Reporting to the Group Treasurer, the Head Capital Management is a strategic Group role responsible for Group-wide capital management and Treasury Execution Services (TES). This shall include, amongst others, capital forecasting, capital risk analytics, capital policy, capital governance and controls, capital management and dividend policy for the Group. The role is accountable for the overall design, rollout and governance of Group-wide capital management and organization of treasury functions ensuring effective compliance with regulatory requirements and Group Policy on Capital requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to Group Capital Management policies and risk framework across the bank subsidiaries.
- Develop and implement capital plans and modelling templates for assessing capital ratios and requirements to deliver target risk weighted assets (RWA) growth for all KCB Group subsidiaries.
- Ensure adherence to the regulatory and internal capital requirements across the Group and set clear escalation guidelines for breaches.
- Manage the Group’s capital stress testing processes, working together with the Group Risk function to design scenarios, including macro-economic variables and paths, critical to understanding the Group’s capital exposures, risks and mitigations.
- Responsible for all Group capital applications (including SBL dispensations and guarantee applications) ensuring quality of applications and deliver board expectations by challenging and reviewing returns.
- Optimize funding strategies and funding plans to support market share growth, returns and cost reductions, engaging with in-country and Group TES function on wholesale funding market capacity and opportunities.
- Working with the Group Treasurer on the issuance of short-term and long-term funding instruments (where appropriate) - Secured funding (securitization); Unsecured funding (senior and subordinated capital)
- Provide guidelines on the appropriate design and structure of the benchmark investment portfolio for each subsidiary.
- Chair investment committees in subsidiary treasuries to optimize the sovereign investment strategies to enhance contribution to Group RoRC.
- Review Capital plans from bank subsidiaries monthly, clearly capturing the forecast regulatory capital demand and supply across business units over the 3-year planning horizon; Check and challenge to ensure the capital position on the capital plan over the planning cycles meets the board and regulatory approved targets.
- Determine capital buffers and perform Cost of Equity calculations in line with KCB Treasury principles and methodology.
- Oversight Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) optimization initiatives across Subsidiaries, challenging data inputs and engagement with in-country treasury teams to guide modelling capability.
- Work with in-country treasury teams in setting risk adjusted return hurdles and ensure that the hurdle rates are met by evaluating pricing tools and assumptions.
- Lead the BAU Basel regulatory change initiatives. This extends beyond RWA reporting to the consideration of moving from Standardized to advanced (engaging with the credit modelling teams as appropriate)
- Support the subsidiary Treasurers with Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Plan (ICAAP) submissions to regulators; Coordinate the drafting and governance of Group ICAAP submission.
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
- A University Degree in Actuarial Science, Accounting, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, or any other relevant field
- ACI Dealing Certificate
- At least 6 years’ experience in Treasury Execution Management.
- At Least 5 years’ experience in Funds Transfer Price Modelling, Investment portfolio management, and Stakeholder Management.
- At Least 4 years’ experience in Capital Management and Senior Management Reporting.
- At Least 3 years’ experience in Banking/ Finance, Risk Management and People Management.
The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.
To be considered your application must be received by Friday 5th July 2024
Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
