Latest Vacancies at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

Responsibilities

• Ensure Compliance Advisory Portal is always properly manned, and all inquiries are responded to in a timely manner.
• Respond to escalations and enquiries with respect to IMTOs
• Re-route STR/SAR escalations from business offices to Transaction Monitoring unit for proper filing
• Attend to all BVN related changes taking into consideration the provisions of the CBN BVN Framework by ensuring completeness of recommended documentation
• Attend to all Foreign Currency Transactions referred to Compliance for advice.
• Respond to request for World-Check due diligence screening.
• Ensure prompt response to Request for Information (RFI) from Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit providing requested documents.
• Review and approve account opening request for PEPs and Public Sector Accounts.
• Review and approve Domiciliary Account Tiering /Due Diligence alerts
• Conduct due diligence for Merchants and Payment Facilitators onboarding
• Review of Vendor Account Opening Requests prior to their commencing relationship with the Bank.
• Provide general advisory support and guidance on all Compliance related enquiries.
• Review and approve all agent banking a/c opening requests

Qualifications

• Minimum of a University First Degree
• Experience in Operations, Internal Control, Audit

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Resposnibilities
Build and Maintain Cordial Relationships with Law Enforcement Officers:

• Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies
• Build a trust relationship with Law Enforcement Officers
• Compile a database of major role players among the agencies
• Manage relationships in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements within the allocated time frames.

Response to Regulators’ Enquiries:

• Ensure to keep proper record of enquiries from Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Ensure that required information are collated and reviewed to be satisfactory
• Transmit such information and documents to the respective LEA.
• Guide staff in honouring LEA invitations and to give evidence on behalf of the bank in courts.

Prompt Rendition of Regulatory Returns:

• Obtain and collate reports and inputs from the various other departments and Units
• Review data/inputs obtained from other departments and Units.
• Ensure that the various reports are prepared and that they meet standard
• Ensure that the reports are transmitted to the respective Regulators.
• Ensure that the TAT is met in rendition of these reports.

Manage Financial Crimes Risks Such as Posed by Bank’s Customers:

• Identify such risks posed by high risk customers in their KYC documentation and other requirements.
• Ensure that complete documentations expected from the customers are obtained for high risk customers.
• Ensure that PEP customers are identified and rated high.

Facilitate in Compliance Training:

• Participate in training staff within the group.
• Ensure that staff abide by Group Policies and relevant laws as applicable.
• Carry out enhanced due diligence on high risk and high profile accounts.

Participate in transaction monitoring and FCY Transfer:

• Investigate and clear transactions identified against specified watch lists Ensure that due diligence are conducted on transfers to high risk countries
• Assist in management of Compliance Helpdesk
• Render advisory support to staff through Compliance Helpdesk.

Provide optimum support from a holistic compliance perspective:

• Provide support to Cluster Compliance Officers.
• Assist in the automation of Compliance Process Application.

Requirements

• Minimum of a University First Degree
• Experience in Operations, Internal Control or Audit & Compliance, External Auditing, Risk Management.

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Job Description

• Participate in the formulation of UBA’s investor relations policies, objectives & initiatives.
• Participate in the bank’s drive to attract more investments from identified target groups.
• Contribute to the development of an active relationship with existing and potential investors and external investment analysis (both buy and sell side).
• Manage reporting calendar, including road shows, meetings, results announcements and conference calls.
• Organize meetings with independent shareholder associations in preparation for annual general meetings (AGM).
• Monitor Nigerian and international press for accuracy of reporting IR issues & internal dissemination as appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring the timely production of quality annual reports and other internal reports (including monthly departmental reports, quarterly board report, company fact sheet etc.).
• Liaise with UBA Registrars to ensure needs of retail shareholders are being effectively dealt with.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of investor relations materials to existing and potential investors.
• Act as resource within UBA to help guide effective public disclosure consistent with regulatory and best practice guidelines.
• Assist Head, Strategy & Performance Management in shareholder targeting and analysis.
• Work on influencing sell-side coverage towards ensuring more followers and more publishing from followers.
• Maintain an accurate and updated database of analysts, institutional investors and other contact that are critical to IR’s core function.
• Prepare ad hoc press releases as appropriate.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Head, Strategy & Performance Management.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any Financial related discipline, preferably also have completed CFA, similar financial markets qualification.
• 8 - 10 years relevant work experience.

Knowledge  Required:

• Financial markets.
• Accounting & Corporate Finance.
• Financial Institutions Regulations.
• Relationship Management.
• Public Relations.

Skills Required:

• Leadership /Supervisory.
• Organization & Coordination.
• Negotiation.
• Accounting.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Communication (oral & written) especially with external audiences.

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Job Description

• Perform 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.

Educational Requirements

• First Degree in Computer Science or Mathematical related fields.
• Master's Degree or a professional qualification will be an advantage.

Knowledge Required:

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

Skills Required:

• Critical thinking and scripting skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Project management skills.

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Job Description
Successful candidates will be a part of the core team set to:

• Deliver value to our customers
• Expand our current business/client portfolio
• Enhance our position in our chosen target markets
• Generate new sales revenues

Job Objective(s)

• To establish and maintain positive customer relationships towards the growth revenue for the bank.

 Responsibilities

• Approach customers with the aim of winning new business,
• Meet with existing customers to strengthen business relationships with a view to increase financial growth of the bank.
• Aggressively market the bank’s products to ensure favorable market response and optimum build-up of revenue.
• Follow up customers with dormant accounts, convince to resume dealings with the bank.
• Implement marketing strategies / programs laid out by the bank to boost profit.
• Listen to customer requirements and present appropriately to make a sale.
• Achieve set deposit targets / contributions by acquiring business / investment deals from private, public, individuals and corporates.
• Prepare documentation on the creation of risk assets to increase business office profitability.
• Sell / cross-sell and upsell the banks products.
• Market the brand.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the business manager.

Requirements

• We are looking to hire candidates who have knowledge of banking operations and excellent marketing and selling skills with a minimum of 5 years’ Relationship Manager experience in all our branches across in Nigeria.

Skills Required:

• Ability to evaluate needs of customers, and determine what products or services would best serve those needs.
• Excellent communication skills - oral and written.
• Must be strong, tenacious and persuasive.
• Strong selling / marketing skills.
• Must be self-driven, and have a passion for marketing.
• Good relationship management skills.
• Confident and possess excellent networking skills.

Knowledge Required:

• Good knowledge of the products and services of the bank.
• Basic knowledge of finance, accounting and economics.
• Business development and acquisition.
• Banking operations, policies, and procedures.
• Excellent knowledge of selling / marketing.
• Knowledge of current business trends and CBN regulatory laws.

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Job Profile

• We are looking for Relationship Managers who have strong marketing and negotiation skills to manage our Asian clients in Corporate, Commercial, SME as well as Personal Banking.
• The ideal candidates must have at least 3 years’ experience in corporate banking or client relationship and must be fluent in either Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese and English.

Job Objective(s)

• Delivering Liability and Asset growth targets per portfolio.
• Grow the customer base to increase fees and commissions.
• Contribution to the business growth targets through increased customer transaction-activity and deepening of customer share of wallet.
• Direct responsibility for building your portfolio through disciplined calling, and strategic positioning of the bank to the customers in this segment through increased product set, appropriate pricing structures and deploying the right solutions in line with customer requirements.
• Profit maximization through new business opportunities from new and existing clients through various marketing and networking initiatives.
• Develop both professional and personal relationships to solidify relationships with existing clients and prospects.
• Working closely with internal partners to be the best for the customer. The role is closely aligned to Operations, Risk and Compliance. There are many interactions with these groups and this role requires the individual to play a leading role in this overall management function.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prospecting for new corporate and high net worth clients and meeting set targets.
• Support other Relationship Managers handling Asian clients (Chinese, Indian, Japanese) in Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, SME Banking as well as Personal Banking.
• Develop and implement business growth strategies for different clients/sectors for the bank.
• Actively manage existing clients including increasing wallet share.
• Participate in presentations to clients and marketing drives and other relationship management activities.
• Provide an interface between the bank, existing and prospective customers to maintain good customer relations to meet customer needs within the strategic objective of the bank.
• Prepare and submit credit proposals in conformity with credit policy guidelines and requirements in liaison with the Corporate Relationship Managers and to maintain a high standard of credit analysis.
• Ensure full understanding of client’s financial needs and all bank products and services.
• Regularly visit clients, make presentations and meetings with visit reports.
• High level negotiation to get new and additional business.
• Prepare various reports including customized client proposals according to client need.
• Coordinate with various departments like credit, treasury etc. for delivery of seamless service to client.
• Actively review and monitor competitor product offerings and monitor industry trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Marketing or other business-related field from a well-recognized institution.
• At least 3 years proven working experience in a corporate banking environment with exposure to credit analysis or client relationship environment with exposure to managing corporate clients.
• Fluency in either Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese and English.
• Other Professional courses will be an added advantage.

Key Knowledge Required:

• Good working knowledge of credit analysis.
• A sound understanding of cash – flow cycles pertaining to the industry being analysed.
• Good knowledge of cash management solutions and trade finance practices and procedures.
• A thorough knowledge of multi-level products available to business banking customers (features & benefits) and pricing structures.
• A good knowledge of competitor offerings and structures.
• A strong working knowledge of the terms and conditions of multiple legal entities (companies, close corporations, sole proprietorships, etc.).

Skills and Competencies Required:

• Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to work independently, consult and clarify where necessary and make informed and firm decisions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and develop relationships.
• Must be pro-active, a self-starter and can anticipate and advice on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Ability to work through teams, deliver high quality work within deadlines, and to meet team objectives.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and negotiation skills.
• Strong numerical skills and financial acumen to analyse, evaluate and identify trends in complex consolidated financial statements, balance sheets and ratios.
• Seasoned banker with proven networks among Local Corporate, regional corporates as well as global corporates.
• Passionate, highly self - motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player who is change oriented and customer focused.
• Demonstrate an ability to build and manage relationships and influence various stakeholders to deliver business.
• Networking skills with high level understanding of the financial sector needs for the different sectors of the economy.

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Locations: Abuja, Nsukka - Enugu; Port Harcourt - Rivers; Kano and Sokoto

Roles & Responsibilities

• Assist business offices with compliance and regulatory issues, and provide counseling when required.
• Improve control and awareness culture in the business offices.
• Ensure that the ambience of the business office is maintained and kept customer friendly at all times.
• Monitor and ensure that open items in the GL accounts are current and reflect the true nature of the products recorded in them.
• Ensure integrity of transactions in Business offices, and report deviations/anomalies immediately.
• Identify control lapses/policy breaches through control activities for process improvement/policy amendments.
• Escalate cases of fraud, customer complaints, and staff disciplinary issues to the Area control manager, or responsible department.

Key Success Indicators

• Control-adequacy rating from Internal Audit.
• Number of cases recorded involving regulatory infractions.
• Number of recurring infractions
• Accuracy of Reporting
• Frequency of errors in reports

Qualfiications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in any related course.
• ACA / ACCA is compulsory. 

Candidates Profile:

• We are looking for a candidate who has at least 2 years experience in banking operations or in any control related role  to assist our business offices with compliance and regulatory issues.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in banking operations, or in a Control related role.