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Job Opportunities

We are a pioneer financial institution dedicated to the support and development of small and medium Enterprise (SME) sector in Pakistan. We require services of energetic and zealous individuals having experience of working in commercial banking to join and lead team of professionals. These dedicated and committed individuals will be instrumental in propelling and achieving exceptional business targets.

The positions are:

1. Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary (Head Office- Islamabad)
Major Responsibilities
  • Formulate / review financial and accounting policies and procedures with a view to increase productivity and to match with the changing business as well regulatory requirements and seek approval of the CEO/BOD for implementation.
  • Coordinate with Head of Treasury function in developing policies for long, medium and short term fund requirements and monitor the transfer of funds between various bank accounts, deposit accounts as well inter branch accounts.
  • Develop effective procedures to monitor the Bank’s portfolios in advances, deposits and repayments in light with the changing economic and regulatory environments with a view to ensure that the assets do not fall below their recorded recoverable values and liabilities are segregated and classified correctly to ensure optimum usage of bank’s funds and maximum trade-off between risk and reward and identify deposits and advances, which have served their purpose and initiate steps for recovery as these are the functions of credit and commercial banking divisions.
  • Ensure consolidation and preparation of statutory financial statements i.e. Balance sheet, Profit and loss Accounts, cash flows etc. in accordance with the requirements of State Bank of Pakistan, the Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962, the Companies Ordinance, 1984, International Accounting Standards and Statements by the Standing Interpretations Committee as adopted by ICAP and approved by the SECP as well as all other applicable circulars, notifications, amendments, best-practice statements and judgments of external auditors with respect to specific financial reporting issues.
  • Coordinate with directors for preparation of agenda for company-meetings and issue notices to the BOD members, shareholders and other stakeholders; arrange for media advertisement of the meetings, coordinate with all stakeholders for answering their queries with respect to affairs of the Company and ensure that stakeholders¡¦ rights are protected in a transparent manner; maintain minutes of the meeting of the BoD and distribute copies / extracts thereof to the strategic management, regulatory authorities and any other person who becomes entitled to receive those minutes or extracts, wherever necessary.
  • Draft amendment(s) in the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association as per instructions issued by the members and the BoD in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Companies Ordinance, 1984, submit approval by the competent authority for such amendments with the regulatory bodies and disseminate the same to whosoever is entitled to receive such amendments; update Memorandum and Articles of Association.
  • Manage timely submission of all statutory returns to SECP, SBP and other regulatory bodies after completing necessary requirements, report changes therein to the regulatory authorities within the prescribed time frame to meet the regulatory requirements and avoid penalty(ies).
  • Prepare Board's resolutions urgently needed to be adopted through circulation among directors and instruct subordinate to file returns and other documents with the Registrar of Companies - SECP within prescribed period along with fee as per Companies Ordinance
    • Annual return (Form-A),
    • Appointment/Change of Chief Executive, Secretary, Accountant, Auditor and Legal Advisor.(Form 29)
    • Copies of annual accounts
    • Return of Allotment of shares
    • Return of Special Resolutions
Any other returns as applicable and required by law.

Qualification:

  • Chartered Accountant

Experience:

  • At least three years work experience of similar position preferably with a commercial bank/financial institution.
2. Chief Internal Auditor (Head Office- Islamabad)
Major Responsibilities
  • Guide the subordinates in devising an annual internal audit strategy for the SME Bank, determine the priority of audits and assign staff accordingly to support achievement of the Bank’s mission and vision in an efficient manner.
  • Plan, implement and evaluate short and long-term objectives of Internal Audit function, discuss with the subordinates regarding the strategies to be adopted in conducting the audit and resources required for completion of the assignments in a timely manner.
  • Prepare annual plan for the Internal Audit function envisaging the strategy in consultation with In charges of Internal Auditor and IS Audit functions and submit the same to the Board Audit Committee for review and approval.
  • Review the report prepared by the subordinates highlighting procedural / systems shortcomings and their observations made during the audit of the respective functions of the Bank at Head Office as well as at branches, discuss these findings Board Audit Committee or BOD, CEO and coordinate with respective functional heads / branch managers in initiating necessary action for their rectification.
  • Carry out redundancy analyses and assess idle capacity variances by reviewing functioning of divisions, departments of the Bank to analyse if they are achieving their respective divisional or departmental missions, which serve as the reasons for their existence, and visions entrusted to them.
  • Perform as an active member of the Board Audit Committee; answer any queries of divisions, departments relating to internal control or procedural requirements, analyse such situations, generate options and provide workable solutions to the issues and problems; keep the Board Audit Committee informed about such developments.

Qualification:

  • Chartered Accountant

Experience:

  • At least three years work experience of similar position preferably with a commercial bank/financial institution.
3. Head IT Division (Head Office- Islamabad)
Major Responsibilities
  • Manage the administrative and operational functions of the Information Technology Division.
  • Work closely with the Business Management to identify the IT requirements of the Bank and develop plans to improve the IT function and bring in new functionality.
  • Manage the IT infrastructure and vendors and lead a team of professionals to maintain internal controls and cater to the requirements of the bank’s growing business.
  • Evaluate overall operations of computing and information technology functions and recommend enhancements.
  • Prepare enterprise objectives and budgets to facilitate the orderly and efficient capture, storage, processing, and dissemination of information.
  • Oversee the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing computer systems and software packages.
  • Responsible for the development, review, and certification of all back-up and disaster recovery procedures and plans.

Qualification:

  • 16 years of education with a degree in IT / Computer Science / Software Engineering / Computer Engineering or equivalent.

Experience:

  • 12 – 15 years of IT experience with at least 2 years as Head of IS or IT department (preferably of a bank).

4. Information System (IS) Auditor (Head Office- Islamabad)
Major Responsibilities
  • Information Systems Auditor is primarily responsible to perform;
  • Infrastructure and Application Reviews,
  • Pre and Post Implementation Reviews,
  • General Controls Reviews, and Integrated Audits with the Financial and Operational Auditors.
  • Plan and perform audits of Information Technology Operating Procedures and Processing Systems.
  • Coordinate Technology Audit efforts with the External Auditors.
  • Participate in the annual enterprise risk assessment and the recommendation of the annual audit plan for IT Audits.

Qualification:

  • Masters in any one of the disciplines: Computer Science/ MIS/ Finance/ Commerce. Should be a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) with knowledge of some of the following:

    UNIX, Windows, AS/400, Client Server, Web Services, Firewalls, Routers, Oracle, LAN's, WAN's, SDLC, Sybase, RAS, IT Control, Frameworks, Database Management Systems and General/Applications IT Controls.

Experience:

  • Minimum three years Information Systems Audit experience with a commercial bank/financial institution
5. Audit Officers (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore)
Major Responsibilities
  • Conduct Audits of branches in accordance with Audit Plan
  • Discussion of audit observations with the Branch Manager
  • Preparation & Maintenance of working papers as per requirements of Audit Manual
  • Prepared Report on observations & make recommendations for correcting unsatisfactory conditions, develop the process of follow up of reported audit findings; Develop accurate & complete audit work papers to support audit findings & documents of work performed.
  • Disposal of remission proposals

Qualification:

  • Masters in Commerce/Business Administration

Experience:

  • Minimum three years Audit experience with a commercial bank/financial institution

General Information

Application (on given format, if you like) along with a recent passport size photograph may be sent at the following address;

HR & Services Division,
 Jang Building, 40- A. K. Fazal-ul- Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad.

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