Treasury Operations Team Lead

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• Full time
• Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
• Treasury and Trade Finance

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Closing date 18/02/2026
Last Updated 11/02/2026

As the Treasury Team Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing a small team of treasury analysts ensuring a timely, accurate, and complete end-to-end settlements process support for the London office.

• Lead and supervise a team of Treasury Operations Analysts, including conducting annual appraisals and continuous performance reviews.
• Responsibility for training and development of team members.
• Ensure timely settlement of payments and oversee the checking and releasing of high-value payments.
• Administer the opening of new accounts with our banking partners including maintenance of banking platforms.
• Prepare and present Treasury performance & KPI reporting to stakeholders.
• Oversee bank account-related documentation and manage bank account reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve bank and payment issues, ensuring efficient resolution processes.
• Validate transactional banking charges and monitor unallocated cash.
• Continuously identify and mitigate risks while keeping up with regulatory and SWIFT changes in the payment space.
• Foster and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with other internal Treasury teams, Finance Operations and Accounting.
• Advise the business on payment-related queries.
• Maintain a strong control environment that meets internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Represent Treasury Operations in ongoing projects.
• Oversight of the transfer of key tasks from London to Johannesburg.
• Act as a key contact for external and internal auditors for Treasury Operations.

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification – Degree level with a solid academic background.

• Experience in banking and/or commodities, with a focus on team leadership and operational excellence.
• Strong experience of managing a team.
• Commodities settlement experience is desirable but not crucial; a curiosity about the industry and self-motivation to learn are essential.
• Strong knowledge of banking platforms and Treasury functions.
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to deliver high-quality client service to all stakeholders.
• Experience of running a small offshore team is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a controls and process mindset.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, with an eagerness to learn and continuously improve processes.
• Experience working in an environment where risk is carefully managed.

• Analytical thinking
• Detail orientation
• Communication and collaboration
• Problem solving
• Adaptability and flexibility

Please apply on the Careers Portal:
Applications Close:  18 February 2026. This vacancy will be filled in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Glencore. By applying for this position, you consent to Glencore collecting, storing, using, destroying, and processing in any other manner personal information for purposes of attending to this advertisement, and/ or all matters relating thereto, including the disclosure to third parties of such personal information for purposes of confirming such personal information.

In the event you do not hear from the Company within 21 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful. The CVs of unsuccessful candidates will not be returned.

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With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

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