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
