Treasury Manager

A JSE-listed business anticipating significant increases in the volume and complexity of their transactions in the upcoming months and years, seek a Treasury specialist/Treasury Manager to join their Cape Town office.

Working for one of South Africa’s leading Investment Trusts, the successful candidate will ideally have experience from within Financial Institutions i.e. Banks, Asset Managers, and have a CFA qualification (minimum level 1).

With substantial growth and progression on offer, you will gain high-profile and face-to-face exposure to Banks, Credit teams, and Property Development partners around both South Africa, and the UK. Fully responsible for debt raising, as well as for the management of overall financial risks, the role offers significant thrill and challenge, as well as exposure to the UK (including the prospect of travel to both Johannesburg and the UK).

Any experience of Property Finance specifically, will be a plus.

Key qualifications for Treasury Manager:

• Min. BCom or equivalent (ideally Masters degree)
• CFA Qualification (minimum level I, ideally II or III)
• Financial Instruments experience (Fixed Income, FX, Interest rates, and derivatives therein)
• Strong experience of Treasury Management systems
• Extremely technical mindset
• Able to handle multiple, concurrent, shifting priorities

Key duties for Treasury Manager:

• Management of debt raising through various instruments (bank loans, Notes, listed & unlisted debt)
• Management of funding risk
• Negotiation of new funding with both banks & lawyers
• Trading of interest rates & FX derivatives, in order to manage market risk
• Active cash management, using Money Market instruments and derivatives
• Ensuring lowest-cost Capital for the business
• Avoid risk to the business by staggering the timelines of any financial liabilities
• Ensure strong liquidity for the firm
• Management reporting on key financial positions and financial status
• Ensure compliance with JSE and REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) regulations

Key personal skills:

• Role faces off to senior/heavyweight clients across both UK and South African banks, therefore seeking a confident, polished and articulate individual
• Able to work closely in collaboration with the Group Treasurer, as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Able to cope with multiple demands and large volumes of information, whilst still making analytical decisions quickly

If you have a strong background in Treasury, as well as experience of managing funding, liquidity, market, credit and liability risks, then please get in touch to learn more about this office-based role in Cape Town.