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

• Broad knowledge of commercial banking procedures
• Strong understanding of trade products
• Excellent customer service skills
• Experience in the control function of the Treasury middle office function
• Thorough understanding of forex, money market and bonds products
• Extensive experience in handling SWIFT
• Account balancing and reconciliation experience
• Knowledge of credit analysis and administration
• 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