Treasury Manager - Cape Town, South Africa - The Recruiters

Description

Our client in the international travel industry is looking for a Treasury Manager to join their team in Cape Town. The position of the Treasury Manager involves proactive management of the multi-currency divisional cash flows and liquidity and the ability to identify, assess and manage financial risks, to ensure the accurate execution of financial transactions and to play a key role in the cash forecasting process. The role will report directly to the Financial Controller with four direct reports across multiple countries.

Duties and responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Day to day cash management including daily review of the divisional cash position and responsibility for the daily and weekly cash reporting process.
• Review of the 70+ bank reconciliations across 25 legal entities
• Weekly responsibility of providing commentary on the cash flow and other treasury reporting
• The weekly preparation of the 13-week rolling forecast and presenting to the Financial Controller and Head of Finance actual cash out vs forecast
• Assist in the analysis of foreign currency needs.
• Manage all banking documents, ensuring that mandate and guarantees in place are relevant.
• Liaison with global banks and other Financial Institutions
• preparation and reporting of banking summaries.
• Careful FX management
• Working closely with the Group Treasury team taking ownership of controls and the continuous improvement of the Treasury function as a whole
• Ad-hoc reports and analyses as required by the finance team.
• Prepare documentation for internal and external auditors.
• A proactive member of the team with desire to develop skills and advance within the company.

Minimum requirements:

• Strong academic background
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the treasury field
• Experience with foreign currencies and working with multiple entities.
• Strong general ledger and general journal skills
• Understanding of intercompany relationships
• Intermediate Excel expertise (i.e. v-lookup, pivot tables)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and manage various projects at once.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills