Apply for First Bank of Nigeria Limited | Recruitment

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Relationship Manager – Corporate Banking (Infrastructure)

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Providing financial advisory and support services to clients to ensure that their corporate needs are fulfilled.
• Resuscitate dormant accounts.
• Coach team members to work cross-functionally to achieve team’s and group’s target.
• Assign target to the team members.
• Identify and establish new relationships, consistent with the bank`s commercial objectives, so that bank`s market share is maximized.
• Identify the credit worthiness/risk appetite of portfolio clients and introduce them to relevant bank products/services accordingly to maximize portfolio revenue.
• Review customer’s credit request proposed by the RM and make recommendation to CAP.
• Understand the competition & formulate counter strategy to safeguard bank position & win new businesses.
• Maintain high client satisfaction ratings through exceptional working relationships with clients with a view to increasing the Bank’s market share.
• Ensure high quality of credit portfolio is maintained at all times in compliance with the Bank’s credit policies, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Cross Selling of bank products and services to existing and prospective relationships to enhance business potentials and deepen market share.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in any discipline preferably Business-related.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant banking experience.

Key Competencies Requirements:
Knowledge:

• Banking environment
• Bank credit policies and procedures
• Regulatory requirements and policies
• Microsoft office
• Banking services/products
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Marketing/sales.

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Title: Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking – Energy

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Initiate the winning of new accounts and resuscitate dormant relationships.
• Market bank’s products to meet customer needs
• Negotiate & convince customers to buy the bank’s product/services
• Manage and deepen relationships with existing customers
• Remain abreast of the market, industry, competition and regulatory developments to contribute to the enhancement of the business
• Provide support in the origination and execution of IBG transactions
• Carry out due diligence on client transactions.
• Work closely with Credit and Product Partners
• Support transactional approval process (including business, legal and compliance, tax and accounting etc.)
• Provide support to Credit Risk Management to ensure credit reviews are completed in a timely manner
• Assist in Transaction Memos and provide relationship background and financial information support, as necessary.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree or its equivalent in any discipline preferably Business-related.
• Higher Degrees / Professional Certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience across various business segments.

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent business development experience and natural flair for sales & marketing
• Strong credit analysis/appraisal, loans administration and account management skills
• Ability to leverage products to increase market penetration, drive liability generation, increase profitability and market share
• Knowledge of financial modelling, quantitative and analytic skills; and familiarity with specialized industry issues.

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Title: Business Manager – CBD (Infrastructure)

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Providing financial advisory and support services to clients to ensure that their corporate needs are fulfilled.
• Resuscitate dormant accounts.
• Coach team members to work cross-functionally to achieve team’s and group’s target.
• Assign target to the team members.
• Identify and establish new relationships, consistent with the bank`s commercial objectives, so that bank`s market share is maximized.
• Identify the credit worthiness/risk appetite of portfolio clients and introduce them to relevant bank products/services accordingly to maximize portfolio revenue.
• Review customer’s credit request proposed by the RM and make recommendation to CAP.
• Understand the competition & formulate counter strategy to safeguard bank position & win new businesses.
• Maintain high client satisfaction ratings through exceptional working relationships with clients with a view to increasing the Bank’s market share.
• Ensure high quality of credit portfolio is maintained at all times in compliance with the Bank’s credit policies, standards and regulatory requirements.
• Cross Selling of bank products and services to existing and prospective relationships to enhance business potentials and deepen market share.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in any discipline preferably business-related.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant banking experience.

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Business Manager, Corporate Banking Energy 1

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Generate new revenue opportunities from existing & prospective customers
• Provide customers with solutions that leverage a full range of the Group’s products & services
• Partner with Operations, Credit Risk & other stakeholders to provide exceptional service to Corporate customers
• Collaborate with other marketing teams within his coverage area to maintain and win new mandates
• Profiling of customers, conversion of incomplete records and providing market insights for strategic initiatives
• Convincing and negotiating with customers to buy Corporate Banking’s Products & Services
• Champion the drive for deposit mobilization, LAD, FX and enhance profitability
• Manage and deepen relationships with both existing and prospective customers
• Effective credit analysis, credit account management and collections
• Ensure adequate staff training & development
• Provide overall guidance and direction in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
• Coordinate the activities of the team and ensure adherence to the hub’s target and drive.
• Ensure minimal customer (internal and external) complaints/issues and prompt resolution.
• Review key team activities and performance reports, taking appropriate actions to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Prepare presentations and other marketing materials
• Prepare periodic management report on activities of the team at MPR.
• As part of the Bank’s Information Security requirements, maintain the security of all Information entrusted to the staff and comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in any discipline with professional qualifications (ACA,ACCA, e.t.c)

Experience:

• Minimum of ten years relevant banking experience with at least five years in a supervisory role.

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Team Lead, Innovation System Manager (ISM)

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Bank’s internal idea management platform (Imagin8)
• Design and run periodic Innovation challenges as scheduled
• Review and evaluate submissions to Innovation challenges within approved timelines
• Engage Business stakeholders with pre-evaluated submission and identify submissions that will be accepted for implementation
• Conduct periodic reviews of ideas accepted for implementation in line with agreed timelines and present detailed report detailing status update for these ideas
• Proactively manage initiatives that are at risk of falling behind approved timelines and devise contingency plans to increase likelihood of being delivered on schedule
• Liaise with M&CC department to develop and manage the rollout of a yearly holistic communication/ engagement plan to drive awareness and engagement with all stakeholders
• Manage the implementation of the Bank’s Innovation Rewards and Recognition framework
• Identify idea submissions that qualify for rewards and work with FINCON to ensure disbursement of rewards are done timely
• Periodic update and communication of the Imagin8 leaderboard which showcases top ideators
• Liaise with First Academy to ensure Innovation training curriculum is updated yearly and effectively rolled out across the bank as approved
• Periodic review of the impact of Innovation training curriculum to ensure expected training outcomes are achieved
• Coordinate the scheduling of periodic Innovation committee meetings and ensure adequate preparations are made to guarantee successful meetings
• Ensure meeting minutes and action points are well captured and communicated promptly to all meeting participants
• Supervise the activities of innovation analysts or other project team members and enabler teams working on assigned projects.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by Head, Enterprise Innovation and Team Leads.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, with a minimum grade of 2.2
• Project Management certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum of two years working experience in Banking or Fintech ecosystems
• Experience with business analysis
• Experience with modeling techniques and methods
• Experience with supporting idea generation and management process
• Experience in the implementation of innovation initiatives, managing transformation, change management or other strategic projects will be a plus

Application Closing Date
25th June, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: GL Review Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Daily spooling of General Ledger (GL) balances of branches and head office departments.
• Review of the GL pull out of GL sub-heads.
• Preparation of Monthly Income and Expenses trends for input into the MANCO financial report.
• Liaising with branches on reasons for drop/increase in income/expenditures
• Liaising with branches and departments having abnormal balances in their suspense accounts to regularize.
• Collaborate with internal control department in ensuring that all suspense accounts in GL are cleared promptly by branches and departments responsible for their reconciliation.
• Daily Review of Trial Balance of the bank for trend analysis.
• Obtain and review proof of accounts from branches and head office departments.
• Provision of audit requirements for External and Internal Audits
• Preparation of weekly CBN Enhanced FCY report on Other Assets and Liabilities
• Provision of schedules and requirements for CBN examiners
• Ensuring amortization of the branches’ Lease/Rent prepayment. •
• Participate in special projects in the bank e.g. Oracle GL, Finacle etc.
• Assist in ensuring that the bank’s financial reports represent true and fair view of the Bank’s operation.
• Perform ad-hoc duties as may be required from time to time

Job Requirements

• Minimum Education: B.Tech, ACA
• Proficiency in the use Ms Word & Ms Excel.
• Experience: Minimum experience: 2 years.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CPA or its equivalent plus at least six years post Qualification years’ experience, with relevant / specific banking experience.
• Broad understanding of banking practice.
• Sound knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IFRS Accounting Policy.

Skill / Competencies:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• An eye for detail and accuracy with a strong analytical capability.
• High level of computer literacy is required.

Application Closing Date
28th June, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Tax Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Remittance of monthly withholding tax on contract for the Bank.
• Review of remittance of internally generated taxes (VAT, WHT & PAYE) by branches and head office departments in line with laid down procedures.
• Participate in review, computation, filling and remittance of company income tax returns.
• Ensure timely filling of Income Tax Self-Assessment for the Bank.
• Review of response to inquiries on tax matters by various tax authorities and staff.
• Participate in various states’ tax audit and FIRS audit.
• Conduct test for adequacy of taxes deducted on transactions.
• Ensure timely preparation of tax clearance certificate for both staff and the Bank.
• Exposure of the bank to penalty by FIRS for non-rendition or under remittance of taxes.
• Exposure of the bank to sanctions/penalty for late rendition or payment of incomes taxes.
• Non – compliance with tax returns may lead to image problem.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: B.Tech, ACA
• Proficiency in the use Ms Word & Ms Excel.

Experience:

• Minimum experience: 2 years.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CPA or its equivalent plus at least six years post Qualification years’ experience, with relevant / specific banking experience.
• Broad understanding of banking practice.
• Sound knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IFRS Accounting Policy.

Skill / Competencies:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• An eye for detail and accuracy with a strong analytical capability.
• High level of computer literacy is required.

Application Closing Date
28th June, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking

Job Identification: 1090
Locations: Lagos & Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Book quality assets and ensure effective portfolio monitoring for early detection of defaults.
• Work closely with the Business Manager in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
• Champion the drive for deposit mobilization and trade transaction
• Provide the best customer service available in the industry.
• Develop and maintain relationship with clients by providing professional and specialized financial solutions in all areas.
• Assist in Transaction Memos and provide relationship background and financial information support, as necessary.
• Provide support in the structuring of credits in line with business potentials.
• Manage and deepen relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Win new accounts and resuscitate dormant relationships.
• Market the bank’s products to meet customer needs.
• Initiate development of products required to meet customer needs.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree or its equivalent in any discipline preferably business-related.
• Higher Degrees and relevant Professional Certificate will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum experience – 3 years relevant banking (marketing and credit) experience

Knowledge:

• Good Knowledge of the business environment
• Credit/Risk Management
• Banking structure, policies, and procedures
• Customer Service
• Strategic Business Planning

Skill/Competencies:

• Negotiation skills
• Strong networking and relationship
• Management skills
• Reasoning and analytical skills
• Deal structuring skills
• Strong credit and marketing skills
• Excellent people management skills
• IT and Computer appreciation
• Communications skills (written and oral)
• Portfolio Management
• Credit Assessment and Structuring
• Marketing/ Sales
• Business/ Product Development
• Customer Relationship Management
• Budget Planning & Control
• Financial Analysis Business
• Operational Strategy

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted.

Job Title: Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking (South East)

Job Identification: 1091
Locations: Nnewi, Anambra and Umuahia, Abia
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities

• Book quality assets and ensure effective portfolio monitoring for early detection of defaults.
• Work closely with the Business Manager in the execution of the team’s functions and activities.
• Champion the drive for deposit mobilization and trade transaction
• Provide the best customer service available in the industry.
• Develop and maintain relationship with clients by providing professional and specialized financial solutions in all areas.
• Assist in Transaction Memos and provide relationship background and financial information support, as necessary.
• Provide support in the structuring of credits in line with business potentials.
• Manage and deepen relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Win new accounts and resuscitate dormant relationships.
• Market the bank’s products to meet customer needs.
• Initiate development of products required to meet customer needs.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree or its equivalent in any discipline preferably business-related.
• Higher Degrees and relevant Professional Certificate will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum experience – 3 years relevant banking (marketing and credit) experience

Knowledge:

• Good Knowledge of the business environment
• Credit/Risk Management
• Banking structure, policies, and procedures
• Customer Service
• Strategic Business Planning

Skill/Competencies:

• Negotiation skills
• Strong networking and relationship
• Management skills
• Reasoning and analytical skills
• Deal structuring skills
• Strong credit and marketing skills
• Excellent people management skills
• IT and Computer appreciation
• Communications skills (written and oral)
• Portfolio Management
• Credit Assessment and Structuring
• Marketing/ Sales
• Business/ Product Development
• Customer Relationship Management
• Budget Planning & Control
• Financial Analysis Business
• Operational Strategy

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted.

Job Title: Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking (South South)

Job Identification: 1089
Locations: Warri, Delta and Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties & Responsibilities