Group Head, Treasury & Financial Institutions at Bridgemead Consulting

About the Role

• We are seeking an experienced Group Head, Treasury & Financial Institutions to provide strategic leadership for the Group's treasury function across its steel manufacturing, mining, and energy businesses.
• Reporting to the Group Executive Director, Finance, the successful candidate will be responsible for treasury strategy, liquidity management, foreign exchange, trade finance, banking relationships, financial risk management, and treasury governance to support the Group's growth and financial sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Group's treasury strategy, policies, governance framework, and operating procedures.
• Oversee daily liquidity management, cash positioning, working capital, intercompany funding, and rolling cash flow forecasts across all subsidiaries.
• Lead treasury initiatives to optimize cash utilization, capital structure, debt management, and funding requirements.
• Identify, monitor, and manage foreign exchange exposures, executing appropriate hedging strategies and ensuring compliance with CBN regulations.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with commercial banks, investment banks, development finance institutions (DFIs), and other financial partners.
• Negotiate and manage credit facilities, revolving facilities, overdrafts, trade finance instruments, letters of credit, bank guarantees, and other financing arrangements.
• Oversee trade finance operations to ensure uninterrupted procurement and supply chain activities across the Group.
• Manage treasury-related financial risks, including liquidity, interest rate, commodity price, currency, and counterparty risks, while providing regular risk reports to executive management.
• Manage short-term investment portfolios and optimize surplus cash within approved investment guidelines.
• Oversee treasury systems, banking platforms, internal controls, reconciliations, and treasury reporting to ensure operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Operations, and subsidiary leadership to support strategic financing, capital projects, and business expansion.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Group Treasury team while driving continuous improvement and treasury best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• MBA or Master's Degree is an added advantage.
• Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CFA, CTP, or ACT is mandatory.
• 12–18 years of progressive treasury, corporate banking, or financial risk management experience, including at least 5 years in a senior treasury leadership role.
• Proven experience within large manufacturing, mining, energy, oil & gas, industrial organizations, or leading financial institutions.
• Strong expertise in treasury management, liquidity planning, FX management, trade finance, corporate banking, debt management, and treasury risk management.
• Hands-on experience with Treasury Management Systems (TMS), multi-currency operations, and CBN/FMDQ regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working with development finance institutions such as AfDB, IFC, BOI, Afreximbank, or similar institutions will be an advantage.

Core Competencies:

• Treasury Strategy & Liquidity Management.
• Foreign Exchange & Hedging.
• Trade Finance & Corporate Banking.
• Treasury Risk Management.
• Cash Flow Forecasting & Capital Management.
• Banking & Financial Institution Relationship Management.
• Financial Analysis & Commercial Acumen.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management.