Senior Manager: Treasury and Finance Operations

Senior Manager:
Treasury and Finance Operations - (FIN-L9.3)

Requisition #

FIN-L9.3

Job title

Senior Manager:
Treasury and Finance Operations

Category

Finance

Contract type

Permanent (Employee)

Full Time

Description

Behind every transformative infrastructure project is a network of people, systems, and ideas working in sync.

We are a leading buildings, infrastructure engineering and advisory firm with over 90 years of experience across Africa and the Middle East. While our work shapes physical infrastructure, from schools to stadiums, dams to bridges, it is powered by the strength of our people and the systems that support them.

We are seeking individuals who bring clarity, structure, and insight to complex environments, enabling our teams to deliver meaningful, sustainable impact at scale.

The Senior Manager Treasury & Finance Operations is responsible for the day-to-day management of Zutari's treasury function including cash and liquidity management, banking, funding facilities, guarantees and treasury risk monitoring, together with general financial accounting responsibilities, including general ledger integrity, reconciliation review and financial reporting. The role also owns the Group's cash budgeting process, leads a treasury finance team, oversees the payroll department, guides the calculation of cost and charge-out rates, supports the assessment of projects for commercial viability, and acts as a finance business partner to the operational business.

Reporting to the Finance Director Group Reporting & Control, the incumbent manages treasury and accounting operations and controls in line with Group policy and prepares monthly management and board-level reporting.

• Lead the Group's cash, liquidity and working capital management activities, ensuring adequate funding to support operational and strategic requirements.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning processes, providing visibility of cash positions, funding requirements and liquidity risks.
• Monitor working capital performance and cash conversion trends, identifying opportunities to improve cash generation and optimise capital deployment.
• Provide recommendations to the Finance Director:
  Group Reporting and Control on liquidity management, funding utilisation and cash optimisation strategies.

• Responsible for day-to-day banking relationships, account structures, signatories, access controls, and online banking platforms; support account rationalisation and periodic banking reviews to ensure competitive pricing and fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Oversee funding facilities (utilisation, drawdowns, repayments, covenant tracking) and the guarantee/bond portfolio (bid, performance, retention, and advance payment guarantees), including issuance, renewals, and releases.
• Monitor facility capacity and guarantee expiry profiles and renewal requirements and support negotiation of new or renewed facilities and guarantee lines with banks.
• Manage treasury operations, systems and controls to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance, and drive continuous improvement of treasury processes, reporting and systems use.
• Drive continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives across treasury systems, reporting capabilities and cash management processes.

• Act as a finance point of contact for operational business units on treasury, cash, and accounting matters, and work closely with Group Finance, tax, and legal.
• Lead, manage, and develop a small team of treasury and accounting staff, including workload allocation, performance management, and succession/cover planning.
• Drive…