Senior Specialist – Financial & Treasury

Responsible for a broad range of treasury and finance functions, with a focus on repatriation compliance, bank cost management, financing oversight, and long-term liquidity monitoring.

Repatriation compliance

• Provide guidance on the opening and management of export licenses.
• Allocate incoming foreign currency to appropriate bank accounts.
• Reconcile export licenses with banking transactions and ensure timely closure of used licenses.
• Maintain and update repatriation and license trackers.
• Monitor repatriation thresholds to ensure regulatory compliance.

Bank charges management

• Review bank statements regularly to scrutinize and validate bank charges.
• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly bank charges reports.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and negotiate with banks to optimize charges.
• Implement reporting enhancements and resolve discrepancies in collaboration with site finance teams and banks.
• Review treasury cost center budgets on an annual basis.

Finance costs monitoring

• Analyse bank statements to identify finance cost-related transactions.
• Review, finalize, and communicate repayment schedules to site finance teams.
• Monitor intercompany loan books and ensure timely reporting of finance costs.

External financing & covenant reporting

• Maintain up-to-date records for revenue commitments and cash allocations per bank.
• Monitor financial covenants using 18 months financial forecasts and perform scenario analysis.
• Prepare and submit quarterly and annual covenant reports to group Treasury.
• Coordinate the submission of quarterly and annual financial reports, including sales, management accounts, and audited financial statements.

Renewals of external financing facilities

• Lead discussions for the renewal of external financing facilities.
• Secure necessary internal approvals and oversee the execution of facility documents.
• Ensure timely submission of original documents to banks and maintain proper documentation records.

Liquidity and debt management

• Collaborate with the forecasting team to align debt assumptions with the 18 months forecast.
• Review and validate debt assumptions and update liquidity models specific to the African region.

Qualifications, Experience & Core Competencies

Education & certifications

• Professional certification such as ACCA, ACA or CIMA (fully qualified).

Experience
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in accounting, audit, or advisory roles.
• Proven experience with financial reporting, cost analysis, and covenant compliance.

Technical skills
• Strong understanding of treasury operations, repatriation processes, and banking regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including advanced functions and modelling).
• Familiarity with ERP systems.

Analytical & problem-solving skills
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret financial data and develop actionable insights.

Communication & interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French language.
• Strong stakeholder management, especially with banks, internal finance teams, and external lenders.

Work ethics & adaptability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.