Ongoing Recruitment at DexNova Consulting Limited

DexNova Consulting Limited is a Professional Services firm operating in the knowledge industry and dedicated to building excellent delivery capability in organisations across Africa through Professional Training and Certifications. We are Certified Education Provider.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Sales

Location: Lagos
Department: Sales
Reporting Relationship: Managing Director

Job Objective

• Developing and executing strategic plans to achieve sales target and expand the Bank’s customer base. 

Job Roles and Responsibilities 

• Drive achievements of bank risk asset & liability targets. 
• Achieve the minimum PAR as set by the Board  
• Monitor competition (acquisitions, price changes, new products, and features) 
• Initiate customer retention strategies and behaviours to determine customer personas for new markets. 
• Prepare, report & implement the sales and marketing strategies for Board approvals. 
• Preparing and managing monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets for the Marketing department 
• Setting, monitoring, and reporting on team goals 
• Coordinate sales and marketing activities to boost brand awareness 
• Team performance monitoring & management 
• Management representative and liaison 
• Ensuring compliance with the bank’s policies and procedures.

Educational and Professional Requirements

• A good First Degree from a reputable university (Preferably in Marketing, Banking and Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field). 
• Minimum of 7 years work experience in a Commercial bank and or Microfinance bank sales or marketing leadership and supervisory role. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Good team player with coaching and mentoring skills 

Job Title: Direct Sales Agent (Team lead)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Head of Sales 

Job Objectives

• Coordinating the activities of direct sales agents and providing support that ensures that the monthly sales target is achieved.
• A key focus is on daily cash.   
• Collections for savings and loans.  

Job Roles and Responsibilities 

• Organize and coordinate the activities of team members. 
• Research potential leads from business directories, web search or digital resources 
• Receive and report on all sales leads. 
• Understands customers’ needs and offer solution and support. 
• Work with the sales team on closing sales. 
• Track weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance sales metrics. 
• Ensure to meet all sales quotas and goals. 
• Assist sales team members to meet and exceed goals. 

Educational and Professional Requirements

• BSc / HND from a reputable university 
• At least 3 years of work experience as a sales supervisor in the Microfinance sector 
• Demonstrated and proven sales result   
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Persuasive and goal-oriented 
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently. 
• In-depth understanding of the Banking sector 

Job Title: Information Technology Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Risk, Compliance and Control 
Reporting Line: Risk, Compliance, and Control Manager

Job Objective

• Managing information technology and computer systems.

Job Roles and Responsibilities 

• Handles the provision of computers and ensuring proper usage. 
• Maintain a register of all IT infrastructure in the Bank. 
• Ensuring good network systems across department for process efficiency. 
• Handle storage, backup, and protection of information. 
• Provide and manage internet service for the office. 
• Handle systems updates and hardware repairs as may be required. 
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as may be required by the Risk compliance and control manager. 

Educational and Professional Requirements

• B.Sc / HND in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or any related field.
• At least 1 year of work experience in a reputable firm 
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in all key Microsoft office programmes 
• Knowledge of computer hardware functioning.

Job Title: Sales Supervisor

Location: Lagos
Department: Sales
Reporting Line: Head of sales

Job Objectives

• Coordinating the activities of the loan officers and providing support that ensures that the monthly sales target is achieved.

Job Roles and Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate the activities of team members.
• Research potential leads from business directories, web search or digital resources
• Receive and report on all sales leads.
• Understands customers’ needs and offer a solution and support.
• Work with the sales team on closing sales.
• Track weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance sales metrics.
• Ensure to meet all sales quotas and goals.
• Assist sales team members to meet and exceed goals.

Educational and Professional Requirements

• B.Sc. from a reputable university
• At least 3 years of work experience as a sales supervisor in the Microfinance sector
• Demonstrated and proven sales result
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Persuasive and goal-oriented
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently.
• In-depth understanding of the Banking sector

Job Title: Finance Attorney

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department / Unit: Risk Compliance and Control 
Supervisor: Risk, Compliance, and Control Manager
Indirect Reports: Director

Job Summary

• Supporting the Bank in all legal related matters. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Review and signoff on all loan agreement & documents 
• Continuous review of all company documents and policies. 
• Engagement with external lawyers on customer-related matters etc 
• Coordinate all court cases with the external lawyers 
• Interpretation and laws, regulations guiding the bank. 
• Customer and client communication on loan default etc 
• Review of all counterparty agreements etc. 
• Conduct research and analysis of legal problems. 
• Prepare and file legal documents, such as lawsuits, appeals, contract, and deeds. 
• Advise the board on legal issues relating to the bank. 

Educational and Professional Requirements 

• L.LB  and B.L in Law 
• Proven background of co-operate & finance law 
• Proven comparable law firm experience 
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills 
• Administrative and managerial skills 
• Analytical ability and strong attention to details 
• Current license to practice law 
• Experience in corporate policy documentation.

Job Title: Business Development Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Sales
Reporting Line: Sales Supervisor

Job Objective

• Ensures driving of sales of the Bank’s loan product.

Job Roles and Responsibilities

• Field sales of savings and loan products to potential customers
• Representing the bank at events
• Daily Reporting on sales lead
• Track and maintain credit and loan information
• Customer loan repayment follow-up.

Educational and Professional Requirements

• B.Sc from a reputable institution.
• Marketing experience in the Microfinance space.
• Preferably located on the Island.

Job Title: Internal Control Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Departmet: Risk, Compliance and Control
Reporting Line: Risk, Compliance, and control Manager  

Job Objectives

• The functions include monitoring and measuring operational efficiency of the organization by detecting and eliminating fraud and ensuring compliance with the bank’s regulations, policies, and procedures. 

Job Roles and Responsibilities 

• Daily update and auditing of the Ajo collection officers daily.  
• Carry out strategic and impromptu checks on ajo customers to verify documented information reported by ajo collection officers. 
• Carry out detailed investigations when discrepancy, cash suppression or fraud is noticed. 
• Internal control checks and records to safeguard company assets. 
• Make recommendations regarding facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and systems to improve operational efficiency. 
• Ensure compliance with the bank’s policy, procedure, and regulations. 
• Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices. 
• Develop and implement appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance with bank and industry policies. 
• Conduct audit testing of potential risk areas and identify reportable issues. 
• Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor controls. 

Educational and Professional Requirements

• A good degree from a reputable university preferably in Banking and Finance, Accounting, economics, or any other related field 
• A minimum of 2 years work experience as an internal control officer in the Banking sector 
• Attention to details 
• Analytical and investigation skills 
• Fraud and operational knowledge 
• Policy and regulatory interpretation and implementation   
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft office 

Job Title: Finance Supervisor

Location: Lagos
Department:  Risk Compliance and Control

Job Summary

• Collection and analysis of financial information for the Bank.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Plan, assess, monitor, and manage the efficient utilization of cash and financial resources in a manner consistent with the agreed procedures and objectives of the bank.
• Review and consolidate Bank Reconciliation and Fund Management analysis.
• Prepare and analyse Cash flow.
• Review and consolidate Multi-level GL and bank reconciliations.
• Ensure the maintenance of an adequate level of working capital.
• Review and consolidate weekly cash flow & liquidity report and provide advice to management on the variances.
• Carrying out reconciliation of Balance Sheet items such as cash, cash equivalents, investments, debt, for management and reporting purposes.
• Review other Treasury related monthly Schedules.
• Financial review of customer accounts, loan computation and other finance information.
• Processing and preparation of pension, payee and other regulatory and compliance monthly renditions.
• Analyse and present financial trends, competitor behaviour as they impact on the bank.
• Regulatory compliance: Work with legal counsel and other parties to ensure compliance to mitigate legal risk on regulatory matters
• Develop and monitor performance metrics for the investor relations function
• Creates presentations, press releases, and other communication materials for earnings releases, industry events, and presentations to analysts, brokers, and investors.
• Laison and communication with the regulatory bodies such as the CBN, NDIC, FIRS, LIRS for 100% compliance always  
• Assess and predict financial risks and returns.
• Ability to use financial modelling to predict outcomes.

Reporting Line   

• Supervisor:  Risk, compliance, and control manager
• Indirect reports: Director.

Job Title: Credit Analyst

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Credit 
Reporting Line: Head of credit 

Job Objectives

• Assess customer’s loan application to determine credit worthiness and daily computation of the Bank-wide PAR. 

Job Roles and Responsibilities 

• Daily computation of the bank's PAR. 
• Preparation of the loan officer PAR ratio against the next credit review meeting. 
• Compute and advise on the repayment amount due or loan paid off amount due upon request. 
• Reconcile credit files and identify variances and return to Loan processing officer for regularization. 
• Thorough analysis of loan appraisals. 
• Keep up to date with the bank's lending protocols and ensuring full compliance. 
• Analyse overdrawn account and make required recommendation. 
• Prepare and analyse the bank sectorial / industrial participation using models, graphs and ratios considering the regulatory requirements to advise and give direction to the bank. 
• Populate and compute the credit ratios as required by the regulatory bodies on daily basis to determine the bank compliance and adjustments required. 
• Execution of other task as assigned by the head of the department. 

Educational And Professional Requirements

• A B.Sc. in Business, Finance, Accounting, or any related field 
• At least 3 years of work experience as a credit analyst in the Microfinance sector 
• Excellent analytical and excel skills. 
• Must be able to performance in a high-pressured environment and meet up with set deadlines. 

Job Title: Risk, Compliance and Control Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Risk compliance and control
Reporting Line: Director

Job Summary

• Creation, review and implementation of the Bank’s policies and procedures.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Make all decisions on risk management issues that directly impact the strategic direction of the Bank.
• Develop, manage, monitor all policies and procedure of the Bank.
• Ensures that policies and strategies are in compliance with applicable regulatory requirement and Bank policies.
• Develops all risk management frameworks in line with Board approval and ensure compliance.
• Manage & supervise legal, operational, finance & other internal control functions within the Bank.  
• Coordinate all regulatory reporting correspondence(s), reporting and compliance requirement within and outside the Bank.
• Coordinate risk and compliance training across the Bank.
• Ensure day to day credit compliance, documentation, and filling of all Bank information in line with Bank and regulatory requirements.
• Attend to other matters as will be required by the management.

Educational and Professional Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Banking, or Finance or any related field
• A minimum of 7 years work experience in similar role
• Experience in the Microfinance sector will be of added value
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Must have a finance background
• Analytical skills and the ability to manage and prioritize work.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application to: hr@dexnovaconsulting.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Application Deadline 25th June, 2021.