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Senior Manager Treasury Operations

Country UAE
City Abu Dhabi
Department Treasury & Investments
Closing date 15 October 2012
Job Purpose
Setting the strategy and business plan as well as oversight and management of the treasury back office, and global transactional and electronic banking operations of the airline including treasury payments and settlement, cash flow forecasting and funding of operations, transactional and electronic banking operations and systems. The geographical scope of the role covers more than 100 on line and off-line locations and counties of operation of the airline, ensuring effective provision, integration and operation of banking infrastructure, and treasury operations support to outstations. The role operates as part of the centralized Group Treasury in Abu Dhabi and oversees a team of 6 treasury professionals, including one senior manager.
Responsibilities
  • Developing and setting the strategic plan and business plans for treasury back office, electronic banking and systems teams in line with the overall treasury and corporate strategy, including the strategy to integrate and support the treasury requirements of subsidiaries and partner airlines and other businesses
  • Manage and oversee all daily treasury operations processes and reporting related to the back office operations and electronic banking and systems teams.
  • Oversee cash balance reporting, monitoring and repatriation of cash balances and cash flow forecasting. Devise strategies and tactical measures to optimize the repatriation of cash and the release of cash in restricted countries
  • Manage all transactional banking relationships globally and the related bank accounts, bank singing mandates, integration with electronic banking, ERP systems and treasury systems. Prepare the treasury operations budget and monitor operational expenses and operations bank charges on an ongoing basis.
  • Manage overdraft, guarantee and LC/SBLC facilities with the airlines banks and the issuance, recording and reporting of instruments used against these facilities
  • Manage all corporate and payment card schemes and the relationships with the banks that provide these solutions.
  • Lead the treasury team in providing support for the Emergency Response Plan through the provision of ERP credit cards, cash bag and the operational activation and management of this infrastructure.
  • Develop, document, review and monitor policies and procedures for the treasury operations area and ensure compliance against these policies and procedures.
  • Support the Vice President and Group Treasury on ad-hoc projects such as synergies project with partner airlines, due diligence reviews of strategic investment opportunities.
RequirementsQualifications and Education:
  • Bachelor's degree from an academically outstanding undergraduate institution, ideally in the field of finance.
  • A solid combination of spreadsheet, accounting and legal skills.
  • Masters or equivalent degree in relevant field would be very desirable.
  • Formal treasury certification from the ACT (UK) or AFP is highly desirable.
Experience:
  • A minimum of ten years’ experience managing treasury operations for a large corporate entity or bank.
  • Strong experience with treasury management systems such as IT/2, Reval, Quantum or similar product.
  • Strong experience with the integration between treasury, ERP and banking systems.
  • Highly skilled with MS Office products including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Familiarity with financial/accounting principles
  • Ability to communicate complex and technical points clearly both verbally and in writing
  • Able to rapidly assimilate and synthesize lots of information quickly
  • Able to work effectively in cross-functional teams and strong project management experience.
Training:
  • Treasury management, electronic banking, ERP, supply chain finance courses
Knowledge:
  • Quantitative thinker with strong technical qualifications, skilled at developing, maintaining, and reviewing spreadsheet-based financial models
  • Strong understanding of advanced financial analytics, including risk-management principles
  • A communicator, adept at face-to-face meetings with banks, other departments within EY
  • Background working in team environment to support the requirements of other treasury departments, outstations, the broader finance division and supporting the operations of the airline broader business.