Senior Specialist : Treasury - TFG Finance and Advisory - Cape Town

Tfg Finance And Advisory; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Specialist - Treasury to manage group investments, cash flow forecasting, and banking relationships. The role involves overseeing treasury functions and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Candidates should have extensive experience in treasury and financial risk management, alongside strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 8 years’ experience in Treasury, Financial Risk, and Banking in a listed environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage group investments and cash flow forecasting.
• Support negotiation of borrowings and bank relationships.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Skills

Treasury Management

Financial Risk Management

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Agility

Job description

Job Title: Senior Specialist - Treasury

Reporting Line: Head of Treasury and Liquidity

Department: Finance Centre of Excellence

Purpose of the Job

The Treasurer is responsible for managing all group investments, day-to-day cash management, cash flow forecasting, and all electronic banking systems. This role will support the Head of Treasury and Liquidity with the negotiation of all group borrowings and bank relationship management.

The Senior Specialist: Treasury will also support the Head of Treasury and Liquidity in managing the Group’s interest rate risk, foreign exchange exposure, and hedging activities.

The Senior Specialist: Treasury will work with all relevant internal stakeholders to understand and plan for transactions with a material cash impact or requirement.

Job Requirements

Skills and Attributes

• Very good understanding of treasury and liquidity management
• Experience in financial risk and banking management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Analytical and strategic thinking
• Agile and flexible
• Problem-solving abilities

Experience

• 8 years’ experience in Treasury, Financial Risk, and Banking in a listed environment

Qualifications

Key Performance Areas

• Develop and monitor cash flow forecasting tools for short and medium-term to understand cash flow pressures and ensure covenant compliance
• Develop and monitor sound liquidity models to enable cash flow predictability
• Coordinate the interaction with finance and finance business stakeholders to align on financial liquidity position
• Monitor the implementation of working capital, finance risk, and policies within the Group
• Monitor and analyze business liquidity for TFG Group (Africa, Australia, and UK)
• Manage the foreign exchange risk for the TFG Group
• Monitor, review, and implement robust controls related to treasury and cash processes, as applicable
• Forecast daily cash requirements and execute daily financing decisions
• Support the management of all aspects of in-house investment portfolios
• Support the management of long-term and short-term investment strategies
• Manage and report on TFG’s financing goals and risk tolerance
• Support the Group on key investment decisions impacting the cost of capital
• Drive improvement in cash and borrowing management across TFG
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards to mitigate financial statement and operational risk
• Monitor bank service fees and address quality issues
• Support the arrangement and ongoing negotiation of all group borrowings and bank relationships
• Manage, develop, and adapt treasury functions and processes according to the Group's size and resources
• Support engagement with business to research potential impacts on TFG’s proposed financing
• Support business and Enterprise Risk Management in analyzing and responding to incidents impacting Finance Risk

Leadership

• Oversee talent management for direct and indirect reports in recruitment, retention, and development
• Oversee performance management and development of all shared service staff
• Ensure adherence to shared service performance management requirements, providing continuous feedback and development
• Motivate, develop, and appraise staff to meet performance and customer needs

Stakeholder Relationships

• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence and the Shared Service Centre to ensure effective cash management and risk control procedures
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to manage cash flow and execute daily financial decisions

Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.