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Treasury Accountant

Location: 

Kumasi, ASHANTI REGION, GH, P. O. BOX

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the Role

The Treasury Accountant performs liquidity as well as foreign exchange management activities and supports the Treasury Manager in advising on (regional) treasury strategies, structures, as well as the impact of business undertakings.  Within the assigned scope, this job ensures that the organization has adequate liquidity for it to conduct daily operations and meet financial obligations. The Treasury Analyst undertakes treasury operations and transactions in a diligent as well as timely manner while safeguarding an acceptable level of financial risk (excluding raw material price risk) and the organization’s financial health. The Treasury Analyst plays a supporting job in developing financial management strategies. This job gets guidance and support from the Treasury Manager on complex activities, ad hoc requests, and key issues in the execution of duties. This role is based in Kumasi and reports to the Accounting Manager.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Calculate and provide guidance on capital costs and treasury-related market intelligence
  • Consolidate and report financial items
  • Consolidate and report net debt positions
  • Manage and implement technology for financial risk assessment
  • Manage foreign exchange risks
  • Manage intercompany transactions (funding and deposits)
  • Manage interest rate risk
  • Manage liquidity risk
  • Manage short- and long-term bank funding
  • Manage the organization's supply chain finance programs
  • Manage, evaluate, and institute regulatory reporting requirements
  • Organize, manage, and execute organization-wide treasury activities
  • Oversee all domestic and international cash flows (optimized pooling)
  • Oversee collection and payment disbursement processes (payment factory)
  • Perform cash forecasting and liquidity analyses
  • Propose and (co-)decide together with Tax on optimal funding structures
  • Propose funding structures
  • Report updates and make proposals to the business and management
  • Apply and monitor compliance controls (internal controls and regulatory standards)

 

About You

  • A Chartered Accountant (ACCA/ICA)
  • Bachelor/Master degree in a field of Finance, Economics or comparable
  • 2-5 years’ experience in finance with an emphasis on accounting
  • English business proficiency (written and spoken)
  • Experience in a multinational company, preferably in B2B / food industries
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel advanced) and Google-based applications. Technically proficiency in SAP (around Accounts AP, AR, R2R and Master Data), Business Warehouse (BW). VIM is an advantage)
  • Participation in process transition is an advantage
  • Ability to work in fast paced environment with focus on continuous process improvement
  • Adaptable to changing environment with the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives regarding processes, technologies, and organization
  • Good team player who works well without supervision
  • Strong analytical skills with good attention to details.
  • Willing to travel to other BC location if required.

 

Closing date: 4th August 2024

 

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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