Wholesale Banking Analyst

Bank ABC is reinforcing its Wholesale Banking department with the recruitment of a Wholesale Banking Analyst . 

The Wholesale Banking Analyst function is a key enabler in the Wholesale Banking delivery chain acting as a middle office that supports and controls the extension and maintenance of credit. 

They are responsible for providing high quality and efficient administrative and functional support to coverage groups, Credit, Risk and Operational areas and supports and monitors the lending activities.

In short, WBA is envisaged to play the role of originator and catalyst, between the Front Office (Business Units) and Back Office (Operations). 

1- Principal Responsibilities & Accountabilities: 

• Deliver a strong and efficient Wholesale Banking Middle Office discipline in the bank to cater to all its lending activities.
• Ensure an efficient and up-to-date risk-based approach for KYC AML certifications of WB relationships.
• Enable a smooth and sound client on-boarding and account opening process to the best relationship initiation experience.
• Serve as a referral point to the front and back offices for arbitrating on issues/matters stemming from the bank’s lending activities.
• Introduce best practices and robust controls that increase both awareness and accountability within the coverage teams for managing risks in the department's operations thus minimizing the impact / number of gaps identified in the business.
• Endeavour to identify opportunities to bring about efficiencies through automation of tasks undertaken by the department and/or enhancements to the bank’s IT systems.