Ousmane Tounkara
Conkary
Summary
With a decade of experience in the banking industry , I have been able to start up successfully (on green field ) two (2) commercial banks and contribute to turning a low performing bank into one of the top revenue producers locally . Besides, I’m a strong team player with the ability to communicate in both French and English equally.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Country Head, Treasury
Access Bank Guinea
Conakry
05.2021 - Current
- Develop and implement ALM strategy and ensure compliance with ALM/ ALCO guidelines.
- Formulation of bank’s FX and Money Market policies and procedures
- Monitor the buying and selling of foreign currency profitably while providing foreign exchange funding or support to meet customer needs.
- Manage the bank’s asset and liability position by ensuring optimal liquidity at minimal risk
- Manage the bank’s relationship with other banks, discount houses, Financial Institutions, and attend to queries on investments relating to other banks
- Coordinate all interbank dealing activities including advising on review of rates in line with market dictates.
- Management of the bank’s local and international inter-bank counterparty relationships at dealer and institutional levels ,affiliate to facilitate funding flexibility.
- Balance sheet management
- Maintaining good working relationship with other banks, and proactively represent the Bank.
- Monitor and ensure that all Treasury activities are done based on the approved procedures.
Manager of International Trade
Banque Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie (BCI Guinée )
Conakry
07.2012 - 06.2025
- International Trade and Finance
- Managing Letters of Credit (IMPORT/ EXPORT)
- Managing Remittances (IMPORT / EXPORT)
- Operate SWIFT messaging services (All categories of SWIFT message)
- Operate RTGS
- Managing NOSTRO / LORO Accounts.
- Managing International Business Relations
- Foreign exchange trade
- CSC Western
ALM Offcier
United Bank For Africa Guinee (UBA Guinée )
Conkary
07.2015 - 04.2021
- Implement appropriate balance sheet structures for the subsidiary.
- · Provisions of leadership and management of ALM projects and cross functional initiatives involving Risk Management and Treasury.
- Prepare, hold, and report Monthly Assets and Liabilities committee (ALCO) meeting.
- · Monitoring ratios to identify any change in optimal bank's balance sheet structure.
- · Monitor and Identify balance sheet gaps, liquidity risk and Interest rate risk.
- Establishing a strategic focus for identifying and developing mutually beneficial client/bank relationship
- Business generation by consistently prospecting for new business and deepening existing ones.
- Developing and implementing tactical plans and approaches for achieving superior results in the sales of institutional products/funds.
- Performing detailed research on potential and existing foreign institutional clients
Education
MBA - Strategic Management
University of Technology Malaysia ( IBS)
Kuala Lumpur03.2010
Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology - Management Information System (MIS)
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Kuala Lumpur12.2006
Skills
- Fluent in both English and French
- Excellent Communication
- Dependable and Responsible
- Quality Assurance
- Remote Office Availability
- Data Entry
- Calm Under Pressure
- Task Prioritization
- Critical Thinking
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Attention to Detail
- Relationship Building
- Organizational Skills
Timeline
Country Head, Treasury
Access Bank Guinea
05.2021 - Current
ALM Offcier
United Bank For Africa Guinee (UBA Guinée )
07.2015 - 04.2021
Manager of International Trade
Banque Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie (BCI Guinée )
07.2012 - 06.2025
MBA - Strategic Management
University of Technology Malaysia ( IBS)
Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology - Management Information System (MIS)
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)