Group Treasurer at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description

Reporting to the Director - Group Financial Controller, the Group Treasurer is responsible for leading and providing strategic oversight on the development, implementation, and execution of corporate treasury policies. Implementing Treasury strategy that optimizes Funding, Investment and management of FX flows across the Group and ensuring a robust system of identification and proactive management of Treasury related risks.

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities and decision ownership: 

• Ensure production of high quality commercially driven forecasts and plans for treasury
• Negotiate funding arrangements including corporate credit facilities and public and private financing arrangements, and minimize total cost of funds 
• Develop and maintain constructive relationships with banks
• Identify opportunities in the banks for investment of excess cash on short or long term and negotiate for optimal yields rates from the market
• Advise business units in the implementation, execution and analysis of corporate treasury policies
•  Present complex treasury issues to senior management and gain support for proposals
• Provide support, advice, and guidance to personnel within the treasury function and deliver effectively in line with the policies, processes, and procedures 
• Apply corporate finance and funding techniques to complex transactions
• Develop funding structures using knowledge of subsidiary finance requirements
• Assess key treasury risks, and design and implement risk-based mitigation.
• Evaluate and recommend optimal capital structure for operating subsidiaries
• Ensure that foreign exchange management is in line with the Group policy 
• Ensure Foreign exchange policy for the company is documented and exposure limits set and agreed by Board and Group
• Implement treasury policies that clearly define the Treasury operations namely for forex, cash management, banking procedures and cash forecasting that conform with best practice within the Vodafone Group
• Report variances and explain them between forecast and actual cash flow to measure level of forecasting accuracy.
• Manage the performance of staff in the section, define performance indicators, assign tasks, and define goals and objectives for the staff

Qualifications

Must have technical/ professional qualifications:

• An Honors degree from a recognized university; 
• Qualified Accountant CPA (K)/CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent is an added advantage;
• At least 8 years’ experience in a Treasury environment
• At least 3 years management experience