Job Description
Role purpose: To lead and optimise the organisation’s treasury, funding, liquidity, financial risk management, and banking strategy by safeguarding financial stability, securing cost-efficient funding structures, protecting customer trust funds, and ensuring full regulatory compliance while supporting strategic growth objectives. Key accountabilities and decision ownership: 1. Liquidity & Cash Flow Strategy Define and execute short-, medium-, and long-term liquidity strategy across Vodacom and Vodacash. Ensure adequate funding for operational, capital expenditure, and working capital requirements. Optimise liquidity ratios and cash positioning to maintain regulatory and internal policy compliance. Oversee cash forecasting, stress testing, and liquidity contingency planning. Own decisions relating to liquidity buffers and funding allocation. 2. Strategic Funding & Debt Management Structure and negotiate overdraft facilities, term loans, revolving credit facilities, and intercompany funding. Optimise cost of funding and manage interest rate exposure. Lead banking negotiations to secure improved pricing and terms. Ensure funding structures comply with local regulations and group treasury policies. 3. Financial Risk Management (FX, Interest Rate & Counterparty Risk) Manage foreign exchange exposure in line with local market limitations and central bank regulations Monitor and mitigate counterparty bank risk across all financial institutions. Implement hedging, natural offset strategies, and balance sheet risk mitigation. Manage local guarantees, insurance structures, and financial risk assessments. Provide executive reporting on financial risk exposure and mitigation plans. 4. M-Pesa Trust & Regulatory Treasury Oversight Oversee Trust governance, reconciliation controls, and regulatory reporting to the Central Bank (BCC). Ensure full compliance with local banking. Strengthen internal controls to prevent fraud, leakage, or regulatory breaches Own trust interest optimisation and partner bank allocation strategy. 5. Banking & Stakeholder Management Lead strategic banking partnerships (local and international banks). Manage relationships with Central Bank, auditors, tax authorities, and financial institutions. Drive treasury transformation and process optimisation. Represent treasury at executive committees and board meetings. Provide strategic advisory support to CFO and MD on capital allocation and financial resilience. Job Related Skill: Advanced treasury strategy and funding structuring expertise. Strong financial modelling and cash flow forecasting capability. Executive-level negotiation and stakeholder management. Risk assessment and internal control design. High analytical acumen with strong decision-making under uncertainty. Job Knowledge: Deep knowledge of Central Bank regulations and local financial market constraints. Strong understanding of Vodafone/Vodacom Treasury Policy frameworks. Expertise in mobile money trust structures and e-money regulations. IFRS, OHADA, and regulatory accounting knowledge. Strong understanding of financial markets, interest rate environment, and macroeconomic drivers in DRC. Job Experience: 10+ years progressive treasury experience, with executive exposure. Proven experience in liquidity optimisation and funding restructuring. Experience managing multi-bank environments and complex regulatory landscapes. Demonstrated success in negotiating large-scale facilities and improving funding terms. Experience presenting to board and executive committees. Must have technical / professional qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field. Master’s degree (MBA in Finance or Leadership preferred). Professional certification (ACT, CFA, ACCA, CIMA) advantageous. Key performance indicators: Liquidity ratio maintained within approved thresholds (monthly compliance target: 100%). Reduction in weighted average cost of funding (% improvement YoY). Zero regulatory breaches relating to treasury or trust management. Improvement in treasury efficiency metrics (bank charges reduction & interest optimisation). FX risk exposure maintained within approved tolerance levels.
