Specialist: Treasury Middle Office at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement
To be responsible for timely identification of potential risk, development of cost-effective controls, implementation and ongoing recommendations for Treasury risk and to align the Treasury risk management function to international best practice.

Experience
Minimum:

• At least 5 years’ Treasury Middle Office experience
• Exposure to liaising at a senior management level

Ideal:

• 5+ Years Treasury Middle Office Risk Management experience (with experience obtained from preferably one of the large traditional banks in South Africa).
• 5+ Years management experience with exposure to liaising at a senior management level
• Leadership experience 

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Honours Degree in Accounting - Financial Accounting or Risk and Compliance

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Financial Risk Manager (FRM)

Knowledge
Minimum:

• Good understanding and knowledge of accounting principles, current Basel principles and current regulations to the Banks Act.
• SARB (Prudential Authority) Requirements (Supervision and Regulation)
• Assets and Liquidity management
• Enabling Technologies, tools and models required in this field
• IFRS Accounting
• Financial Systems & procedures
• Analytical and financial modelling methods and practices

Ideal:

• The Basel III Standardised Approach, including knowledge of future developments of Basel rules and guidance 
• Banks Act Regulation 43 reporting requirements including Capital Adequacy Ratio, Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Net Stable Funding Ratio requirements
• Basel III rules relating to risk weighting of exposures applicable to banks operating under both the secured and unsecured loan industry
• Banks Act requirements
• Operating with Intermediaries and managing third party risk

Skills

• Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
• Problem solving skills
• Communications Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Project Management Skills (Methodolgy Specific)
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Skills

Competencies

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Adhering to Principles and Values
• Relating and Networking
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Writing and Reporting
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analysing
• Learning and Researching
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record
• A valid driver's license and own vehicle is required