Officer, Trops & Loans at Ecobank Nigeria

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company, was established as a bank holding company in 1985 under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Officer, Trops & Loans

Job Identification: 265
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Key Responsibilities
Financials:

• Ensure all budgeted items are not exceeded.

Process:

• Process daily Loans/Deposits transactions after checking and confirming the details in line with the checklist
• Call over previous day’s transactions. Take cognizance of the MIS, settlement account number, and other relevant details
• Ensure the call over and error log register is properly updated and signed.
• File acknowledge copies of BACP letters, and notes 
• Time stamp processed tickets after call over, file according to references. Make copies of Assets tickets and file
• Forward original tickets (Assets and Liabilities) to the Unit RICO. Ensure the Unit Rico acknowledge receipts by appending the RICO register.
• Prepare Weekly/Monthly proof and forward to supervisor(s)
• Ensure accuracy of accounting entries
• Complete the pending Ticket Log (if any) and submit to supervisor
• Ensure tickets with issues are returned immediately to FI /Treasury. On no condition should tickets with issues be left till the next day
•  Prepare and update the Volume statistics daily, sent to the designated officer on Monday before 9.am
• Complete the FI/Treasury/CAD Exception report and submit daily to supervisor.
• Processing of Loan transactions
• Ensure proper accounting entries are posted i.e booking and journal entries where applicable
• Follow up on tickets with unresolved issues
• Daily proof of accounts and submission to unit head /deputy 
• Ensure that Pre-Liquidation instructions received are promptly processed 
• Preparation and debiting of Periodic fees taken monthly on loans to client's accounts via Upload Monitor Daily call back
• Daily call over of processed transactions and ensure discovered errors are recorded and corrected appropriately
• Ensures call back register is updated daily and exceptions / wrong postings are duly registered
• Submission of daily tickets to designated ACG staff in the unit
• Ensure no unauthorised transaction is left on exception before EOD
• Assist with general process improvements and process initiatives on the desk 
• Subject Matter Expert on the Loans & BACP desk (Liaise with Treasury /FIS/ Credit Factory / CAD/Corporate Bank  on new products ) 
• Facilitate general process improvements and process initiatives on the desk 
• Unit Secretariat 

Experience & Qualifications

• A Good University Degree with a minimum of 2.2 or HND (With PGD or Masters) with a minimum of 2.1 in any discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years working experience in Branch & Head Office operations of a commercial Bank and/or Audit Firm, Treasury operations and Loan experience, some of which must have been spent performing a similar role in a leading commercial bank. Exceptional candidates with a solid track record but fewer years of experience will also be considered
• Possession of an advanced degree or professional certificate will be considered an advantage

Skills, Capabilities & Personal Attributes:

• Sound core credit skills
• Exposure to process re-engineering
• Interpersonal skill
• Leadership / Supervisory
• Analytical/problem solving skill
• Computer appreciation (word- processing/Spreadsheet/PowerPoint)
• Excellent customer service orientation
• Database Management
• Strong knowledge of banking operations, audit, products & customer segmentation
• Strong accounting knowledge.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2023 (03:40 PM).