Treasury Accountant

SUMMARY:
The Treasury Accountant: Financial Assets and Treasury Operations is to manage the overall financial accounting operations of the company asset and liability portfolio.

POSITION INFO:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial Management

• High level understanding and management of the asset and liability portfolio
• Ensure ongoing compliance in terms of financial. Tax, and related matters.
• Ensure appropriate financial policies and procedures are in place and consistently applied to support the business.
• Assist in providing proactive and regular forecasting and scenario planning for corporate planning.
• Manage and control payments to ensure anti-fraudulent activities.
• Enhance high standards of financial control and ensure effective management of working capital, margin management, risk management and discipline financial best practice.

Management Reporting and information systems

• Provide financial and statistical reports for the Executive decision-making.
• Assist in providing proactive and regular forecasting and scenario planning for corporate and divisions.
• Assist in the building of budget forecasts for the entire company. This includes budgeting of company operations (loan related and non-loan related).
• Assistance in the preparation of financial plans and budgets for Executive decision making

Stakeholder Management

• Provide direction and management to colleagues where applicable.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure open communication and to obtain a deep understanding of the Bank’s operations.

Key Measures/KPIs

• Understands the company’s core operations and is able to interpret accordingly.
• Ability to multi task and demonstrate a willingness to acquire new knowledge.
• Self-driven and willingness to assist in new initiatives

JOB REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum BComm Accounting Degree
• Training contract which included the audit of a treasury environment.
• A strong career track record in management accounting in a large, complex organisation with multi-dimensional businesses within the banking sector for a minimum period of 2-3 years.
• Strong understanding of and a strong commitment to good corporate governance and specially international reporting standards including IFRS, Basel, GAAP and other regulatory requirements including the PFMA.
• Excellent accounting and reconciliation skills.
• A working knowledge of and exposure to derivatives and bonds would be essential.
• Exposure to African global markets would be an added advantage.
• A post-graduate taxation qualification would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge on Quantum system SAP FICO and BI would be an added advantage.
• Strong advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills would be an added advantage.
• Accounting Articles experience is an added advantage

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