Julienne Uwamahoro
Regulatory Reporting Manager
Kigali
Summary
Experienced Senior Banker with over 13 years of experience in Banking Sector with background in Accounting and Finance and with vast knowledge of banking regulations and compliance procedures. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills and dedicated to maintaining excellent analytical and communication skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Regulatory Reporting Manager
Bank Of Kigali
06.2021 - Current
- End to End Ownership of electronic data warehouse reporting process to National Bank of Rwanda
- Direct oversight of central bank reporting ensuring accurate and timely preparation and filing of all assigned financial and non-financial regulatory reports in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, company policies and procedures, BK Service Level Agreements, and generally accepted accounting principles.
- Ensure all statutory reports are accurately prepared and reviewed in accordance with BNR guidelines/directives and requirements and within set deadlines.
- Ensure periodic review of General ledger mapping in T24, ERP and EDWH
- Coordinate and review periodic trend analysis comments every after BNR reports.
- Ensure data quality of the reports observing elements of accuracy and precision
- Provide training and mentorship for staff on the company’s regulatory reporting policies and procedures, and documentation standards.
- Ensuring staff and data providers are trained on EDWH processes, controls and procedures
- Ensure reporting production and changes are handled with appropriate controls, clear documentation and necessary approvals including, but not limited to, implementation of new and revised regulatory reporting requirements and reporting of new products/transactions.
- Drive close collaboration amongst the staff with other members of the Department, and with other relevant stakeholders for the purpose of cultivating collective responsibility to achieve business goals.
- Investigate and resolve issues; provide recommendations; call out to senior management, as needed.
- Support the intake process for regulatory reporting requirements and supports the translation to data requirements.
- Support the finance team in the design and coordination of reports using EDWH data and any other data source.
- Conduct data enhancement adding new elements to reported data as and when required
- Participates in Finance Transformation & data related projects to provide detailed comprehensive requirements (data and functional) for regulatory reporting.
- Established strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring smooth communication and collaboration on projects
Senior Bank Inspector
National Bank of Rwanda
7 2020 - 05.2021
- Lead teams conducting off-site surveillance and/or on-site supervision of banks in line with approved manuals and international best practice on banking supervision covering key risk areas in banks including but not limited to credit, liquidity, operational (including technology) reputational, strategic, market, concentration, legal & compliance, country and transfer;
- Assess and rate banks with regard to capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to determine the soundness of banks and make appropriate recommendations;
- Prepare inspection/review finding memoranda and working papers to ensure that adequate documentation exists to support the completed assignment and conclusions;
- Ensure timely follow-up of outstanding observations and evaluate the adequacy of corrective action taken to improve conditions.
- Assist in the assessment on the adequacy of existing legal and regulatory framework vis-à-vis market requirements and international best practice and propose amendments where deemed necessary;
- Develop an understanding of banks through research, documentation/literature review and interviews;
- Identify areas for further development and deepening of the banking sector and make recommendations for proposed changes and improvements;
- Draft reports, technical notes and/or memos for the attention of BNR management, board, supervised institutions and other stakeholders both internal and external;
- Analyze licensing applications submitted by new banking institutions;
- Analyze and respond, on a timely basis, to approval requests from banks for approval of board members, management team, opening and closing of branches etc;
- Mentor junior inspectors, sharing industry expertise to enhance their skills and abilities in performing thorough inspections.
- Assist in the development of inspection manuals, improving overall team knowledge and competency levels related to inspection procedures and requirements.
- Contribute to EDHWH project implementation successfully across the banking sector while adhering strictly to deadlines.
- Maintain up-to-date inspection and audit records for improved reporting and analysis.
Bank Inspector
National Bank of Rwanda
02.2017 - 06.2020
- Develop understanding of banks through research, documentation review and interviews; Draft reports, technical notes and/or memos to facilitate preliminary regulatory instruments reviews;
- Review and analysis of prudential returns submitted by banks under my portfolio;
- Conduct off-site surveillance of banks in line with approved inspection procedures and methodology to ensure compliance with provisions of the Banking Act and other statutory requirements and regulations;
- Prepare offsite inspection reports on issues identified and provides recommendations on action plans to address concerns raised;
- Assist in the initial assessment on the adequacy of existing regulations vis-a-vis market requirements;
- Prepare reports, memos and technical notes for various correspondences with banks for management's review;
- Prepare and Present Quarterly Prudential Reports for Banks under my portfolio;
- Follow up on reported inspection findings to ensure issues identified are being addressed;
- Analyze applications for registration submitted by new banking institutions; Assist in development of the regulatory reporting templates and related guideline;
- Lead activities on definitions of business requirements for controls related data quality and integrity; Define data quality criteria, metrics, controls and related rules; Contribute to the development of data retention and archiving policies, standards and principles.
Head, Financial Performance Management
Access Bank
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Performance Management Analysis and Reporting;
- Carry out semiannual Business Reviews & Performance Analytics; Preparation of Bi Monthly Business Performance Review Sessions;
- Carrying out Business Performance Presentations at Business Reviews and Strategy Retreats;
- Co-ordination of Annual Revenue Budget Exercise, Budget Monitoring and Control;
- Organizing and coordinating Bank wide and Business Teams Budget sessions;
- Carry out Financial Modeling and Forecasting; Designing and implementing performance improvement Initiatives and offering Business Advisory Services;
- Designing Business Performance Management Training Curricular and carrying out Trainings;
- Provision of Support to business through generation of Management Information;
- Liaising with Business Heads and External Consultants on development and implementation of Business Strategy; Automation of Performance Management Reports (MPR, CPR, APR);
- Set up and implement framework for Monthly Performance Reporting (MPR) for all Business units; Successfully implementation and driving cost management initiatives;
- Prepare, examine and analyze financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformity to reporting standards;
- Preparation of Quarterly Financial Statements to be reviewed by external auditors;
- Preparation of Semi Annual Competitors analysis report; Working with external auditors during their audit assignment;
- Follow up on implementation of External and Internal Audit Recommendations;
- Development of standard operating procedures related to branch creation in Flexcube and Quarterly Regulatory returns;
- Training and mentoring of new staff in Financial Control on Performance Management to maximize performance and team contributions;
- Overseeing General Ledger and Products creation in Core banking System(Flexcube).
Financial Performance Management Officer
Access Bank
12.2009 - 12.2014
- Business Performance Management Analysis and Reporting;
- Preparation of Monthly Products and Customer Profitability Reports; Participation in Business Performance Reviews and Strategy Retreats;
- Designing and implementing performance improvement Initiatives and offering Business Advisory Services;
- Provision of Support to business through generation of Management Information;
- Reviewing, defining and maintenance of Management Information System using Core Banking Application; Preparation of Monthly and Quarterly Regulatory Reports;
- Production of Daily and Monthly Management accounts; Maintaining prepayment schedules and ensure their reconciliation with accounts;
- Preparation of monthly General Ledger reconciliation reports; Monthly preparation of VAT, WHT in sometimes PAYE and Reconciliation of tax accounts;
- Recording all payment transactions, depreciation, Provisions, and other adjustments in Core Banking System.
- Reconciling fixed assets register and accounts, monthly depreciation, Working with external auditors during their audit assignment.
Education
No Degree, FinTech And Regulatory Innovation Programme -
Cambridge Judge Business School
Cambridge, United Kingdom 09.2020 - 05.2020
Master of Science, Financial Engineering - undefined
WorldQuant University
New Orleans, United States 08.2017 - 05.2020
Postgraduate Diploma, Information Technology - undefined
Amity University
Uttar Pradesh, India 08.2009 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts, Economics And Business Studies - undefined
College Of Education
Eastern Province, Rwanda 01.2005 - 05.2009
Skills
Banking operations knowledge
Risk Management Skills
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Regulatory Reporting Mastery
Computer Skills
Staff Development
Certification
12/2021, ACCA Professional Level, Ongoing
Training
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision(CBS) Course, IMF Africa Training Institute (Virtual Training) April 2021
- Cybersecurity and FinTech Oversight of ICT Frameworks in Rwanda, IMF(Virtual Training) Aug 2020
- IT and Cybersecurity Auditing, National Bank of Rwanda, July 2019;
- Emerging Issues on Banking Supervision, Bank of Tanzania/IMF, Mwanza, May 2019;
- Corporate Governance, National Bank of Rwanda, May 2019;
- AML/CFT Training, IMF, Kigali , April 2019;
- IFRS 9 Model assessment for supervisors, IMF, Kigali ,December 2018
- Teammate training on Analytics and EWPs, Walters Kluwer, Kigali, December 2018;
- Building Cyber Resilience and Supervisory Capacity in East Africa, IMF East AFRITAC, Zanzibar, November 2018;
- IFRS and Tax Training ,KPMG, Kigali, February 2018;
- Risk Based Supervision, IMF East AFRITAC, Kigali, Dec 2017;
- Great by Choice, a leadership training program, Capacity Building Institute, Kigali , October 2017;
- Teammate training on Analytics and EWPs, Walters Kluwer, Kigali, August 2017;
- Risk Based Supervision and Basel II/ICAAP Reviews, IMF-East AFRITAC, Kigali, June 2017;
- Effective Communication for Quality Service, Service Quality Institute, Kigali, March 2017;
- Annual Budget review seminar organized by ICPAR, Kigali, June 2015;
- Delivering world-class customer service organized by Professional; Germs, Kigali, September 2013;
- 5Day MBA Financial Modeling using Excel organized by Silver Solutions, Johannesburg, March 2013;
- Workshop on the new VAT Law organized by ATAR, Kigali, January 2013 ;
- Tax Forum organized by ICPAR, Kigali, January 2013;
- Training in International Financial Reporting Standards organized by EL& GCG Rwanda, Certified Public Accountants, November 2012;
- Asset &Liability Management & Risks for Banks and Financial Institutions organized by Marcus &Evans, Kigali March 2012 ;
- Training in Banking organized by Access Bank Plc, Lagos, August to December 2010.
Timeline
Regulatory Reporting Manager
Bank Of Kigali
06.2021 - Current
No Degree, FinTech And Regulatory Innovation Programme -
Cambridge Judge Business School
09.2020 - 05.2020
Master of Science, Financial Engineering - undefined
WorldQuant University
08.2017 - 05.2020
Bank Inspector
National Bank of Rwanda
02.2017 - 06.2020
Head, Financial Performance Management
Access Bank
01.2015 - 01.2017
Financial Performance Management Officer
Access Bank
12.2009 - 12.2014
Postgraduate Diploma, Information Technology - undefined
Amity University
08.2009 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts, Economics And Business Studies - undefined
College Of Education
01.2005 - 05.2009
Senior Bank Inspector
National Bank of Rwanda
7 2020 - 05.2021
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