Brian Takaedza,CFA

Treasury Dealer at FBC Bank

• Zimbabwe
• My current job since April 2008

The department is responsible for managing the daily cash flow of the bank and liquidity. This is done through investing in various securities to create an asset mix that yields optimum results for the bank, making use of various assets and liabilities models.


Responsibilities Forex Desk.
Managing the FX Desk liquidity and ensuring that the bank`s treasury is adequately funded and efficiently managed to meet the customers and branches requirements.
Participating in Spot and Forward markets.
Preparing Cash Flow for The FX desk.
Pricing of Fixed income Instruments’.
Financial Modeling of Various Financial Assets.
Financial analysis of counterparty financial statements for Limit Applications (LA`s) and approval by credit department.
Preparing Forex rates and deposits rates.
Trading in FX inter-bank activities for covering positions.
Proprietary Trading, taking positions in the Forex market with a view to enhance the bank`s profitability.
Preparing Hedging Strategies for the Bank and advising clients on hedging strategies.
Inputting and validating deals within authorized limits in the Treasury Dealing System.
Managing offshore investments with correspondent Banks.
Quoting exchange rates to clients.
Networking for market intelligence.
Marketing/ Business development- Managing new and old clients including visits.
Raising Deposits from regional banks and asset managers
Assisting the local money market team in deposit mobilisation
Cash Management- Ordering cash and facilitating repatriations to manage the bank`s cash requirements.
Treasury quarterly report writing
Contingency Planning for Treasury

Responsibilities Money Market Desk

Funding and Liquidity management of the banks position
Assets and Liabilities management- Preparation of the bank Gap Analysis report and Cash flow report.
Participating in Treasury strategic meetings to determine the bank`s trading and funding strategies.
Business development, managing new and existing customers
Quoting and negotiating money market rates with clients
Fixed income securities Trading and Pricing.
Capturing deals within approved limits



FBC Bank-Financial Modelling Committee Member
I am a member of the FBC Bank`s financial modelling team. We are tasked with creating financial models needed by the bank`s units.

Trainee Dealer

• September 2008 to September 2009

Went through a one year treasury training programme encompassing the Local money market, Forex Trading and Sales

Graduate Trainee at Intermarket Building Society (A Member of ZBH)

• April 2008 to August 2008

Trainee Accountant

• February 2008 to April 2008

Assisting in the preparation of Financial statements
Maintaining the asset register
Preparation of the Deposit Protection Board Return (DPBR)
Calculating statutory returns.

Treasury at Industrial Attachment ReNaissance Financial Holdings (RFHL)

• August 2005 to August 2006

Went through an extensive industrial attachment and amassed experience in the following areas.

Departments Covered

Relief Teacher at Ministry of Education Sports and Culture

• May 2002 to August 2003

for Accounts, Commerce and Metal Work

Senior Dealer at Mr. C Kapende

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