Position title: FRAUD, MISSAPROPRIATION AND PROTECTION UNIT (FMPU) OFFICER
Date: 3rd April 2023
Work base: Head Office
Reporting to: Managing Director through Deputy Managing Director
Expected starting date: May 2023
Employment Contract type: Open-ended contract.
About the ASA International (Rwanda) Plc:
ASA International (Rwanda) Plc (subsequently referred to as “ASA Rwanda”) is a for-profit, deposit taking Microfinance Institution licensed by National Bank of Rwanda and incorporated under The Companies Act, No.103495622 in Rwanda in 2014 and started operations in 2016, currently serving small business in 30 branches across the country. ASA Rwanda is a subsidiary of ASA International listed on London Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest international Microfinance institutions in the world operating in 13 countries in Africa and Asia.
Vision: Reduce poverty by improving the lives of the underprivileged with a key focus on female entrepreneurs.
Mission: We have a strong commitment to financial inclusion and socioeconomic progress.
Objective: Providing Microfinance loans for business purpose to low-income entrepreneurs with an objective of improving financial inclusion and realize socioeconomic progress. Our loans provide an alternative to low income entrepreneurs without access to credit from traditional banks. We provide these loans using the ASA Model.
Function summary
As a financial company and ASA international (Rwanda) plc. is mostly engaged to work for the low income people of the country and as long as there is a possibility of financial irregularities in the activities, the company created a department/position to work to prevent any sorts of misappropriation.
- Duties and Responsibilities
- To perform following activities during the investigation process:
- Personal verification of 100% borrowers (passbook, business and residence) who was not present in the group meeting.
- Visit all group meetings and check whether members have received full amounts of loan and paying by themselves.
- Visit all default borrower’s residence, guarantor and business.
- Complete verification of 100% absent client in the group of the branch in one week thus finishes at-least 4 branches in a month.
- Visit plan of FMPU will not be disclosed to any one prior to the visit.
- Priority will be given based on above mentioned clues and remote branches where supervisors’ visits are less and not close to the positing area/base station.
- Check all documents and reports of branch (i.e. cash book, ledger, bank records, collection sheets)
- A monthly basis report to be sent to MD as well as HO-Dhaka according to the standard format.
- Complete verification of at-least 50% groups of each LO. If there is any sign of misappropriation or fraud 100% client verification may require, in that case additional team member from the unit may call to join the investigation.
- Any other job assigned by the company/holding management in considering the greater interest of the company.
- Education
- Bachelor degree in finance and accounting
Requirements – Skills, Knowledge, Abilities – for FMPU Officer
The following abilities, knowledge, and skills are required to take up this position:
- Being Rwandan by nationality;
- 2/3 years of equivalent job experience or as auditor in the banking or microfinance sector would be an advantage;
- Having between 30 to 40 years old;
- Speak and write correct English and Kinyarwanda
- Extensive computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, outlook, etc.
- Be ready to work or travel anywhere in the country where ASA International (Rwanda) Plc has branches;
- Willing to work under pressure and ready to complete necessary jobs on time
Salary & Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- In-house Medical Insurance covering him/her and legal dependents as company policy
- Communication allowances as per company policy
- Monitoring allowance as per company policy
- Annual Salary Increment as per company policy
- Festival Allowance as per company policy
Application process
Cover Letter included the candidate’s expected salary; Detailed CV; copy of Degree; Work certificates from previous employers; any other document that may prove a candidate’s competency to the post; Copy of ID Card.
Applications should be addressed to the Managing Director of ASA International (RWANDA) Plc located in KIGALI City, GASABO District, Plot No. – 95, NTORA Village, KG 784 St. RUHANGO Cell, Gisozi Sector, Kigali, Rwanda
Online Application to be sent to asarecruitment@asarwanda.rw with subject line mentioning FMPU OFFICER. Submission of Application should be before 14th April 2023 at 5:00 PM. Please note that only candidates with the needed qualifications and relevant experience will be shortlisted. If you do not hear from us in 2 weeks after the deadline, know that you are not meeting our requirements.
ASA International aims to attract and select a diverse workforce, ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, class, ethnicity, disability, location, and religion. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Company reserved the rights to amend the position at any time or during finalization of the appointment.
Done at Kigali on 3rd April 2023
Signed and approved by:
Md. Jamilur Rahman Chowdhury
Managing Director,
ASA International (Rwanda) Plc
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