Group Treasury Head

Job Description : GRPUP TREASURY HEAD KENYA to join one of the most dynamic and fastest expanding FinTechs on the continent. With a passion for payments, they identified a gap in the African payments landscape and swiftly moved to bridge that gap and move the online payments industry into centre stage. This is a chance for you to join a company whose continued mission is to turn online transactions into a preferred choice of conducting business across all industries! They are all about FinTech! A bit about the role: The Group Treasury Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and continuous enhancement of the group treasury strategy. This includes efficient cash management controls, security and access, FX conversion management, intergroup cash management, cash flow forecasts and planning for the various countries the Group has presence in. The role is responsible for reporting on all treasury and related matters, controls and snapshot/cash forecasts within a broader treasury team that sits within a listed group. People are their most important asset, and they invest a great deal of time and resources in training and developing each and every person within the business to help them achieve great results. The ideal candidate will come with in-depth experience, working across multiple countries, a great grasp of the ever-changing FinTech space and a superb can-do attitude. Your mission: Report directly to the Deputy Group CFO and coordinate with London Listed Parent company Strategic: Develop the overall treasury strategy for the Group on a local entity and global Group level Implement structures to ensure efficient and secure cash management across banks, MNO’s and e-wallets Develop a Group treasury management policy and refine it as required to meet local restrictions on the movement oflocal and foreign currency Implement reporting structures to effectively communicate cash status, cash forecasts and provide near real time views of cash resources across the Group Treasury management: Responsible for overseeing, designing, and improving the treasury management and compliance process across 19 subsidiaries within the Group Implement security and access controls to ensure safeguarding of cash Implement a process to reduce currency and conversion risk Review current settlement process for various countries, analyse and propose improvements Implement a global treasury dashboard to allow automated cash balances updates Management of treasury team, and coordinating with various departments within the finance division Develop strong working relationships with business, finance, and operation leadership across the organization to collaborate on treasury matters affecting the operations Engage with internal audit to review ongoing processes to ensure integrity of processes Actively engage in financial reporting processes and advise on the cost impact of processing, settlements and conversions Review processing setups for merchants relative to settlement set up and report on exceptions and inefficiencies to the CFO and COO Reporting: Monthly treasury report, consisting of cash flow forecast (operational and merchant), cash status, updates onprojects and exception reports to the Group CFO Bi-weekly cash status on all the Group subsidiaries – this will need to evolve to a daily automated report Monthly report on costs relating to processing, settlements and conversion, broken down per country and comparingto previous month/year and budget with proposed improvements Reporting as required by the executive committee A bit about you: Financial degree and a background of continuous learning Minimum of 10 years’ experience in finance and treasury, with 3+ years in pure treasury capacity, preferably in a listed environment or Pan-African multinational Strong overall financial and treasury knowledge, specifically treasury knowledge dealing with limitations on cross border transfers and local restrictions (South Africa/Nigeria/Tanzania as examples) Experience in implementing treasury processes, systems and building out departments Experience in managing complex treasury systems spanning multiple legal jurisdictions Strong leadership and organizational skills Excellent work ethic, flexible and resilient Inspires confidence and create trust Pro-active problem solver that embraces daily challenges Strong time management with key attention to detail

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