Senior Treasury Accountant
- Plaine Wilhems
- Negotiable
- Permanent
- Added 01/10/2025
- Closing 31/10/2025
Our client, a leading diversified natural resources group is looking for a Senior Treasury Accountant.
Primary Purpose
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.
Essential Functions
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 & Convenant 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.
Profile
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.
We reserve the right:
- To call only the shortlisted candidates for interview.
- Not to make any appointment following this advertisement nor to assign any reason whatsoever for accepting or rejecting any candidate.