Liquidity Manager Dfcu Bank

REPORTING TO: Head of Treasury

JOB PURPOSE: Reporting to the Head of Treasury, the role holder will be responsible for managing the liquidity position of the Bank, optimising and executing the funding and liquidity management of the Bank.

LOCATION: Kampala

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Monitor and manage the bank’s Cash Reserve Requirement ensuring that the bank maintains optimum liquidity and no regulatory breaches while driving the best return from this liquidity.
• Engage all business stakeholders to ensure that their activities are aligned to support the optimal liquidity structure and identify any potential risks from their activities.
• Perform pipeline analysis including composition and yields as well as impact on mismatches for proper liquidity planning.
• Identify and monitor liquidity risk parameters to facilitate operational planning as well as engage stakeholders in addressing potential breaches of limits and guidelines.
• Prepare daily management reports showing key movements with impact on liquidity.
• Identify the best investment profile that will drive the highest return from the available liquidity and engage all stakeholders to get buy in and ensure that this is executed.
• Provide prompt reporting and escalation to breaches of limits and guidelines both internal and regulatory.
• Regular engagement with the business stakeholders to ensure that behavioural liquidity assumptions are re-calibrated at least on an annual basis.
• Build robust liquidity forecasting models and scenario analysis tools to identify any potential future liquidity risks.
• Prepare policies and risk frameworks that will guide the bank achieving optimal liquidity structures.
• Regular engagement with the business stakeholders to ensure that all assumptions on liquidity stress testing and contingency funding plans are updated.
• Review and engage the business on their budget inputs to identify and address any liquidity risks during the planning cycle and support the finance team in ensuring that these are embedded in the budgeting and forecasting processes.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• University graduate in Business or Financial related degree with a highly numerate bias.
• ACCA qualification is an added advantage.
• At least five years experience in Finance / Risk / Treasury in a busy Commercial environment.
• In-depth knowledge of liquidity management.
• Knowledge of Financial markets and economic fundamentals.
• Appreciation of financial analysis and risk issues.
• Computer literacy and working knowledge of software packages such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access.
• Good communication and presentation skills to senior-level audiences.
• General knowledge of the Banking environment.
• Excellent report writing, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong numeracy skills, attention to detail and personal effectiveness.
• Personal initiative.