Bank Of Africa is hiring a Trader – FX & ALM/FI to execute transactions and strategies in the foreign exchange, money markets, asset liability management and fixed income trading with banks and other counterparties

Key Responsibilities

  1. Develop insights into the local, regional and global financial markets for informed trading and advisory to the bank on financial markets and economic developments
  2. Price foreign exchange, money markets and fixed income transactions with banks and other counterparties optimally, efficiently and profitably
  3. Build and maintain strong counterparty relationships to drive transaction volumes and be a go-to desk for financial markets transactions
  4. Undertake trading strategy innovation and product development
  5. Share insights and guidance to the Treasury sales team on market dynamics, pricing, strategy and market opportunities
  6. Ensure efficient and robust end-to-end execution of foreign exchange, money markets and fixed income trading activities, working in partnership with Operations and Risk to ensure seamless processing
  7. Review funding and placement requirements for optimal utilization of bank funds, while undertaking effective nostro management
  8. Keep abreast of the securities market developments, including key trends in primary auctions and secondary market trading
  9. Ensure compliance to all regulatory and internal trading, treasury, and balance sheet management ratios and limits
  10. Work with the Head of Treasury to prepare the monthly Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO) reports, and undertake a continuous and dynamic balance sheet management approach
  11. Engage institutional and individual investors for business development in fixed income, money markets, and foreign exchange transactions

Qualifications

  1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a finance-related field. ACI Dealing Certificate required.  A post-graduate qualification in a finance-related field will be an advantage.
  2. Experience: A minimum of 1 year Treasury experience
  3. Technical Skills: Understanding of treasury and financial markets environment and products; knowledge of the financial industry and the economic environment.

Soft Skills: Strategic thinker with problem-solving and decision-making capabilities; good communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills; ability to interact with other and execute in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Application deadline: 20 October, 2025

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