Treasury Operations Officer at Dwight Patterson Consultants

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate common exposures and financial instruments, including the financial mathematics underpinning their pricing.
• Apply relative value analysis to optimize transactions and make decisions with limited information.
• Select the appropriate type of hedging instrument depending on the situation to mitigate risk to the entity.
• Provide input into the update of policies and procedures for treasury management processes.
• Develop and submit treasury operations activity and performance reports to support decision-making.
• Take appropriate steps to maintain the entity’s liquidity at the adequate level required to meet all likely contingencies within established risk limits
• Keep abreast on the nature and characteristics of investment Instruments and products
• Stay up to date on the new instruments and product types being traded, and new ways to transact instruments
• Align with organisation’s compliance programmes and compliance strategies to incorporate relevant legislative and regulatory requirements and adapt to changing regulatory environment
• Ensure proper records are kept and that effective financial procedures are in place.
• Implement detailed operational plans and procedures for compliance programmes
• Assist in the development of financing strategies
• Maintain relations with banks and rating agencies

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree, preference for Accounting / Finance
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Treasury / Cash Management, with a track
• record of strong performance
• Possessing of relevant professional certifications is an added advantage
• Ability to analyse different risks associated with treasury operations.
• Ability to list treasury products, services, and operations
• Possesses basic knowledge of treasury products, services, and operations.
• Understands the capital and treasury markets, including key players.
• Knowledge of ALM strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Understands treasury terms and terminology.
• Ability to identify capital and treasury market’s key players.
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and financial management
• Demonstrable problem-solving, quantitative, and analytical skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and rigor
• Organized and methodical, ability to multi-task and meet critical deadlines
• Self-starter, quick learner, team player with collegial orientation and desire to take on responsibility
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications with advanced, expert, or VBA skills in Excel
• Strong knowledge of uses of technology to improve efficiency
• Good financial analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly

Key Performance Indicators

• % of account balances reported daily
• % of cash transactions reconciled automatically
• % of business units/businesses/regions that miss forecast submission dates
• Weighted average credit default swap (CDS) spread of credit line providers
• Maximum % of investment exposure by counterparty / issuer
• Hedge ratio
• Hedge gain/loss deferral ratio
• Time taken to confirm deals with the counterparty
• Portfolio sensitivity as a percentage of market value
• Online Cash Management Users as a Percentage of Treasury Management Customers
• Treasury Expense per Treasury Employee
• Cash Management Product Sales
• Treasury income mix
• # of Regulatory penalties
• Efficient and well-managed work processes across the function
• Feedback from internal/external clients.

Achievement of agreed targets for the Team

• % customer satisfaction with treasury operations process
• % of components and system unavailability
• Timeliness of reports