Mary Wachira

Self-directed and ambitious commercial banking professional seeking a new role in the same industry. I have extensive knowledge of banking practices and procedures. I am fully dedicated to provide account holders and clients with a memorable and pleasant experience. In addition, I am capable of supervising and managing others.

Higlights:

1. Broad knowledge of commercial banking procedures

2. Strong understanding of trade products

3. Excellent customer service skills

4. Experience in the control function of the Treasury middle office function 

5. Thorough understanding of forex, money market and bonds products 

6. Extensive experience in handling SWIFT 

7. Account balancing and reconciliation experience

8. Knowledge of credit analysis and administration

9. Knowledge of correspondent banking relations

Lead Partner- Brace & Bracket International Ltd

June 2018 to April 2022

Duties:

• Accountable for selling, promoting and delivering portfolio of medical products.
• Responsible for the management, promotion, marketing and selling of medical devices in specialty markets of persons with disability (PWD’s) and hemodialysis patient care.
• Involved in the entire sales cycle process by sourcing opportunities countrywide.
• Deliver compelling medical presentations in the market place and promote innovative product portfolio. 
• Collaborate with other partners to identify potential growth opportunities in the region.
• Effectively allocating products for sampling and evaluations at the Pharmacies and Poisons Board (PPB) to ensure compliance.
• Providing administrative support to support staff to ensure the efficiency of sales operations.
• Oversee preparation and maintenance of all financial records.
• Supervise preparation of all monthly and annual financial reports in a timely fashion.
• Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.

Team Leader- Treasury Back Office Bank of Africa Kenya Ltd

January 2009 to October 2015

Duties:

• Supervise Treasury back office operations – ensure efficiency and optimize business levels at all times;
• Supervise and train existing and new staff within Treasury back office;
• Supervise and ensure strict adherence to regulatory requirements (Forex documentation – governed under prudential and forex guidelines);
• Supervise, consult and liaise with correspondent banks – on various level of processes – inter-bank deals – foreign / local, money market borrowing/lending;
• Supervise and offer technical guidance to respective Sub-Units on Treasury range of products e.g. T-bills, T-bonds, Corporate bonds- to up skills;
• Supervision & verification of front office deals – quality and independent check and certification;
• Supervise daily and monthly computation of forex profits and forex positions;
• Oversee booking and settlement of forex and money market trades;
• Oversee processing and settlement of T-bills, T-Bonds and Corporate Bonds (Banks and Customers);
• Oversee confirmation of forex and money market trades with counter-parties and follow-up of unsettled deals;
• Oversee exchange rate reasonability verification;
• Oversee reconciliation of nostro accounts;
• Oversee follow up and reporting of outstanding items in the nostro accounts;
• Oversee linkage between Treasury front office and branches;
• Ensure accurate maintenance of holdings of T-bills, T-bonds and Repo’s accounts and related reconciliations;
• Oversee statutory reporting related to forex and government securities;
• Supervise and ensure all internal and external customer queries related to forex are attended to promptly and adequately;
• Supervise and ensure strict adherence and compliance to Service level agreements with various units and customer promises.

Operations Assistant- Treasury Back Office Bank of Africa Kenya Ltd

May 2007 to December 2008

Duties:

• Processing all deal tickets relating to forex & money market trades by way of verification into the banking application;
• Processing of inward and outgoing RTGS messages;
• Ensure prompt transmission of related swift messages and confirmations;
• Maintenance and administration of Static data (SSI’s);
• Operational system updates i.e. daily closing exchange rates;
• Processing of bonds trading transactions and maintenance of appropriate records of holdings including related reconciliations;
• Treasury bills tenders and settlements therein and related reconciliation of holdings in CDS account;
• Production of dealing statistics for use by management;
• Generation of forex profitability reports per branch;
• Generation and submission of statutory reports (daily, weekly) relating to forex trading;
• Reconciliation of inter-branch dealing/ trading accounts;
• Review and timely follow-up of ageing items in nostro accounts relating to the unit;
• Management of nostro balances (inter-account transfers).

Treasury Back Office and Trade Finance Assistant- Consolidated Bank of Kenya 

November 2005 to May 2007

Duties:

• Processing of inward and outward RTGS and foreign swift payments;
• Treasury Bills tenders and settlements therein and related reconciliation of holdings in CDS account;
• Generation and submission of statutory reports (daily, weekly and monthly) relating to forex trading;
• Money systems account transaction payments;
• Processing of International Trade transactions (Import & Export     Letters of Credit);
• Processing of documentary collections;
• Operational system updates i.e. daily closing exchange rates.

Accounts/ Administration Assistant- Charterhouse Bank

March 2005 to November 2005

Duties:

• Preparation of fixed assets schedule;
• Settlement of pending invoices to customers;
• Preparation and dispatch of local purchase orders;
• Updating inventory reports;
• Preparation of provisions & prepayment at end month
• Monthly reconciliation of accounts;
• Balance of sundry creditors & weekly reporting;
• Preparation and analysis of the budget;
• Preparation of statutory Reports PR5, BSM (PR8A & B), Liquidity Report,   Maturity Analysis, Daily Compliance List and Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) Report.

Customer Care Service Assistant- Charterhouse Bank

October 2004 to February 2005

Duties:

• Account Opening (Current, Savings and Fixed Deposit Accounts);
• Booking and rolling over Fixed Deposits upon maturity;
• Preparation of bankers cheques;
• Responding to customer queries relating to account balances;
• Marketing and selling bank’s products and services to existing and new customers.

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

August 2000 to April 2004

Bachelor of Commerce-Finance Option

 Degree Awarded- (Second Upper Class Division) 

Makini College

1999

Diploma in Banking

Transcript Awarded

St. Mary’s Girls High School- Igoji

1998

Kenya Certificate in Secondary Education (KCSE) B Minus– 

O Levels