VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Tirana Bank is the first privately-owned bank in Albania. It was founded in 1996 and since then there has been a great development, spreading its branches throughout Albania. Today, Tirana Bank is well-positioned in the market, offering a wide range of products and services that respond well to the demands of its customers. Tirana Bank has 36 branches in most major cities, and industrial zones and has a large ATM network throughout Albania. Tirana Bank continues to grow and expand while rigorously retaining its philosophy of providing quality products and services by being the front-runner in innovative banking solutions in Albania.

BALFIN Group is one of the most successful investment groups in the Western Balkans. Established in 1993, the Group today operates across Austria, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Switzerland, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States of America. Its diversified portfolio spans multiple sectors, including banking, real estate development, wholesale and retail, asset management, tourism, logistics, education, and entertainment. With a workforce of approximately 5,500 professionals, BALFIN Group continues to grow steadily, guided by strong business ethics, financial stability, innovation, and a long-term commitment to community impact through Mane Foundation.

We are seeking to welcome a qualified candidate in the Blocking Orders Officer (Band 3T) position to join our Blocking Order Unit reporting directly to the Head of Blocking Orders Unit.

Bou Officer is responsible on blocking/unblocking of Bank Accounts and Execution of orders issued by the bodies permitted by the law such as Bailiff’s Office, Tax Authorities Offices (General Directorate of Tax office and Tax authorities in Municipalities and Communes), Customs, Gambling Supervising Authority). Also this Unit executes the Compliance Department' Orders, sent by e-mail, related to Prosecutors, Court, Agency of Administration of Assets Confiscated orders for blocking/unblocking the amount of fund in bank accounts requested as per specifications.

Main responsibilities:

· Prepares replies to various blocking/unblocking requests from authorized execution of orders authorities (Bailiff Offices, Tax Authorities, Customs Offices authorities, Municipalities etc) concerning blocking/unblocking of customer accounts based in the TB procedure in force;

· Process daily blocking orders in core systems in due time as per deadlines requested in procedures and respective regulatory framework;

· Informs respective business departments and branches for important clients blocking orders according to procedures in force;

· Informs Head Unit and Division Manager on any important issue or blocking order for any important client or any other case;

· Process execution orders as per procedures in force;

· Prepares notifications docs for the debtors and the accompanying doc to be sent to protocol, checking the journal of Bou Blocking applications;

· Daily monitoring of completion status of blocking/unblocking orders in unit in system applications and printing reports;

· Prepares exel files regarding tax offices blocking order in order to process them in Blocking Order unit application;

· Signs the replies to respective blocking and freezing authorities, and send them for further approval to Senior Officer, Head of Unit and further approval authorities as per procedures in force;

· Re-checks operations related to all blocking orders process in core system performed by himself;

· Manages respective archive files of all practices;

· Strictly complies with the legal framework for Blocking/unblocking orders or freezing of assets;

· Participates and proposes procedures in reply to any development in respective legal framework;

· Performs any other duty assigned by Head Unit and/or Department Manager depending on department workload;

Requirements

Profile competences:

• Very good regulatory knowledge;
• Accurate and attentive to details;
• Very good communications skills, written and verbal;
• Team working;
• Ability to comply with deadline pressures;
• Good knowledge of English language (in written and spoken);
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft package;

The interested candidates can send their CV until June 03rd 2026.

Please note that only applicants who fulfill the above-mentioned criteria, will be contacted.

“Your personal data, which is sent voluntary as a response to this job vacancy announcement, are collected and processed, manually and/or electronically, by Tirana Bank SA, in order to evaluate your compatibility with this job vacancy, are accessed only by authorized persons of the Bank and will be stored until the finalization of the candidate selection process.

The subjects of personal data can exercise their rights as provided by Law No. 124/2024, “For the Personal Data Protection”, at Tirana Bank SA, as well as at the Commissioner for the Right of Information and Protection of Personal Data.

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