Sales Assistant Specialist – Transaction Banking

FX deals for corporate and institutional clients make up most of the work in this Sales Assistant Specialist, Transaction Banking post at Oman Investment Bank in Boushar, Muscat, and trade finance products are set to take a larger share as the business grows. Above all, the bank wants someone who is precise with numbers and comfortable talking to clients under deadline pressure.

Sales assistant specialist job details in Muscat

The specialist sits in the Transactions Banking & FIG team and helps look after the bank’s existing book of corporate and institutional clients, where daily request volumes run high. The job links clients with the bank’s internal teams and, when the business needs it, runs into extended hours.

Responsibilities

• Handles daily client requests and questions, including FX transactions, across the existing corporate and institutional portfolio
• Supports clients on Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees and Documentary Collections
• Coordinates with Relationship Managers, Treasury, Operations, Compliance and Product, raising operational issues and client concerns with the right people
• Helps grow client relationships, negotiate terms of business and improve the service offered
• Produces transaction volume reports, client activity summaries and management updates, along with financial analysis
• Keeps transaction and client records complete, including the onboarding files needed for audit and regulators
• Follows market practice, regulation and competitor offerings across the GCC, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and CIS, and contributes to propositions for sectors such as agriculture, fertilizers, metals and mining, real estate, tourism and FMCG
• Prepares briefing packs, presentations and follow-up actions for client meetings, regional forums and transaction banking conferences

Requirements

• Degrees in Banking, Mathematics or Business Administration are also accepted
• Excellent numerical ability and accuracy with figures, which the bank lists as essential
• Analytical thinking, close attention to detail and proficiency in Excel
• Fluent English, with confident written and spoken communication when dealing with corporate clients
• Ability to pick up banking products and financial markets quickly
• Composure under pressure, the ability to juggle competing priorities and meet tight deadlines, and flexibility to work extended hours
• A clear long-term ambition in banking and financial markets, plus ownership, resilience, adaptability and a strong work ethic

Preferred qualifications

• A professional certification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent
• Client-facing banking experience
• Strong quantitative academic results
• Arabic

Benefits

• Performance bonus
• Training and development
• Private health insurance
• Pension plan
• Relocation allowance and annual return flights for expatriate employees and their eligible dependents

About Oman Investment Bank

Backed by the Government of Oman and led by professionals with international experience, Oman Investment Bank is building a corporate investment bank that connects opportunities in Oman with global markets. The bank describes its work as part of delivering the objectives of Oman Vision 2040.

How to apply

Candidates can apply using the button below through the bank’s recruitment page.