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Job Title:    Risk Analyst – Financial Risk

Organisation: Finance
Trust Bank

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Risk Manager

About US:

Finance Trust Bank
was licensed as a Tier 1 Commercial Bank on 11th November, 2013, taking over
the financial services business of Uganda Finance Trust Limited (MDI). Today
Finance Trust Bank is a fully-fledged Commercial Bank serving a clientele of
over 400,000 depositors and over 23,000 borrowers, through a network of 35
branches country wide. The Bank offers a variety of Products and services
including; Savings, Current accounts, Loans, Money transfer services and Bills
payments to its target market which comprises of micro, small and medium
entrepreneurs, salary earners and youth.

Job Summary:  The Risk Analyst-Financial Risk will be analyzing,
monitoring and reporting on the status of the internal control processes of the
Bank and ensuring that the Bank is identifying and managing potential and
existing credit and market risks in a timely and appropriate manner.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Ensure
detailed understanding of the bank’s balance sheet for timely identification of
Assets and Liabilities risk drivers.

·       
Evaluate
the soundness of credit approval decisions (including counterparty) through
review of both funded and non-funded facilities to establish authenticity &
completeness of credit proposal documents in line with bank’s underwriting
standards.

·       
Conduct
stress testing for Credit and Market risks and advise management based on the
stress test results.

·       
Review
of all Placements and Investments made by the institution to other banks to
ensure that management is informed of any maturing investments for proper planning.

·       
Review
the Net open positions to ensure that the institution remains compliant with
the internal and regulatory limits.

·       
Monitor
and report on limits usage, excesses and risk procedures for Credit and Market
portfolios.

·       
Conduct
product, services and channels assessments and advise management on strategies
geared towards reversing adverse trends.

·       
Conduct
market intelligence and advise management on any emerging trends.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the Finance Trust Bank Risk Analyst-Financial Risk job
opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting,
Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science or related discipline from a
recognized university.

·       
Two
years of work experience in Supervised Financial Institution.

·       
Fluency
in English with excellent oral and written communication skills.

·       
Proficiency
in Excel to maintain, improve and develop reporting tools.

·       
Ability
to manipulate, Analyse, Summarize and present data/results.

·       
Strong
quantitative, analytic and problem solving skills.

·       
The
ideal candidate is curious, detail oriented, self-starter and communicates
easily and openly.

·       
Strong
work ethic and commitment.

·       
Good
interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work as a team.

·       
Able to
demonstrate a personal commitment to taking ownership and following up.

·       
Flexible
Approach.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates should address their application to Head, Human Resource,
Finance Trust Bank, Plot 115 & 121, Katwe. P.O. Box 6972, Kampala, Uganda, and
email it to jobs@financetrust.co.ug as well as photocopies of academic
testimonials, and a CV. The CV should include telephone contacts and email
addresses of three referees, one of who should be the most recent employer.

Deadline: 16^th February 2021

NB: Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted directly on Tel. Numbers 0312 222600 or 0414
341275 ONLY. Please note that in line with the Bank procedures, no job offers
are made online.

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