Head of Treasury System

Bank Dhofar
Muscat, Oman

Ref: HP787-61
Bank Dhofar

The Role


The Role


1. All Treasury activities ( as supported by various Deal-types) currently engaged by the Bank are defined to Bank’s Treasury System efficiently, tested and deployed as per the accounting mechanism vetted by Bank’s Finance Division.
2. Ensure any new treasury business decided to be dealt by the Bank from time to time and supported by the Bank’s Treasury System is defined, thoroughly tested, and deployed in the Treasury System along with its interfaces to the Core System as per the accounting mechanism vetted by Bank’s Finance Division and in keeping with the Bank’s stated Policies & Procedures in force from time to time.
3. Analysis and resolution of functional issues / incidents related to Bank’s Treasury System, its interfaces to the Core, Bank’s Reconciliation and logging with the Vendor where product fix is required, assigning appropriate severity and tracking to ensure timely resolution of the same as per the SLA.
4. Identification and segregation of product issues and customization issues and ensuring logging and tracking of the issue with Vendor and the IT team.
5. Ensure testing of resolutions provided by the Vendor and the IT team is tested in Test Environment as per the Testing Plan in co-ordination with the Business Teams.
6. Preparation and execution of Test Plans and Test Scripts for functional coverage required to ensure that resolution provided is working and the impact of fixes are addressed adequately.
7. Ensure periodic upgrades for the Treasury System as received from the Vendor via patch upgrades are thoroughly tested as per the Release Notes and the same deployed in coordination with IT.
8. Preparation of customization requirements specifications emanating from the Business and testing of the same upon delivery by IT or Vendor.
9. Organize prompt in-house trouble-shooting of issues arising in Treasury-Reuter Deal Capture, Treasury- SWIFT Interfaces, Treasury & Nostro Reconciliation System(NRS).
10. Ensure Treasury Dealing and Back-Office staff resources are adequately trained to handle day to day activities/operations emanating from the Front Office and its processing in the Back-Office.
11. Participate and contribute to projects/business areas having treasury involvement such as those related to Interest Rate and Exchange Rate, etc.
12. Provide inputs participate in meeting and represent Treasury area and other forums in the Bank on various Treasury related aspects as needed from time to time.

Requirements


Requirements


• Must be a Master Degree holder.
• Should have at least 12 years of experience in Bank’s Treasury Area running on a Treasury System with Front, Mid and Back-Office modules
• Must possess sound knowledge various Products offered out Treasury (Basic and Derivative ), and transactions in Cross Currencies on Branch operations relating to Forex and Money Market, process of Mark-to-market Revaluations on Spot & Forward FX Deals, Fund Transfer and International settlement procedures, Interest and Foreign Risks and their exposure management using Exposure Management Modules. etc

About the Company


About the Company


Established on January 1 1990, Bank Dhofar is an Omani commercial bank wholly owned and managed by Omanis. With successive years of constantly setting new standards in banking, BD has attained an impressively expanding network of 50 operational branches and 89 ATMs.

Through an international network linked by advanced technology, BD provides a comprehensive range of financial services that encompass personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; and other activities.

Its Board of Directors & Management Team consists of eminent professionals like accountants, management experts, economists, businesspersons, etc. The Bank has strengths in both retail and corporate banking and is committed to adopting the best industry practices internationally in order to achieve excellence.
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