Senior Officer - Trade Finance & Treasury Operations at Commercial International Bank (CIB) Keny

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate
• Experience 3 - 5 years
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit
• Process vouchers and book interbank and client foreign exchange transactions in thesystem.
• Prepare SWIFT messages for funds transfers, deal confirmations, and other communications relating to foreign exchange and money market/interbank transactions.
• Ensure timely settlement of deals with counterparties within stipulated cut -off times.
• Download and print SWIFT messages daily.
• Maintain daily foreign exchange rates in the system.
• Prepare NOSTRO account reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
• Maintain departmental registers, schedules, and transaction records.
• Investigate and resolve queries from banks and customers, including non -receipt of outward transfers, within stipulated TATs.
• Investigate default and penalty claims arising from non -settlement and calculate and raise applicable claims against counterparties.
• Prepare and submit departmental reports, including CBK and management reports.
• Review trade transaction documentation for completeness and compliance with the Bank’s requirements.
• Maintain organised trade finance files and records to facilitate efficient retrieval and monitoring.
• Process and release trade transaction documents in liaison with customers.
• Manage internal and external correspondence relating to trade transactions.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding trade transaction issues and reconciliation items.
• Prepare and submit regulatory and internal returns within the required timelines.
• Monitor trade transaction processing for compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and Bank requirements.
• Process incoming payments within agreed SLAs.
• Process outgoing RTGS and TT transfers received from branches within agreed SLAs.
• Process SWIFT payments received from other departments, including Finance and CardOperations.
• Process and settle KRA payments through SWIFT.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Banking, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• A professional qualification in banking, finance, treasury, trade finance, or accounting (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CTP, CITF, CDCS or equivalent) is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant experience in banking, financial services, trade finance, treasury operations, or a related environment.
• Demonstrable experience in trade finance and/or treasury operations, preferably within a commercial bank or financial institution.
• Experience handling operational processes involving foreign exchange, payments, settlements, trade documentation, reconciliations, and financial controls.
• Experience working with banking systems, transaction -processing platforms, and financial reporting systems.