Head, Treasury & Payable

Head of Treasury

The Head of Treasury is responsible for treasury strategy, liquidity management, banking relationships, working capital optimization, and funding requirements. The role ensures that cash resources are effectively deployed to support growth, partner distributions, operational requirements, and strategic investments while maintaining strong financial controls and regulatory compliance.

Head, Treasury & Payable | 6–7 Years

What you’ll do

• Develop and execute the firm's treasury strategy in alignment with business and financial objectives.
• Advise the CFO on liquidity, capital allocation, and treasury risk matters.
• Drive treasury transformation initiatives, including automation and process optimization.
• Maintain optimal liquidity levels to support operational, strategic, and partner-related obligations.
• Oversee firm-wide cash positioning and daily liquidity monitoring.
• Monitor working capital requirements and recommend improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adequate cash resources are available to meet payroll, tax, vendor, and partner obligations
• Maintain optimal liquidity levels to support operational, strategic, and partner-related obligations.
• Oversee firm-wide cash positioning and daily liquidity monitoring.
• Monitor working capital requirements and recommend improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adequate cash resources are available to meet payroll, tax, vendor, and partner obligations.
• Monitor divisional cash generation, utilization, and funding requirements.
• Advise divisional leadership on cash optimization opportunities.
• Support the management of partner capital accounts, drawings, distributions, and related settlements.
• Oversee funding arrangements and cash allocations where applicable.
• Review payment schedules and cash disbursement plans.
• Monitor aging payables and working capital metrics.
• Ensure effective management of vendor relationships and payment controls.
• Oversee statutory remittances including WHT, VAT, PAYE, and other regulatory obligations.
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of payables balances and accruals
• Prepare treasury reports and dashboards for the CFO
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, tax regulations, and financial reporting requirements.
• Maintain robust treasury controls and segregation of duties.
• Support internal and external audits relating to treasury functions.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive finance experience.
• At least 4–5 years in a treasury, cash management, or accounts payable leadership role.
• Strong experience managing banking relationships and payment operations.
• Experience with ERP systems and treasury management solutions.
• Experience leading finance teams.
• A minimum of a Second-Class Upper Division from a recognized university
• M.Sc. with merit/distinction may be an added advantage
• Minimum of 5 O ’Level credits in two sittings (including English and Mathematics)
• ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Treasury-related certification (ACT, CTP, CFA, or equivalent).