Team Leader - Treasury Operations
Shelter-Afrique is a
regional Housing Finance Institution established by African governments and the
African Development Bank dedicated to investment in housing and urban
development in African countries.
The institution, with
its headquarters in Nairobi, would like to fill the position of Team Leader -
Treasury Operations in its Financial Management Department.
Overall
Purpose and Key Responsibilities
Responsible to
Finance Director for leading and managing the Treasury Unit.
Responsible for
recommending Treasury policies, improve forecasting and management of
liquidity.
In addition
responsible for a thorough understanding of Treasury Management products and
related implementation processes.
Participate in the
creation of complex implementation checklists and project plans that will be
followed by both staff and customers.
In addition manage
relationships with the major Banks and manage the institutions foreign currency
exposure.
Will support working
capital improvements, implementing proactive strategies and managing
international payments.
The ability to drive
through improvements is essential.
Minimum
Qualifications & Experience
- Masters in
Business Administration , Finance or Economics
- Ideally be a
qualified Accountant, ACCA, CIMA, ACCA, or Treasury qualification (ACT)
with prior experience in an international multicurrency environment.
- Minimum 8
(eight) years working experience
- Additional
training/courses on finance, IT (Oracle, MS Office, Word, Excel) is a
plus;
- Fluency in
either English or French with good working knowledge of the other
language.
Key
Skills and Competencies
- Ability to work
well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to
manage multiple tasks with a strong understanding of complex
credit/facilities agreements
- Experience from
a private equity-backed business is desirable.
- Analytical
skills
- Resourceful with
well established network in local and international financial sector.
- Exposure to
marketing of forex and treasury financial services is an asset
Shelter-Afrique
offers competitive salary and benefits package and a collegial working
environment.
Applicants are
invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability against the
listed qualifications / competencies/skills and detailed curriculum vitae,
current & expected salary as well as names and addresses of three referees
(including telephone & email address) to jobs@shelterafrique.org
Applicants should
indicate “Team Leader - Treasury Operations” as the subject line of their email
submissions.
Deadline for
submission of applications is 31st July 2013.
Only short-listed
applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
For more information
about the position and Shelter-Afrique, please visit from our web site: www.shelterafrique.org
