Specialist - Treasury Operations Group Finance at MTN

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Specialist: Treasury Operations will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

• Perform the daily operational cash management process for the Holding Companies, including funding of bank accounts.
• Monitor cash balance to ensure compliance with concentration risk.
• Perform cashflow forecasting to facilitate the improvement of cash positions.
• Identify and enhance the daily cashflow forecasting by preparing transactions analytics and variance reports to understand the key drivers of cash flows.
• Contribute to cash improvement projects and insights into holding companies cash positions.
• Monitor market rates and update treasury management system.
• Provide market rates and economic data to internal clients.
• Conduct foreign exchange transactions (spots, forwards, swaps, etc).
• Execute transactions for Money Market portfolio.
• Manage foreign exchange exposures, interest rates exposure and money market portfolios against respective benchmarks.
• Liaise with internal clients regarding cash, interest rates and foreign exchange requirements.
• Liaise with banks regarding market movements and products.
• Prepare / contribute to daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Ensure compliance to central bank guidelines for foreign exchange deals/transactions.
• Be the custodian of banking relationship.
• Execute approved risk management trades and strategies, that includes booking of trades on Treasury Management System. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Deliverables

• Define Reporting.
• Conduct data collation. 
• Provide analytical insights. 
• Project Management.

Role Dependencies

• Executive: Group Treasury.
• OpCo Finance Treasury.
• Finance Operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Degree in Finance and or equivalent.
• Relevant professional qualification (advantageous).

Experience:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ professional experience.
• Telecommunications industry experience.
• GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
• IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
• Treasury related experience.

Competencies:

• Analytical
• Communication
• Continuous improvement 
• Data interpretation
• Judgment
• Presentation
• Reporting