What’s the role about

We are in the process of building out our Treasury team and looking for a highly skilled and adept individual with a solid background in this space. This is a great opportunity for someone with the right attributes to build a best in class Treasury team. 

What you’ll be doing

• Monitor and manage cash balances for the domestic and international bank accounts of Paysend and all its subsidiaries
• Approve and initiate monetary payments and settlement utilizing detailed knowledge of international banking rules and payment regulations for countries in which business is conducted
• Knowledge of payment methods including Faster Payments BACS, CHAPS, ACH, SWIFT card rail payments (AFT and OCT) etc.
• Execution of foreign exchange transactions to convert receiving currencies to the right sending currencies; as well as optimisation of the FX transaction costs
• Enhance and document the operational payment and settlement processes & controls to ensure business continuity, but also enable delivery of streamlining and automation deliverables
• Form part of the Treasury and IT team responsible to implement a dedicated Treasury Management System (TMS) for Paysend
• ALCO paper preparation and presentation covering aspects such as liquidity and capital risks
• Manage the set up of bank accounts. bank routing rules and ongoing bank account maintenance in the accounting system
• Own some of Paysend banking relationships including due diligence, KYC, and onboarding processes
• Participate in the cash and liquidity forecasting process for the company and making prefunding recommendations with pay-out partners

What you’ll need to be successful in the role

• A strong operational Treasury background including liquidity management, banking, payments, FX trading and derivatives
• Leadership experience that include proactive problem solving and collaboration across other teams such as Product, Finance, Legal, and Operations in the tasks at hand 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to be able to comfortably interact with stakeholders to Group Chief Financial Officer  level
• Solid Excel ability potentially R and SAS as well and the ability to turn raw data into management information and actionable intelligence
• Experience in process improvement and thinking critically about how to operate Treasury activities more effectively
• Some Treasury accounting knowledge relating to balance sheet and P&L
• Experience with building a Treasury function and an ability for understanding Treasury Management Systems (e.g.  Kyriba. GTreasury, FIS etc)
• Ability to use original thinking to translate goals into the implementation new ideas and design solutions

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Masters degree and / or  CFA  and / or ACMT (or similar professional qualification)
• 5+ years of Treasury or related experience in a bank or corporate environment
• Optimally some experience gained in a FinTech firm and expertise with digital transformation and payment innovation would be a bonus 
• 2x per week attendance in the beginning in the London office (post probation 1x per week) and lives in commuting distance