Job Vacancies at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

Job Objective(s)

• To ensure early detection and prevention of security risks and vulnerabilities within critical IT Resources in the Bank.
• To provide Control Counselling, Advisory and Decision Support services including risk-based performance management on emerging threats to the activities in the Bank.
• To create and improve homogenous Information Security Culture in all functions that align with the Bank’s Control and business objectives.
• To foster Regulatory Compliance of IT Infrastructures and adaptability of global best practices without undue exposure to all known vulnerabilities

Responsibilities

• Ensure all fixed assets and non-fixed asset requests are processed using accredited vendors of the bank.
• Ensure quality and delivery of resources within TAT.
• Ensure all requests are duly approved in line with the empowerment policy of the bank. 
• Seek reliable vendors that can provides quality goods and services at reasonable prices.
• Ensure all purchases are within the budget thereby achieving cost savings.
• Adhere to quality procedures and standards and oversee purchasing administration such that all the bank's policies and standards are upheld.
• Ensure a comprehensive system for allocating and reconciling purchase orders 
• Compile accurate stock records, and maintain proper records of requisition and replenishment transactions.
• Maintain a good working relationship with suppliers and vendors.
• Regular price revalidation and negotiation are carried out to ensure up to date pricing.
• An updated price schedule for various resources bought by the bank is maintained.
• Initiate the payment process after physical confirmation of the delivery of procured resources by vendors.
• Invite internal control to physically inspect procured items that have been delivered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in any field.
• Entry level to one-year related work experience.

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have detailed knowledge and extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Intranet Mailing facility and the core & ancillary banking applications deployed by the bank.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Banking Operations, Policies and Procedures
• Expense Empowerment Policy
• SMS Fraud and Operational risk knowledge
• SMS Policy, Statue and Regulation interpretation and implementation.               
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Stock keeping techniques
• Interpersonal and Communication skills
• IT & Computer Appreciation
• Analytical skill
• Numerical Ability

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Responsibilities

• Perform a monthly review of interest income and fees and commission lines to ascertain the completeness and accuracy of recognized income.
• Ensure proper mapping of all asset lines to corresponding income lines and unbundling of P&L accounts where necessary.
• Ensure the integrity of revenue related system-generated entries and GL accounts.
• Ensure the automation of all manually recognized income to reduce human errors.
• Proactively engage process owners to identify manual processes and automate them using ACL.
• Timely and high-quality delivery on other assignments /tasks assigned by supervisor, including support towards interim/annual audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Mathematical related fields.
• Master's Degree or a professional qualification will be an advantage.
• 3-5 years of related experience.

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have extensive business knowledge of basic income and expense lines. Must have excellent analytical skills, pay attention to details, and good communication skills.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Extensive business knowledge of basic income and expense lines
• Good coding skills (ACL, SQL, PYTHON)
• Excellent analytical ability
• Critical thinking and scripting skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Project management.
• Good Understanding of the Nigerian Banking Industry.
• Knowledge of CBN’s policies and the business environment.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.

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Job Objective(s)

• To provide technical support for IBM-ACE, installation, configuration, testing and supporting Issue resolution activities related to the design and functionality of IBM-ACE.) 
• Monitor the IBM-ACE environment to ensure high availability and 100% uptime. 
• Vendor Management - Ensure fluid engagements with all 3rd party support providers (Vendors) to increase content on the platform and ensure they are stable. 
• Team Management- should have experience in quality team-building skills, positive attitude, be detail-oriented, self-motivated and be a good team player. 

Responsibilities

• Check logs/email escalations and ensure all issues raised are closed within the SLA, i.e.  issue resolution, enquiries, complaints and re-routing to responsible units where applicable  
• Routine housekeeping - Backup of logs periodically (daily, weekly etc.), Clean up space on the servers etc. 
• Update Platform Checklist that contains all specific activities on the platform on said dates. 
• Ensure deployments are correctly done and completed promptly. 
• Ensure the 100% platform availability at all times 
• Proactive monitoring of all services, execution groups and Brokers on the IBM-ACE Servers.
• Ensure all Services on the platform are optimised and functioning as designed. 
• Track Project Management deliverables to ensure all milestones are delivered and the project remains on track.
• Manage all deployments/changes through the Bank’s approved Change Process.
• Ensure that vendor-related projects are monitored strictly to meet set deadlines  
• Engage stakeholders to understand requirements when developing solutions for the various units. 
• Monitor fraud prevention solutions across all applications deployed on the middleware applications.
• Weekly achievements report
• Weekly Review and reporting of projects and issues.
• Group Digital Banking Monthly Performance Report 
• Review daily transaction Performance reports identifying reasons for failures and ways to avoid them
• Provide AD HOC reports when required
• Ensure all Team related issues (Health, resources etc.) are ok and escalate immediately where required
• Ensure strict compliance by the team to all laid out rules and guidelines
• Oversee general activities of the team – weekday/weekend schedules, Leave management, etc.)
• Obtain all necessary approvals required for the team’s optimal performance (Personal and Official)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Systems Engineering
• A second degree in any of these disciplines, an MBA and/or technical certifications will enhance performance, though not essential.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in the banking sector or any related technology field.

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have extensive and strong knowledge of applications built on Linux, Unix, AIX and IBM-App Connect Enterprise (ACE) environment.
• A talented and forward-thinking individual who is solution-driven should have extensive experience troubleshooting, monitoring, administration of the IBM-ACE etc., and ensures 100% uptime.
• The prospective candidate must be able to support and manage projects on the IBM-ACE and related applications.
• S/he must be a solution-driven individual should be comfortable with day-to-day IBM-ACE Management activities and thrive with tight deadlines and changing needs. Experience in banking will be an added advantage.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Strong UNIX/Linux operating system administration. 
• Collaborative skills: Ability to work with cross-functional teams 
• Organizational skills: Ability to multi-task, effectively prioritise work and adapt during pressured situations. 
• Problem-solving skills: must be naturally curious and creative individuals with a drive to proffer solutions to problems, as well as with a passion for innovation 
• Firm Grasp of Structured Query Language (SQL) 
• Customer experience and issue resolution 
• Excellent leadership skills 
• Interpersonal relationship management 
• Proactive and able to work smart on own initiative 
• Hands-on experience working in an applications production support/application development environment. 
• Project coordination skills, including organising, prioritising and tracking all project phases. 
• Trend monitoring for transactions performed on major applications hosted on the IBM-ACE platform.

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.