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Direct employerSenior Treasury Accountant

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Role overview
Tatu City is looking for a Senior Treasury Accountant to manage daily treasury operations for its Kenyan entities. The role is based in Tatu City, Kiambu County, and suits someone with strong treasury experience in a multinational setting who can handle hands-on operational tasks and lead change.
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What you will do
- Establish daily cash positions for all entities, banks, and currencies, and prepare daily cash reports.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly cash flow forecasts and analyse variances against actuals.
- Manage payments by preparing and uploading payment files for various platforms and ensuring compliance with documentation and approvals.
- Invest surplus cash in short-term instruments, negotiate rates with banks, and monitor bank exposures.
- Manage foreign exchange exposure, execute currency conversions, and handle international payments and settlements.
- Administer banking facilities including letters of credit, guarantees, and loans, ensuring compliance and timely servicing.
- Prepare treasury accounting reports including monthly cash flow statements and bank reconciliations, and lead treasury reporting and audit processes.
- Maintain internal controls and banking relationships, update mandates and signatories, and lead treasury process improvements and ERP migration.
- Supervise and develop a Junior Accountant and collaborate with the Head of Finance and operational teams on treasury and cash management matters.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce or related field from a leading Kenyan university.
- CPA (K) or ACCA qualification with ICPAK membership in good standing.
- Around 8 years of progressive treasury and finance experience, including hands-on treasury operations for multiple legal entities in a multinational company.
- Experience preparing cash flow forecasts and IAS 7 statements, working directly with a CFO and operational teams.
- Proven practice of investing surplus cash, negotiating bank rates, and managing foreign exchange exposure and international payments.
- Strong knowledge of banking instruments, loan administration, Kenyan banking environment, and IFRS treasury standards (IAS 7, IAS 21, IFRS 9).
- Daily use of online banking platforms, proficiency in ERP systems and advanced Excel.
- Experience supervising junior staff and implementing process improvements and automation under pressure.
How to apply
The employer has not published a closing date.