Manager, Treasury Operations at MTN Rwanda

Job Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or equivalent 
• Possession of Professional qualifications such as CPA and ACCA would be an added advantage.
• Possession of relevant professional qualifications such as Chartered Financial Analyst or Certified Treasury Professional is a must. 

Experience:

• 4 – 7 years relevant working experience 
• 2 – 4 years experience within a Fintech/Banking environment especially in Treasury is a MUST. 
• Extensive experience in dealing instruments (foreign exchange and interest rates) 
• A good working knowledge of market data providers (e.g. Bloomberg, Reuters)
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices (Treasury)
• Experience in treasury leading practices and trends

Treasury Context:

The role must ensure the successful delivery in the context of:

• Rapidly changing Fintech environment
• Management of executive and shareholder expectations
• Management of customer and supplier expectations
• Enhance Mobile Money Rwanda’s position as a leading Fintech and Payment Services provider.
• Constant dynamics and local challenges in the economic, regulatory and legal environments

The role is accountable for the following Key Performance Areas:

Operational Delivery

• Cash Management and Forecasting − Provide support with financial risk management and cash forecasting.
• Update long-term cash forecasts based on the results of monitoring activities and changes in the assumptions.
• Assess the appropriateness and need to open/close/change bank accounts.
• Initiate and facilitate the bank interface and setup based on bank account changes in the treasury management system.
• Assist with the daily cash flow management − Responsibility for foreign exchange and interest rate forecasts.

Treasury Policy

• Assist with the development, improvement and design of the Mobile Money Rwanda framework, policies, procedures and templates for hedging, investments and loans.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in Treasury Operations that improve the performance of the function.
• Operate within the broad levels provided in the approved Treasury policy.
• Ongoing monitoring of assessment with respect to compliance

Risk Management

• Formulation of hedging strategies to minimize the Company’s overall exposure to financial market risk (specifically interest rate and foreign exchange price risk).
• Assess and advise on financial risk (interest rate and foreign exchange price risk) related to the funding structures for Group companies.
• Identify, assess and quantify the uncovered FX positions and/or Interest rate risk of the Company.
• Obtaining and testing the validity of market prices
• The optimal execution of approved risk management trades and strategies, which includes booking maintenance of trades on the Treasury Management System
• Evaluate, negotiate, and implement structured products for risk management and yield enhancement.
• Preparation of economic and market analyses in support of the investment, liquidity management, financial market risk and borrowing activities of the Company.

Funding and Investments

• The optimal execution of funding and investments (money market and loans, capital markets) trades, including booking and maintenance of those trades or deals on the Treasury Management System.
• Review and guide in terms of investment options available and potentially being considered.
• Monitor the performance of investments made by the Company based on the performance of the investment and Investment arrangement Collaboration/Coordination
• Perform business requirement analysis for master data requirements/business intelligence reporting.
• Assist in transformational initiatives within Finance as applicable and drive the required change.