Job Description

Group Treasury Manager2024-09-11 - 2024-10-31PermanentCPT001668FintechWestern Cape, Cape TownWe have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, highly motivated, and qualified finance professional to join our clients team as Group Treasury Manager, reporting to the Head of Treasury.
In this role, you will support the Head of Treasury in creating and implementing a comprehensive treasury management plan aligned with business goals and objectives.The successful candidate will lead the Treasury team, overseeing group cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, daily cash activities, periodic reporting, and other treasury-related tasks as needed.
You will collaborate internally with financial accounting, growth, commercial teams, and business stakeholders, while engaging externally with banking partners, regulatory bodies, third parties, and auditors.This role is pivotal in transforming the Treasury team into a World Class function, driving best practices, and fostering the professional development of your direct reports.Key Responsibilities:

• Co-create and drive implementation of a comprehensive treasury management strategy that supports our clients goals and objectives.
• Conduct research on industry trends and best practices and ensure their treasury management practices are in line with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to manage foreign currency exposure and interest rate risk.
• Ensure updated Treasury standard operating procedure documentation is in place and aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Establish and manage compliance controls for Treasury operations and ensure identified risks and audit findings are proactively managed.
• Analyse the functionality of the current systems and processes and consider whether fit for purpose.
• Oversee complex project roll-out of treasury management systems across the group and ensure adequate training is provided.
• Support the Head of Treasury in the development and implementation of financial models to support decision-making related to cash management, investments, and capital structure.
• Continuously review effectiveness of cashflow forecasting tools and provide guidance and support on initiatives to automate processes to optimise Group funds.
• Support the Head of Treasury in the overall management of debt and credit facilities, supporting the negotiation of loan agreements and covenants.
• Build relationships with banks, investment banks, and other financial institutions to ensure our client has access to the necessary financial services and products across all corridors.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders, country managers, commercial and growth teams, and ManCo, to provide subject matter advise and partner effectively in complex expansion projects.
• Prepare financial analysis and calculations for new opportunities and treasury cost savings across the Group.
• Responsible for ensuring group entities have adequate working capital to meet daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly cash flow needs.
• Second line review of remittance funding rolling cash flow forecast.
• Management reporting on liquidity and cashflow position.
• To provide Treasury support on projects and operations across the Group where Treasury representation is required.
• Oversee group intercompany payments in line with regulatory requirements of each country that our client operates.
• Oversee annual KYC refreshers for existing banking and liquidity partners.

Experience:

• Experience in treasury management (Essential)
• Proficiency in treasury management systems and financial software (Desirable)
• Exchange control experience (Essential)
• Working in a multinational group/fintech space (Desirable)
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Essential)
• Strong understanding of financial regulations and compliance requirements
• Aptitude for working with data and financial modelling skills.
• Knowledge of accounting principles
• Proactive thinking but also willing to learn and work as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills - ability to manage multiple tasks at the same time.
• Commercial cash and debt facility management experience.

Skills:

• Open, transparent, and adaptable with previous mixed experience of blue-chip and high growth entrepreneurial organisations with the ability to implement best practice, drive change and thrive within less structured and fast-changing environments.
• Exceptional leader: high energy, results oriented, and knows how to influence people in a constructive manner, being capable of building and developing a high performing team.
• Shares a passion for our clients purpose and enjoys working in a fast-paced, informal but highly ambitious company.
• Hands-on self-starter, who knows what to do without being told, with a no-nonsense get it done attitude, quickly diagnosing issues, proposing and executing solutions in a short timeframe.
• Ability to work under pressure, commercial acumen, and capable of linking the role to shareholder value creation / profitability.
• Keen to be part of a multi-cultural organisation that is committed to excellence, inclusion, diversity, community development and the environment.
• Ability to look for efficiencies and improvements in any process rather than just accept the status quo.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher qualification in Finance (Essential)
• CA (SA) or ACT qualified (Essential)
• Completed articles in the banking fintech sector (Desirable)
• Experience in working with VAS products (Desirable)
• +5 years staff managerial experience (Essential)

*ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED*

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