Treasury Analyst at Mixta Nigeria

Mixta Africa is one of the first international and European groups to enter the Northern African Real Estate sector. Founded in April 2005, Mixta África specialises in property development projects in the African continent. The company was established with the objective of responding to the existing housing deficit in the African continent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Treasury Analyst

Location: Lagos

Job Description

Manage the liquidity of the country business and inter-group disbursement and cover treasury reporting function.

Main Responsibilities

Ensure adequate liquidity is available to meet strategic objectives and financial obligations of the country office
Oversee cash management banking and financial institution relationships. Negotiate bank and service fees. Implement new bank technologies, products and services to improve cash cycle and simplify company operations.
Manage the disbursement and payments to vendors on behalf of the Company
Realise optimum benefits for the Company in respect of idle funds and keep appropriate documentation.
Ensuring that the company’s cash flow is adequate to allow it to operate effectively.
Evaluate alternative long-term borrowing strategies and make recommendations in accordance with the capital structure guidelines.
Forecast cash payments and anticipating challenges arising from limited cash flow and perform financial modelling.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures. Develop and monitor treasury operational policies.

Deliverables:

Capital and liquidity report.
Treasury reporting.
Cash Disbursement and payment plan.

Time Allocation:

Liquidity management (40%)
Cash Disbursement/Payment (40%)
Agency relationships (5%
Administrative (15%)

KPIs:

Country liquidity ratio-variance between actual and target liquidity ratio (30%)
Percentage of country financial obligations paid as and when due (40%)
Overall corporate performance (20%)
Feedback – The annual average rating from 360-degree surveys launched (10%)

Experience and Education

Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent) in a related field is required.
Advanced degree (MBA will be an advantage).
5 years of professional experience; 4 years of experience within a similar role.
Experience in managing large-scale projects within the real estate sector.

Skills:

Excellent understanding of real estate market and financial needs.
Knowledge of investment portfolio strategy, banking, and financial instruments
Knowledge of treasury software is a plus.
Thorough understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance, business and operational risk and control processes and procedures.
Gathers information nationally and internationally about what could be; visualises the future and assesses what needs to change; thinks strategically, considers wider effects thoroughly, including customers, shareholders and people; promotes and builds enthusiasm for the vision.
Balances the needs of the stakeholder triangle; assimilates and analyses relevant information; identifies core principles, and applies them consistently to decisions; identifies and mitigates risks; creative in providing solutions; owns decisions.
Good planning/project management skills.
Exceptional negotiation, problem-solving and analytical skills.
Outstanding people leadership and management skills. Ability to drive change management across the organisation.
Good communication skills, both verbal and oral.