Treasury Manager (Back-office)

Role Overview

Treasury Manager (Back-office) at Agility. The role oversees core treasury back-office operations with primary focus on payment processing and treasury systems administration.

Role Purpose

Oversee and execute high-value payment flows, treasury back-office operations, and systems administration while managing one direct report. Ensure integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of payment processing, maintain strong operational controls, and provide critical coverage for key treasury activities including trade finance issuance. Support the Deputy Treasurer in process enhancement, system changes, and treasury controls.

Key Responsibilities

Back Office Oversight

• Oversee and manage large-value domestic and cross-border payment flows, ensuring timely execution and adherence to internal approval frameworks.
• Act as primary owner of payment processing controls, including validation and authorization workflows.
• Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies, failed transactions, or bank-related issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain strong relationships with banking partners to support payment execution.
• Act as primary backup for critical treasury operations, including payments execution and reporting activities performed by the wider team.
• Provide guidance and support to team members on processes, controls, and system usage.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of month-end and year-end treasury reporting deliverables.
• Support audit processes.
• Provide cover and senior support for FX confirmations, agent notices, and fee computations.

System Administration Coordination

• Help maintain HSBCnet access, user profiles, and control settings.
• Guide system admins on key changes.
• Act as the key point of contact for system-related queries and issue resolution across the treasury team.

Trade Finance Issuance

• Cover end-to-end management of trade finance activities, including guarantee issuance, guarantee amendments, and guarantee cancellations.
• Coordinate with banks and internal requestors.
• Ensure all guarantee facilities, system fields, and reporting are correctly set up in IT2.
• Assist with data validation, system fields, and upkeep of IT2 reports.

Intercompany Loans

• Act as the primary executor and owner of all intercompany loan activities, ensuring accurate and timely processing of loan drawdowns, repayments, and renewals.
• Maintain complete and up-to-date intercompany loan registers, including principal balances, interest terms, maturities, and counterparty details.
• Monitor and manage loan maturities and facility limits, proactively coordinating rollovers, extensions, or settlements with relevant stakeholders.
• Oversee and provide cover on the calculation, validation, and processing of intercompany interest accruals.
• Reconcile intercompany loan balances between treasury systems and ERP.
• Support the preparation of intercompany loan agreements and amendments, ensuring documentation is complete, approved, and centrally stored.
• Provide regular reporting on intercompany exposures, utilization levels, and upcoming maturities to Treasury leadership.

Process and System Enhancement

• Support the Deputy Treasurer in identifying and implementing process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Support process improvements including TMS implementation, cash pooling implementation, closing obsolete bank accounts, and transitioning all payments into the new TMS to reduce e-banking activity.
• Contribute to treasury transformation initiatives, including digitization, straight-through processing (STP), and efficiency enhancements.
• Review and enhance treasury policies, procedures, and control frameworks to align with best practices.
• Assist with implementation of new banking solutions, payment technologies, or regulatory changes.
• Support system governance in the new TMS, including user access controls and security administration.
• Lead or support system upgrades and TMS enhancements, working with IT and external vendors.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or commerce; higher studies an advantage.
• ACT or CTP qualification ideally required.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in treasury.
• At least 3 years in a supervisory role.

Skills & Competencies

• In-depth knowledge of treasury systems, concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and Power BI.
• Knowledge of AI would be positive.
• Strong control mindset.
• Project management skills.
• TMS and automation experience.
• Back-office knowledge and exposure to debt management.