Treasury Officer at Plan International

The Opportunity 

The Treasury Department is a small specialist team that utilises technology to leverage its services to more than 50 country offices, 19 National Organisations, and 3 Field Country National Organisations. The department transacts approx. 900 foreign exchange transactions a year amounting to in the region of €400,000,000 per annum and manages a deposit book daily of approx. €100,000,000 per day.  The Treasury Department utilizes a Salmon treasury management system and SAP general ledger. You will be responsible for international payments, managing receipts of funds from the member organisations, and the preparation of field Treasury Reporting. 

Within this role, you will likely interact daily with National Organisation Finance Directors, Country Finance Managers, Regional Finance Managers, Regional Directors and the dealers of Plan’s global banks. The post ensures that the 50+ countries have adequate cash funding daily while monitoring budgets.

The Person

With a good grasp of accounting knowledge, you must be a full/part-qualified accountant or studying towards CIMA/ACCA/ACT/ACA. You will have an excellent working knowledge of international banking and in-depth knowledge of foreign exchange trades and investment banking. You will need to have strong analytical skills and the ability to resolve issues and risks, you will also have advanced Excel skills.   

Knowledge

•  Demonstrable knowledge of international banking.
•  Intermediate to advanced level of Accounting Knowledge.
•  In depth knowledge of foreign exchange trades and investment banking
•  Demonstrate a basic understanding of the principles of cash flow forecasting

Skills

•  Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and resolve issues and risks.
•  Advanced Excel skills
•  Good English written and oral communication skills.
•  Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
•  Strong ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
•  Able to make judgments and execute work autonomously.
•  Fully qualified Accountant or – or studying towards CIMA/ACCA/ACT/ACA.
•  System knowledge – SAP needed, TMS experience is a plus.