Fresher Verification Officer Job Opportunities – KCB Bank Uganda

Job Title:  Verification Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: KCB Bank Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Credit Manager

About US:

KCB Bank Uganda which is part of KCB Group, East Africa’s largest commercial bank that was established in 1896. Over the years, the Bank has grown and spread its wings into Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi completing the East African circuit in the year 2012. Today, the Group has the largest branch network in the region with over 238 branches, 950 ATMs and 8,000 agents offering banking services on a 24/7 basis in East Africa. KCB Bank Uganda was established in the year 2007 and has grown to become one of Uganda’s top ten commercial banks.

Job Summary:  The primary objective of the role will be to verify and authenticate the relevant documents and information collated from clients that is submitted within the credit files. This will enhance the reliability of the information used during the credit appraisal process and thus minimize fraudulent transactions that may cause financial loss to the bank.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To verify the authenticity of the following documents as well as the information contained therein by calling back the relevant signatories as well as partnership with Risk, Legal & Compliance (Fraud) department; Financial statements (Audited and Management accounts), Customer contracts, Local Purchase orders, Invoices, Certificates, Employer Letters of Undertaking, Bank statements from other financial institutions, The basic KYC documentation presented, if not already verified at other levels.
• Conduct business visits to client premises to verify details presented on the client’s business.
• Adherence to set workflows and work queues to ensure that agreed Service levels are met.
• Proactively identify trends that may affect the quality of submitted documents and ensure corrective action and escalation to team leader is applied appropriately.
• Actively perform fraud checks to limit the risk of fraudulent or inaccurate application processing.
• Identify discrepancies in application documents and inform the sanction point of the same.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree
• professional qualification will be added advantage.
• Analytical Skills
• Attention to details.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 1^st May 2023