Manager Trade Finance
Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
Exim Bank
Category: Finance
Total Positions:
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Salary: Attractive
Posted 1 year ago
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsibility for leading Trade Sales across Corporate & Branch Business segments, advising and structuring for International Trade & Commodities Finance and Correspondent Banking relationships.
• Development and implementation of policies, processes, and structures to manage risks in dealing with Trade products within the Bank.
• Overall management and responsibility for Trade Finance & Trade related correspondent banking income.
• Ensuring maintenance of healthy business environment through strict compliance with policies and procedures, as defined by the Exim Bank and local regulatory authorities.
• Develop work plans for the Unit and set SMART goals that are consistent with Exim Bank’s overall strategic objectives.
• Responsible for the Growth of the trade finance Business portfolio to ensure set targets of portfolio growth, income and quality are achieved.
• Primary responsibility for management of the Trade finance Budget in collaboration with the relationship management teams in the respective business units/segments.
• Provide necessary support to the relationship teams through sales materials, sales drives etc. to ensure sustainable growth of Trade funded and NFI numbers.
• Work with Corporate, Treasury and Branch Business to develop sales pipelines for Trade-related business in line with overall Account Plans.
• Maintenance of the existing client base and acquisition of new businesses from the market and region in which the Exim Bank is represented.
• To structure Working Capital solutions and sell Trade solutions to new and existing customers within Corporate & Retail Banking segments.
• Drive innovative product offerings through re-engineering existing products or developing new ones for roll out to clients across the region.
• Ensure adherence to statutory and bank legal requirements in relation to operations in the Trade Finance front office in the respective subsidiary offices.
• Provide support for approvals for concessionary pricing of both funded and non-funded Trade finance products to business units and operations.
• Regularly identify, measure, monitor and control the overall levels of risks in the Trade Finance business
• Responsible for the units RCSA development, regular reviews and updates to ensure risk management adaptation to the changing business environment
• Periodically review and support in development of Structured Trade Finance procedures and processes to mitigate against inherent risks in the region using a solid understanding of the working capital cash conversion cycle and be able to effectively quantify and relate how our Supply Chain Finance and / or traditional Import LC or Export LC solutions would improve a company’s working capital metrics.
• Co-ordination of utilization reports for STF facilities between the Trade finance back office, the relationship management team(s) and credit risk for purposes of monitoring.
• Support drawing up and implement process SLAs and its effective management (service level agreements)
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Ability to analyze and/or interpret financial statements, prepare and assess credit papers.
• Keen to detail and able to conceptualize financial investment proposals and provide viable solutions.
• Computer literate with proficiency in computerized financial analysis applications.
• knowledge of the financial sector, Government securities investment, International Trade Finance opportunities, Money Market and Forex. Dealing Concepts as well as current banking operations practice and Liquidity Management.
• Goal driven and result’s oriented: Enjoys being measured and judged by financial and other performance targets.
• Must be honest, fair and just with self and others, and demonstrate integrity in work and business contacts.
• Must be a people’s person, with the ability to interact with key stakeholders in the various business sectors.
• Must be proactive, a self-starter and can see, grasp and advice on opportunities.
• REQUIREMENTS.
• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized University.
• Trade Finance Certification (s) will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years’ work experience in Banking, 3 years of which should be in a Trade or Relationship Management role.
HOW TO APPLY
Kindly send your cover letter and up to date CV to hr@eximbank-ug.com with the subject: JOB APPLICATION: MANAGER TRADE FINANCE by close of business, Tuesday 24th June 2025.
Only candidates who meet the minimum requirements shall be contacted.
Deadline: Expired
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