A’ Level Certificate Jobs – Trade Officer at Barclays Bank

Organisation: Barclays
Bank Uganda
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Team
Manager: Trade Service Centre
About Barclays Bank Uganda: 
Barclays Bank (Uganda) Limited,
commonly known as Barclays Bank (Uganda), is a commercial
bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed
by Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.  Barclays
Bank (Uganda) opened for business in Uganda in 1927, with two branches in the
capital city, Kampala and one in Jinja, the country’s
second-largest commercial centre. In February 2007, Barclays Bank completed the
acquisition of Nile Bank Uganda Limited, strengthening its presence in the
country. As of April 2012, Barclays Bank (Uganda) employed more than 800
individuals (known as “colleagues”, within the bank). At that time,
it had forty-four branches and sixty-five ATMs in service.
Job Summary: The Trade
Officer will be responsible for preparing adequate trade documentation for
processing by the International Processing Hub. S/he will also be charged with
processing guarantees end-to-end.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Preparation of trade documents for processing by IPH (30%)
  • Receive
    trade documents (Import LC’s, Export LC’s, Bills for Collection) from
    customers, relationship managers and branches.
  • Lend
    a hand to customers to complete documentation or application forms when
    required.
  • Verify
    documentation for workability and conduct signature verification.
  • Undertake
    a count of all trade documents presented for negotiation against relevant
    schedules from customers or agent banks in respect of export and import
    letters of credit and foreign collections.
  • Ensure
    that all documents have been received prior to registering the
    transactions.
  • If
    documents are incomplete or do not fulfill workability requirements, call
    back customers to obtain the additional details or documents. Check
    compliance to UCP500.
  • Check
    limits and availability of funds to cover the documents. For transaction
    above pre-determined limits, obtain authorisation from Relationship
    Managers for the transaction to proceed.
  • Register
    the documents on e-Trade (Eximbills) by inputting core information.
  • Release
    documents input by other Trade Officers that fall within the personal
    processing limit. Items above limit have to be referred to the Team
    Manager for release.
  • Hand
    the document to the e-Trade Operator for scanning.
  • Action
    dairy report entries assigned from Team Manager.
 2. Processing
Output (20%)
  • Action
    advices received via e-Trade which comprise advices to customers in
    respect of payment against export trade transactions, request for payment
    instructions to cover import trade transactions, inward letters of credit
    and guarantees, documentation schedules to overseas banks and schedules
    for presentation of documents to customers.
  • Follow
    up outstanding payments with customers.
  • Review
    daily audit trails sent from International Processing Hub that all scanned
    documents have been received at IPH and acted upon in terms of the
    turnaround times contained in the SLA.
  • Follow
    up on any exceptions raised.
  • Print
    confirmations received on the e-Trade system and hand to the e-Trade
    Operator for despatch to customers.
  • Endorse
    customer documents issued in the name of the bank together with a second
    Trade Officer.
 3. Processing of Guarantees  (30%)
  • Receive
    applications from customers to establish bank guarantees and verify
    signatures against mandates held by the bank. Obtain signed indemnity form
    from the customer.
  • Make
    certain that credit limits are available.
  • Send
    guarantee wording to Legal department for approval of the wording of the
    guarantee.
  • Prepare
    the guarantee and register on Eximbills (e-Trade).
  • For
    foreign currency guarantees, check availability of funds with Treasury.
  • Raise
    the entries for the cash securities and hand to a second Trade Officer for
    signature. In case the amount of the entry exceeds the signing limit, hand
    to the Team Manager for approval before sending to Voucher Processing for
    signature.
  • Close
    expired guarantees by recovering expired guarantee original documentation
    from the customer and raising the entry to cancel the cash cover.
  • For
    current running guarantees, raise entries for recovery of quarterly,
    half-yearly or annual commissions and fees.
4. Customer Service (10%)
  • Receive queries from customers.
    Investigate queries locally or with IPH and respond to customers.
  • Receive complaints from customers, log
    and process according the bank’s complaint management procedure. Hand
    written correspondence to the Team Manager for signature prior to despatch
    to the customer.
  • Receive queries from IPH. Follow up with
    customers and revert to IPH.
  • Receive queries from the Nostro
    Reconciliations team. Investigate and contact IPH for processing
    correcting entries.
5. Control (10%)
  • Conduct snapchecks on other team members
    work in the department as assigned by the Team Manager.
  • On rotation, complete required
    regulatory returns and submit to the Team Manager for approval and
    submission.
  • On request from the Team Manager, act as
    backup in case of absence.
  • On rotation, control the physical
    storage of trade documentation together with the e-Trade Operator.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The applicant should an Advanced Level
    certificate or equivalent with good pass in Mathematics and English.
  • A minimum of two years experience in a
    foreign transaction environment.
  • Good working knowledge of the relevant
    bank policies and procedures, including the Trade Operations Manual.
  • Detailed working knowledge of Trade
    products and regulations covering the issuance and acceptance thereof.
  • Detailed working knowledge of the
    Eximbills (E-Trade system).
  • E-Trade Systems Training
  • Trade Products, including Guarantees
  • Discipline and Grievance management
    skills
  • Performance Development skills
  • Foundation Training in Banking
  • KYC and Suspicious Transaction
    Monitoring
  • Business Continuity Management
  • Customer Service Revolution
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Achieving Market Leadership.
  • Some experience working in a trade
    processing department will be highly preferred.
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any
of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as
outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and
photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
Barclays is an equal opportunity
employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and rewards
outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on
0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline:  27th January, 2014

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