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Treasury Officer

Thunes

full time Nairobi Posted 17 hours ago

About you**

  • You possess a strong understanding of cash management and foreign exchange as it relates to a payments business.

  • You are highly motivated with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • You can thrive in a fast-paced multi-cultural fintech environment.

  • You are a team player who can collaborate effectively across different teams and with external partners.

  • You have excellent communication skills, a curious mindset, and an innovative approach to challenges.

  • You thrive in a fast-paced, multicultural fintech environment.

Experience & technical skills required**

  • The candidate will have 5+ years of experience in a Treasury role at a corporate or financial services firm with cross-border payments experience.

  • Proficiency with online Banking platforms, a Treasury Management System (optional), and payment systems, including SWIFT, SEPA, GIRO, RTGS, etc.

  • Working knowledge of foreign exchange markets, including cross-currency rates, trading concepts (no trading experience required), fundamental FX margin mathematics, and FX as it relates to cash and liquidity management.

  • Exposure to the concepts of safeguarding, forecasting, and reconciliations.

  • Advanced Excel skills (macros, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.).

Liquidity Management and Settlements**

  • Perform daily forecasting of volumes expected to be processed by all pay out partners globally using the Forecasting System.

  • Generate the daily list of funding wires and FX conversions required; prepare and release all wires and execute FX conversions with banks, network partners and liquidity providers.

  • Monitor all network funding flows and confirm credit of funds by the network partners.

  • Assist clients with any issues related to incoming client prefunding flows.

  • Manage working capital allocated to Treasury and monitor and report on working capital usage to senior management.

  • Work with the Product and Treasury development teams to enhance existing Treasury systems (forecasting, safeguarding, etc.).

  • Conduct daily safeguarding procedures for all Thunes operating entities.

FX Settlement and Monitoring**

  • Manage FX execution flow with pay out partners, including G10 and EM currencies and crosses. Confirm credit of funds at the payout point, and book and confirm executed deals.

  • Monitor pay out partner FX costs to assure adherence to pricing agreements.