Senior Treasury Executive at PiggyTech Global Limited ("PiggyVest”)

About the Senior Treasury Executive role

• As a Senior Treasury Executive, you will have direct responsibility for our treasury functions including cash and treasury operations, investment portfolio management, interest rate risk management, balance sheet management, capital management and more. Other responsibilities include monitoring treasury goals, products, and available services, and also manage the company’s financial risk exposure.
• An experienced senior treasury executive, you will be a key in PiggyVest’s financial management team. We expect you to combine excellent analytical skills, support ongoing capital allocation amongst units, and develop asset or liability management strategies. Ideal candidates should have a thorough knowledge of accounting and financial principles to analyze budgets, financial forecasts, cash flow, and other M&A activities.
• This is a full-time role based in Lagos, Nigeria, and you’ll report directly to the Chief Operations Officer.

Main Responsibilities and Activities

• Supports treasury management and helps develop strategies to maximize efficiencies, safeguard assets and minimize costs.
• Ensures compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures in day-to-day conduct and supervision of cash management activities.
• Manages the investment portfolio
• Recommends and implements improvements to current treasury management processes.
• Assists in managing and maintaining the company’s banking and investment infrastructure relationships.
• Monitor and Manage capital funding and liquidity risks and interest exposures.
• Assists in preparing and managing annual budgets and forecasts.
• Identifies cost-saving and profit-maximizing opportunities related to the treasury.
• Oversee cash functions, including cash positioning, cash reporting and forecasting, short-term investing, payments, FX management, and other investment channels.
• Supports financing negotiations and capital strategy formulation.
• Provides financial analysis to executive management.
• Creates models involving cash flow, balance sheet, and income statement projections.
• Coordinate project work such as the development and enhancement of Treasury System
• Arrange settlement of all methods of payments including payment investigation role, processing of treasury transactions
• Ensure compliance with regulatory principles
• Develop and maintain strong relationship with Regulators
• Develop liquidity policies and procedures, and ensure compliance with regulators.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Essential Requirements

• At least 5 years’ experience in finance, accounting, economics or other related disciplines.
• Experience managing treasury operations in an Asset Management firm, or related financial services.
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and in-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Familiarity with financial accounting statements
• Hands-on experiences with accounting software packages, like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
• BS degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance or relevant certification (e.g. ACCA, ICAN, CFA, CMA or CPA) will be preferred
• Experience with tech startups would be a plus

Benefits

• PiggyVest is a flexible employer.
• Competitive salary and attractive benefits