Primary Purpose
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Treasury Finance Business Partner. The Treasury Finance Business Partner will play a crucial role in managing the financial aspects of our Treasury operations and acting as a strategic partner to the Treasury team. You will be responsible for providing financial analysis, forecasting, and insights to drive informed decision-making and ensure optimal Treasury performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Finance, Treasury Operations, and business partnering, along with excellent analytical, communication, and people skills.
Minimum Requirements
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Honours degree in Accounting, Finance, CIMA/CA(SA)/CFA or similar
- Strong analytical foundation
REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE
- Strong presentation skills and an ability to communicate with senior and non-technical stakeholders effectively and credibly.
- 5 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services Finance Business partnering and /or Financial Resources Management
- Experience in hedge accounting
- Experience with the delivery of high-priority projects and activities, under pressurized conditions
Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Support the management of liquidity, interest rate, foreign currency, hedging and other balance sheet risks.
- Identify and implement revenue or cost saving opportunities and ensure adherence to budget.
CUSTOMER CENTRICITY
- Manage the day-to-day operations with due cognisance of:
- Levels & quality of service delivery as experienced by internal & external stakeholders.
- Responsiveness: Speed of responses, reaction time, going the extra mile, turnaround time
- Degree of customer satisfaction
OPERTIONAL EXCELLENCE
- Perform cost and benefit analysis on system used in the bank with a view to streamline Treasury operational capabilities.
- Assist in project managing the implementation of the new Treasury systems to ensure delivery within budget and within planned timelines
- Assess system cost and functionalities and recommend improvements
PEOPLE LEADERSHIP
- Strong influencing skills, including building relationships with key stakeholders to drive solutions required.
- Collaborative/Team Player
- Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise competing priorities and implement plans to deliver against them
- Provide project management leadership and supervise junior employees
DATA MANAGEMENT
- Assist in dashboard development including exposure reports.
- Maintain records in accordance with financial regulations.
- Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- To timeously respond to queries
- Work collaboratively with all departments.
- To timeously meet ad-hoc request of internal and external stakeholders
- Good communicator, written and verbal and able to relay complex issues or improve understanding of key issues
REPORTING
- Accurate inputs to different committees i.e ALCO, BCFS
- Performance and other reports that are generated and distributed within established deadlines.
- Prepare reports on money markets for users and managers.
LEARNING AND GROWTH
- Work with Learning & Development and Internal Communications teams to design and implement appropriate financial crime education, learning and communication for employees.
- Take ownership for driving own career development.
- Achievement of objectives/milestones set out in the development plan.
- Knowledge share within the team and the wider bank
This position is advertised in line with our commitment to Employment Equity.