LIQUIDITY, RISK AND CASH LEAD

Job Description

• The Liquidity, Risk & Cash Lead is accountable for consolidated liquidity management, cash governance, and financial risk control (FX, interest rate, and counterparty) across the Group.
• The role ensures that liquidity is visible, sufficient, and proactively managed, and that financial risks are identified, monitored, and mitigated in line with Treasury policies.
• The role owns liquidity and risk governance. It does not execute operational cash processes.

Responsibilities

1. Liquidity Management & Forecasting - Maintain consolidated short-, medium-, and long-term liquidity forecasts based on FP&A-approved projections; Monitor liquidity position, headroom, and coverage metrics; Identify potential liquidity pressures and recommend mitigation actions.
2. Cash Governance & Framework - Define and enforce Group cash management frameworks, including cash pooling and intercompany funding; Oversee bank account structures, access controls, and cash visibility; Ensure disciplined governance over cash movements and utilisation.
3. Financial Risk Management (FX, Interest Rate, Counterparty) - Monitor and manage FX, interest rate, and counterparty exposures; Implement hedging strategies aligned with debt service, capex programmes, and commercial cashflows; Maintain risk dashboards, analytics, and stress-testing frameworks.
4. Risk Monitoring & Early Warning - Identify emerging risks related to liquidity, market movements, and exposures; Provide early warning signals to Group Treasurer and GCFO; Recommend actions to mitigate risk exposures.
5. Cross-Functional Alignment - Work with FP&A to ensure liquidity forecasts are aligned with approved projections; Support funding strategy by providing liquidity and risk inputs; Coordinate with Shared Services on execution of cash processes under Treasury policies.

Job Requirements

General Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field. Master's degree, MBA, or postgraduate qualification in Finance or Risk Management preferred
2. Minimum 7–10 years in corporate treasury, financial risk management, or capital markets with direct responsibility for liquidity management and financial risk control.
3. Proven experience designing and managing FX, interest rate, and counterparty risk frameworks — including hedging strategy development and execution oversight.
4. Strong background in cash forecasting, liquidity modelling, and stress-testing across multi-currency, multi-entity environments.
5. Experience with cash pooling, bank account structure optimization, and intercompany treasury frameworks

Competencies Requirements

1. Clear & Decisive Communicator - Communicates liquidity position, cash visibility, financial risk exposures, early warning signals, and mitigation actions clearly to Group Treasurer and GCFO.
2. Strategic Insight Integrator - Integrates FP&A-approved projections, cash governance frameworks, funding strategy inputs, and financial risk analytics to support Group liquidity resilience.
3. Adaptive Anticipator & Executor - Anticipates liquidity pressures, market movements, FX exposure, interest rate risk, and counterparty risk; executes proactive monitoring and mitigation actions.
4. Status Quo Challenger - Challenges weak cash governance, limited visibility, unmanaged exposures, and inconsistent risk controls through disciplined treasury frameworks.
5. Change Accountability Leader - Leads liquidity and risk governance, cash forecasting discipline, and proactive risk culture; ensures policies are enforced across the Group.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of gender, background, or personal circumstances