Country Manager – Financial Institution
Title: Country Manager – Financial Institution
Status: Full Time, Employee
Location:Castries, St. Lucia
AXCEL FINANCE, the leading regional microfinance institution, is dedicated to providing high quality and innovative financial solutions for individuals and micro-enterprises across several markets in the Caribbean. Through active community engagement, we have successfully promoted social mobility and economic activity.
You will be responsible to develop and maintain client relationships, and credit strategies aligned with the business plan to achieve desired revenue, expense and service goals. As Country Manager, you will oversee day to day functions and staff within the branches and create a warm, welcoming, and customer centric environment in accordance with company policy. An effective Country Manager leads by example, coaches and holds the team accountable to do what’s right for the customer.
PROFILE OF CANDIDATE
- The successful candidate should possess:
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills;
- Entrepreneurial business management orientation, sales planning and strong team-building skills;
- Wide network of business contacts;
- Strong probing, communication, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to effectively resolve complex customer and employee issues;
- Self-starter, team player and highly effective influencing skills;
- Excellent writing and presentation skills.
CORE FUNCTIONS
The incumbent will oversee all functions and staff within the market and create a warm, welcoming, and customer centric environment. Core functions include but are not limited to:
- Financial management of the branch in keeping with financial reporting standards; developing and managing branch strategy, budgets and financial controls to meet strategic plans and objectives; ensuring capital is deployed profitably and prudently within established limits and defined policies;
- Ensuring safe, sound and timely underwriting practices;
- Providing strong, compassionate and visible leadership which fosters positive attitudes and trust among employees, customers and prospects;
- Managing collections strategy and ensuring delinquency rates are within established targets;
- Contributing to the formulation and implementation of short- and long-term strategic plans and objectives throughout the region;
- Attracting, developing and retaining a talented and motivated team;
- Monitoring and controlling risks; conducting reviews and audits to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; and
- Overseeing marketing activities while maintaining the Company’s position within the marketplace as being a community partner providing broad, multi-product financial solutions to the large number of businesses and consumers in the market.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
The successful candidate should possess:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Economics, Banking, Finance, Accounting or related field; and
- A minimum of five (5) years related work experience in banking, accounting, insurance or related field in a senior management capacity.
Interested persons are invited to submit their application and resume via this site
Our company does not accept physical or email applications.