Simon Mwangi
Nairobi,Nairobi
Summary
Aspiring Operations Director seeks opportunity to build upon leadership and business development abilities in senior management role. Solution-focused creative thinker with strong industry knowledge and experience, leading teams to operational excellence.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Officer
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Limited
Nairobi , Kenya
2016.01 - Current
- Updated and published standard operating procedures (SOPs) using stakeholder, customer and employee input and feedback resulting in clearer and more useful instruction for users.
- Enhanced operational performance in close collaboration with my IT team through automation of payment systems.
- Motivated and trained new employees.
- Prompt and accurate settlement of all forex deals
- Submission of statutory as well as internal management returns promptly and accurately
- Prepare cash flow projections, for treasury dealers
- Participate in new products, system updates and projects
- Monitoring correspondent bank transfers, volumes and balances.
- Reconciliation of government securities (T-bills & T-bonds)
- Confirmation and settlement of securities, fixed income trades, money market deals and funding of various Nostro accounts.
- Affirmation, confirmation and settlement of interbank deals
Front Office Dealer
Diamond Trust Bank
Nairobi
2015.01 - 2015.12
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Hedging of exchange dealings in the interbank market;
- Conduct proprietary trading operations within the Board limits;
- Monitoring of CRR by investing/borrowing surplus/deficit funds in the market;
Operations Officer
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya
Nairobi
2013.06 - 2014.12
- Processing fixed deposits instructions; was responsible of ensuring transparency and accuracy on all transactions processed.
- Execution of customer instructions in time and ensuring that funds are transferred with the right value date if need be.
- Accurate recording sequence wise of outward transfers/rtgs received from branches indicating charges applicable for each transfer.
- Execution of customers instructions for outward transfers/rtgs in SWIFT with no margin of error
- Working closely with related departments such as Compliance on ensuring all FD bookings are within the board limit.
Education
Certificate - Trade Finance
International Finance Corporation
Online2016
Bachelor of Science - Actuarial Science
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Tech
Nairobi11.2013
High School Certificate - High Schol
Baricho High School
Kerugoya11.2008
Skills
- Logistics expertise
- Employee Performance
- Process Optimization
- Relationship building and management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Compliance documentation
- Project administration
- Outgoing personality
- Problem solving
- Employee training
Languages
English
Fluent
Timeline
Operations Officer
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Limited
2016.01 - Current
Front Office Dealer
Diamond Trust Bank
2015.01 - 2015.12
Operations Officer
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya
2013.06 - 2014.12
Certificate - Trade Finance
International Finance Corporation
Bachelor of Science - Actuarial Science
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Tech
High School Certificate - High Schol
Baricho High School
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