What is the Certified Banking Executive?

The Certified Banking Executive is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Banking & Microfinance.

How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 12 Week and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Expert / Executive Level certification.

Email info@leadership.co.ke, WhatsApp +254 722 223 084, or fill in the enrolment form on this page.

What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Banking Executive (CBKE) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified Banking Executive

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Banking Executive (CBKE) delivers a rigorous Executive-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services.

This 12 Week programme is structured around Basel, central-bank regulations and recognised banking and AML standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CBKE holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified Banking Executive

Acronym

CBKE

Who Should Enrol?

Profit, Cash and the Gap Between — applied to your own work
Reading Financial Statements — applied to your own work
Budgeting and Variance — applied to your own work
Internal Control and Fraud — applied to your own work
Investment and Cost of Capital — applied to your own work
Regulation and Compliance — applied to your own work

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior banking operations, credit and branch leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with Basel, central-bank regulations and recognised banking and AML standards

Leadership Capability

Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex banking operations functions

Organisational Impact

Design and implement banking operations systems that drive performance and measurable results

Compliance Readiness

Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to banking operations

Global Employability

Qualify for banking operations roles across commercial banks, microfinance institutions and financial-services firms worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Retail, Corporate and Digital Banking Operations

✦Credit, Lending and Loan Administration

✦Payments, Settlements and Transaction Processing

✦Risk, Compliance, AML and Financial Crime

✦Customer Experience and Relationship Banking

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Banking Executive

Certified Banking Executive: industry context, trends and professional standards
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Types of banks and financial institutions
Banking products, services and delivery channels
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Roles, conduct and professional standards in banking
The bank balance sheet and how banks make money
Financial inclusion and the evolving customer
Ethics and integrity in banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Career pathways and professional development

Profit, Cash and the Gap Between

Accrual accounting and the profit-cash gap
Reading financial statements as a manager
Treasury, liquidity and currency exposure
Credit assessment and the five Cs
Preparing financial statements
International and cross-border tax
Transfer pricing basics
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Tax compliance and returns
Tax risk management
Managing tax audits and queries
Tax provisioning and reporting
Interpreting financial statements
Transfer pricing documentation
Reporting quality and governance

Reading Financial Statements

Reading financial statements as a manager
Accrual accounting and the profit-cash gap
Audit evidence, sampling and professional scepticism
Management accounts and dashboards
Trade finance and letters of credit
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Forecasting and planning
Data visualisation for finance
Cheque clearing and processing
Decision support and insight
Communicating financial results
Back-office processing and controls
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Attachment and developmental theory

Budgeting and Variance

Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
Accrual accounting and the profit-cash gap
Investment appraisal and the cost of capital
Reporting quality and earnings management risks
Time value of money and discounting
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Valuation methods and business valuation
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Risk, return and portfolio theory
Working capital management and the cash cycle
Cash flow forecasting and liquidity management
Receivables, payables and inventory management
Peer support and consultation
Short-term financing and money markets
Foreign exchange and currency risk

Internal Control and Fraud

Internal control and the fraud triangle
Audit evidence, sampling and professional scepticism
AML, KYC and financial crime prevention
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Duty of care and risk management
Record-keeping and data protection
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Evidence-based improvement
Managing risk and difficult cases
Lessons learned and development
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Designing and facilitating groups
Psychoeducation and workshops

Investment and Cost of Capital

Investment appraisal and the cost of capital
Treasury, liquidity and currency exposure
Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
Continuous improvement and lean finance
Cost-to-serve and value-for-money analysis
Finance maturity assessment
Driving measurable financial improvement
Capstone scoping: a real financial problem or decision
Data gathering and financial analysis
Building a model, budget or business case
Risk assessment and sensitivity analysis
Recommendations and decision support
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Designing an intervention or programme
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations

Regulation and Compliance

Financial regulation and prudential supervision
AML, KYC and financial crime prevention
Expected credit loss and portfolio quality
Liquidity and funding risk
Evidence-based practice
Regulatory capital and ratios
Stress testing and scenarios
Development banking principles
Project finance structures
Appraisal of development projects
Concessional and blended finance
Risk assessment and safety planning
Risk-sharing and guarantees
Goal setting and contracting
Infrastructure and PPP finance

Operations and Process

Service levels and quality
Approval processes and delegation
Advisory and non-financial services
Digital financial services
Portfolio quality and risk
The finance operating model and business partnering
Finance transformation and target operating models
Process re-engineering and shared services
Process efficiency and cycle-time metrics
Quality, accuracy and error reduction
Transaction lifecycle and processing
Process improvement and automation
Treatment planning and review
The HR function: roles, operating models and value creation
Incident response process

Leadership and Management

Managing complexity and comorbidity
Operational risk management
Portfolio management and reporting
Cash and liquidity management
Financial risk types and management
SME portfolio management
Workplace and organisational contexts
Team leadership within finance
Change management in finance
Financial risk management and derivatives
Payment risk types and management
Goal setting and action planning
Accountability and follow-through
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
Safety culture and leadership

People and Development

Managing resistance and upskilling teams
Building a finance career and professional development
Coaching for performance
Team leadership in banking operations
Development banking and project finance
Message development and testing
Supplier development and innovation
Continuing professional development
Measuring development impact
The learning and development profession
Feedback and developmental conversations
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
High-potential identification and talent reviews

Communication

Presenting financial information clearly
Investor relations and market communication
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Psychoeducation and public communication
Professional documentation and presentation
Communication planning and management
Integrated marketing communications
Professional presentation and pitching
Media and public communication
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Communicating vision and telling stories
Executive communication and presence
Cross-cultural communication
The media and telecommunications landscape

Stakeholders and Clients

Managing audit and regulator relationships
Stakeholder mapping for the finance function
Business partnering and influencing
Negotiation with banks, investors and suppliers
Negotiation tactics and behaviours
Strategic customer relationships
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Client feedback and satisfaction
Measuring coaching outcomes
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Influencing and persuasion
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Categories of spend and stakeholders

Markets and Customers

Loan structuring and pricing
Market risk and VaR
Pricing, contribution and product decisions
Transfer pricing and international tax
Fees, pricing and interchange
Strengths, flow and engagement
Value-based and dynamic pricing
Capstone scoping: a real growth or brand challenge
Market and customer analysis
Campaign or go-to-market plan
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Customer segmentation and needs analysis
Customer journey and experience design
Funds transfer pricing
Brand and corporate reputation

Technology and Systems

Digital and alternative-data credit
Digital finance and automation roadmaps
Innovation and fintech partnerships
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and finance systems
Automation, RPA and the digital close
Cloud finance and system integration
Digital finance, mobile money and payment operations
Payment innovation and fintech
Digital currencies and CBDCs
Emerging payment technologies
Digital tax administration
Treasury technology and systems
Meaning, purpose and values
Reporting automation
Digital and internet banking

Strategic Context

Collections strategy
Investment strategy and allocation
Hedging strategies and instruments
Financial strategy and capital allocation
Mergers, funding and growth strategy
Outcome and process measures
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Customer service and CX strategy
Sustaining strategic customer focus
Customer experience strategy
Product and portfolio strategy
Go-to-market and channel strategy
Brand and reputation as strategic assets
Growth strategy and demand generation

Projects and Delivery

Audit programmes and fieldwork
Planning and understanding the entity
Crisis, resilience and contingency planning
Leading finance projects and change
Forecasting and planning (FP&A)
Tax planning, avoidance and evasion distinguished
Tax planning vs avoidance vs evasion
Communications strategy and planning
Tender planning and documentation
Continuous improvement of delivery
Voice, communication and delivery
Automation in project delivery
AI and predictive project analytics
Emerging project technologies
Programme management principles

Performance Measurement

Performance measurement and attribution
Corporate objectives and shareholder value
Finance KPIs and the finance scorecard
Interpreting financial performance
Performance and SLAs
Practice management systems
Psychometric and screening tools
KPIs and performance reporting
Dashboards and performance reporting
Capacity and performance management
Setting objectives, indicators and targets
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Contract performance and exit
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket

Procurement and Suppliers

Value-chain and supply-chain finance
Payables, procurement controls and supplier fraud
Ethics of technology in practice
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Third-party and supply-chain risk
Finance, procurement and supply modules
ERP platforms and vendors
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
Fair trade and responsible supply
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution

Ethics and Conduct

Professional ethics and codes (IFAC, ACCA, CIMA)
Data ethics and privacy in finance
Ethics and transparency in tax
Ethics in tax practice
Ethics, transparency and reputation
Ethics and suitability
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethics and responsible leadership

People Administration

Payroll, statutory deductions and employment cost
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Communicating risk to the workforce
Workforce and shift management in retail
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee voice, surveys and action planning
Data protection and employee privacy
Belonging, culture and employee resource groups

Change

Measuring transformation impact
Regulatory change management
Emerging tools and innovation
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control

Sustainability and ESG

Sustainability and responsible finance
Sustainability of microfinance
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Embedding sustainability in sourcing
Mine water, tailings and environmental management
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Sustainability and responsible marketing
ESG principles and frameworks
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Environmental governance and climate risk
Governance of ESG and reporting

Learning and Research

Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Learning technologies and the LMS
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Market research design and methods
Qualitative and quantitative research
Professional writing and reports
Complaint data and learning
Training and capability building
Training needs analysis
Cognitive load and learning science
Learning strategy and business alignment

Financial Practice

Corporate income tax and computations
Managing tax risk and audits
Financial inclusion and serving underbanked markets
Costing methods and relevant cost for decisions
Financial modelling and forecasting discipline
Tax compliance and the tax risk agenda
Applying reporting standards and accounting judgement
The finance function, month-end close and reporting cycle
Tax administration and compliance
Corporate income tax computation
Keeping current with tax change
Audit opinions and reporting
Sector-focused SME finance
Microfinance models and methodologies
Financial risk: credit, market, liquidity, operational

Banking and Financial Services

Credit risk measurement
Stress testing credit portfolios
Credit bureaus and data
Regulatory capital for credit
Credit risk governance
Credit and counterparty risk
Investment of surplus funds
Investment and disinvestment decisions
Insurance, risk transfer and retained risk
Payment regulation and oversight
Consumer, SME and corporate credit
Corporate governance in banks
Responsible and sustainable banking
Banking KPIs and branch scorecards
Continuous improvement and lean banking

Risk and Control

Interest-rate risk and hedging
Fraud risk, prevention and detection
Governance of controls and reporting
Statutory compliance and filings
Regulatory and compliance requirements
Regulatory compliance in operations
Governance of operations
Regulatory compliance and professional duty
Project budgeting and financial control
Financial risk in projects
Monitoring, control and reporting
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Operational risk and resilience
Managing difficult conversations
Model risk and provisioning (IFRS 9)

Legal and Regulatory

Regulatory reporting and disclosure
Recovery and legal remedies
Contractor and visitor safety
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements
Contract types and risk allocation
Contract administration and variation
Contract governance and compliance
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
Regulatory duty and accountability
Regulatory reporting and audits
Regulatory liquidity ratios (LCR, NSFR)

Data and Reporting

Financial data, master data and the chart of accounts
Data analytics and predictive finance
Cybersecurity and financial data protection
Audit evidence, sampling and testing
Card and data security (PCI DSS)
Building trust and engagement
Leading groups and workshops
Collaboration and teamwork
Assets, liabilities and equity reporting
Data security and confidentiality
Working papers and evidence
Findings, rating and reporting
Audit committee reporting
Substantive and analytical procedures
Board reporting and investor relations

Analysis and Decisions

Make-or-buy and outsourcing decisions
Ratio and trend analysis
Valuation and security analysis
Trend, common-size and comparative analysis
Data-driven decision-making
Trend analysis and foresight
Segmentation and needs analysis
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Situation analysis and diagnostic assessment
Financial and technical feasibility analysis
Decision-making and problem solving
Competitive analysis and differentiation
Budget, ROI and feasibility analysis
Account planning and whitespace analysis

Professional Leadership Practice

Business continuity and crisis management
Sanctions screening and PEP management
Relationship management and cross-selling
Sales performance and pipeline management
Liquidity and funding management
Investment portfolio management
Thought leadership
Category management and strategy
Identity and access management
Vulnerability management
Cyber risk management
Enterprise risk management in banks
Upgrades and roadmap management
Performance management systems and cycles
Theories and models of leadership and management

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Profit, Cash and the Gap Between — applied to your own work
Reading Financial Statements — applied to your own work
Budgeting and Variance — applied to your own work
Internal Control and Fraud — applied to your own work
Investment and Cost of Capital — applied to your own work
Regulation and Compliance — applied to your own work

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CBKE certification?

The Certified Banking Executive (CBKE) is a Executive-level professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI). It is designed to equip professionals in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services with practical skills, internationally recognised frameworks, and the credentials needed to advance their careers.

Who should enrol in the CBKE?

This certification is ideal for Bank Officers and Tellers, Credit and Loan Officers, Banking Operations Staff and Relationship and Branch Managers, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CBKE certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CBKE internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with Basel, central-bank regulations and recognised banking and AML standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CBKE certification?

The Certified Banking Executive is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CBKE certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CBKE?

The Certified Banking Executive is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CBKE?

The Certified Banking Executive carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CBKE while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CBKE?

Graduates progress towards senior banking operations, credit and branch leadership roles. The CBKE strengthens your expertise in banking operations, credit, payments and financial services and positions you for advancement across commercial banks, microfinance institutions and financial-services firms.

Certified Banking Executive

Certified Banking Executive

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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