Christopher Chieng Email & Phone Number

Nairobi

• Marketing and selling trade finance products and services to Corporate, Commercial and Nairobi North regional clients Implementation of the bank’s trade finance strategy, products and plans while continuously reviewing performance against set targets in Nairobi North region; • Effectively manage and expand the relationships with existing trade finance clients and bringing in new partnerships so as to ensure business growth and continuity in Nairobi North region; • Origination, structuring and placement of trade-related deals in Nairobi North region;• Leveraging of credit and non-credit trade products to maximize returns from customers as well as play great role in developing/structuring of new trade finance product programs to meet specific customer requirements in Nairobi North region; • Working closely with credit risk and compliance units to ensure effective controls to mitigate against business risks in Nairobi North region; • Developing and reviewing business operational policies and procedures ensuring their compliance in Nairobi North region

I&M Bank Limited

• Managing Corporate/SME client base from a trade finance perspective in cooperation with the corporate Relationship Managers to achieve overall Trade sales plan• Targeting and winning new income from prospective trade finance clients• Appraising client credit worthiness and ensure constant adherence limits to regulate bank’s exposure• Customizing products to suite client’s particular needs with my thorough trade knowledge• Working with operations to enhance customer service levels on trade services products • Advising clients on complex international trade transaction based on market research/intelligence• Supporting the corporate relationship team by providing the necessary skills, knowledge and training to help drive their portfolios on trade products• Generating regular financial reports on sales progress and monitoring• Accepting of letters of credits and making international payments on maturity

I&M Bank Limited

• Issuing of banks guarantees and financial appraisal letters to clients• Discounting bills of exchange, invoices and promissory notes.• Liaising with relationship to ensure obligatory approvals are in place when issuing bank guarantees and discounting instruments• Generating financial reports on guarantees issued and bills discounted• Advising branches and clients on technicalities of the guarantees and discounting facilities

Panari Sky Centre,Mombasa Road

• Preparing bank’s exposure report on confirmed lc’s, lines utilized and available with correspondence banks and sending to the senior management regularly• Verifying Trade Finance SWIFT messages i.e. MT103,202,400,499, 700,740,747,799 and 999• Preparing maturity listing and advice the same to the senior management team and relationship for appropriate international payment cover• Negotiating international trade documents, monitoring bank statements and advising correspondence banks• Reconciling nostro/vostro accounting entries• Issuing, amending and cancelling letters of Credit and maintaining in core banking system• Processing export letters of credits• Handling of documentary collections• Preparing Central Bank report on high value international trade bills payment• Processing of foreign currency cheques

Harambee Avenue,Accounts Office

• Preparing payment vouchers and cheques• Posting of invoices into the system: PASTEL• Creditors, debtor ledger and general ledger reconciliations and accruals• Bank reconciliations• Preparing Value Added Tax account and its reconciliation• Debts collections and follow-ups• Debtors report preparation• Tenant billing, revenue and car park revenue receipting• Banking

Nairobi,Kenya

• Teaching Mathematics, Chemistry and History• Guiding and counseling of students • Administering of form two as class teacher

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration-Strategic Management

Masters Of Business Administration, Strategic Management

Finance Option With Information Technology, Business Administration, 2Nd Class Upper Honors