards to performance under these SLAs. Conduct regular review meetings with spoke countries to discuss feedback regarding the CoE’s performance & formally minute these meetings

Regulatory & Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association

Key Stakeholders:
Internal Relationships:

• GAMs, RAMs, FAMs
• Risk
• Product partners
• CDD, where relevant
• Legal, Audit and Compliance, where relevant
• Physical Commodity Operations, where relevant.

External Relationships:

• Clients
• Rating Agencies
• Market Data Services providers

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications.

Role Specific Technical Competencies:

• Financial Statement Analysis – Advanced
• Credit Analysis and Verification – Advanced
• Risk Management – Internal Controls (SIF) and C&I Credit Risk – Advanced
• Knowledge of Customers – Advanced
• Addressing Customer Needs – Products and Processes – Advanced
• Analytical Thinking – Advanced
• Industry Knowledge – Advanced
• Problem Management Process – Advanced
• Account Management – Advanced.

Application Closing Date
3rd November, 2022 (12:59:00 AM).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online