Treasury Associate

Responsibilities:

• Ensure adequate liquidity is available to meet strategic objectives and financial obligations of the country office
• Oversee cash management banking and financial institution relationships.
• Negotiate bank and service fees. Implement new bank technologies, products, and services to improve the cash cycle and simplify company operations.
• Manage the disbursement and payments to vendors on behalf of the Company
• Realize optimum benefits for the Company in respect of idle funds and keep appropriate documentation.
• Ensuring that the company's cash flow is adequate to allow it to operate effectively
• Evaluate alternative long-term borrowing strategies and make recommendations in accordance with the capital structure guidelines
• Forecast cash payments and anticipate challenges arising from limited cash flow and perform financial modelling
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures. Develop and monitor treasury operational policies.

Requirements:

• A minimum academic qualification of an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related field is required
• Advanced degree (MBA will be an advantage)
• 5 years of professional experience; 4 years of experience within a similar role 
• Experience in managing large-scale projects within the real estate sector
• Excellent understanding of the real estate market and financial needs
• Knowledge of investment portfolio strategy, banking, and financial instruments
• Knowledge of treasury software is a plus
• Thorough understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance, business, and operational risk and control processes and procedures
• Gathers information nationally and internationally about what could be; visualizes the future and assesses what needs to change; thinks strategically, considers wider effects thoroughly, including customers, shareholders, and people; promotes and builds enthusiasm for the vision.
• Balances the needs of the stakeholder triangle; assimilates and analyses relevant information; identifies core principles, and applies them consistently to decisions; identifies and mitigates risks; creative in providing solutions; owns decisions.
• Good planning/project management skills
• Exceptional negotiation, problem-solving and analytical skills 
• Outstanding people leadership and management skills. Ability to drive change management across the organization
• Good communication skills, both verbal and oral.

Remuneration: NGN 5,900,000 - 8,700,000 million per annum