- Drive business growth, competitiveness and support the delivery of Trade sales strategy for the Bank across the region.
- Develop product programmes for delivering trade volumes for key commodities with significant trade flows in the respective region – intra-African and extra-African.
- Work with the respective country heads of trade and business teams to originate package/structure and deliver trade finance transactions across a spectrum of sectors in the region.
- Drive performance in the region to ensure the set target for market share, FX volume and revenue budgets are met in the region.
- Maintain good relationships with our correspondent bank partners and development financial institutions (DFIs) and secure required trade lines/loans at competitive terms.
- Go on joint calls with Relationship teams and country heads of trade to deliver product pitch and train teams.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by Head Trade & GTS (African Subsidiaries) and /or CMDs/RMDs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
- Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) an advantage.
- Recognized professional certification in relevant field/sector (e.g., CITF, ICC trade certification) are an advantage.
- Minimum of 15 years banking experience, with at least 5 years in senior management roles in trade finance or transaction banking.
- Proven experience in trade finance products, supply chain finance, structured trade, commodity finance, and letters of credit.
- Strong exposure to Southern Africa markets (knowledge of regulatory, trade, and FX environments).
- Applications close on Wednesday, 10th September 2025
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What We Do
Access Bank Plc is a full service commercial Bank operating through a network of over 600 branches and service outlets located in major centres across Nigeria, Sub Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. Listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1998, the Bank serves its various markets through 5 business segments: Institutional, Commercial, Retail Banking, Transaction Services and Financial Markets.
The Bank has over 800,000 shareholders including several Nigerian and International Institutional Investors and has enjoyed what is arguably Africa’s most successful banking growth trajectory in the last ten years ranking amongst Africa’s top 15 banks by total assets and capital.
As part of its continued growth strategy, Access Bank is focused on mainstreaming sustainable business practices into its operations. The Bank strives to deliver sustainable economic growth that is profitable, environmentally responsible and socially relevant.
