Treasury Analyst

Job title:Treasury Analyst

• Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the job

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As Treasury Analyst within our Finance & Treasury team, you'll be responsible for the Finance, Cash & Risk Management as well as Insurances of CHC affiliates; while reporting to the CHC Head of Regional Treasury Center, Asia JPAC.

Main responsibilities

The Regional Treasury Services Center is responsible for:

• Daily operational Treasury management activities

• Close collaboration with Global Treasury Operations department, ensuring proper financing of the affiliates in its scope and cash repatriation

• Reporting and analyzing cash flow and working capital indicators

• Managing the FX exposure of the affiliates in compliance with Group policies

• Credit Risk Management

• Participating in projects to improve Treasury processes

• Operating in compliance with internal and external regulations

• Daily operational treasury management

  • Reconciliation of bank flows with forecasts and balancing of bank accounts

  • Centralized countries: prepare daily cash position and rolling liquidity forecast in order to ensure Financing of shortages or placing of surpluses with the CHC holding

  • Non centralized countries: prepare daily cash position and rolling liquidity forecast to deposit surplus or withdraw credit facilities

  • Launch and control of current account interest scales for billing

  • Execution of Treasury related payment activities, including wire transfers, electronic funds transfers, intercompany loan/deposits settlements, and other treasury transactions

• Cash flow and working capital optimization

  • Responsible for actual and forecast cash flow (internal and external) reporting and analysis

  • Working Capital analysis including:

    • Cash Conversion Cycle KPI’s, focused on DSO (Budget, Actuals, Forecast), as well as DPO and DIO

    • Customer overdue

• Management of foreign currency exposure: follow up the FX gains & losses

• Banking relationship

  • Management of bank accounts (opening/closing, overdrafts) and banking powers

  • Point of contact with local banks in respect of treasury operational issues ensuring quality of service

  • Maintain local banking and payment systems in accordance with Group policy

  • Control bank fees

• Compliance and internal control

  • Maintain the documentation for Treasury business processes, review and update and ensure compliance with internal control requirements;

  • Relation with external auditors by providing requested items and thoroughly responding to questions in support of the financial statement audit;

• Projects

  • Participate in projects to improve Treasury processes, technologies that facilitate operational efficiencies and Treasury performance;

  • Liaise with IT function with regards system issues and process improvements;

• Miscellaneous

  • Maintain local intercompany loan schedule

  • Supports Pensions activities if applicable

• Credit risk management: support Head of regional treasury services center in assessing the credit risk profile of the most significant customers as per Group policy

About you

• Experience: while Treasury experience is preferred for this role, it is not a requirement. Applicants with general finance experience can also be considered for this position, provided that the team overall will have the right expertise balance.

• Skills:

  • Strong analytical skills, financial acumen, accuracy and attention to details

  • Ability to build strong working relationships with partners internally and also externally with banks; verbal, and written communication skills

  • Team player, proactive and solution oriented

  • Strong capabilities in MS Excel

  • Preferred: knowledge of cash management and treasury systems and/or accounting and/or financial analysis

• Education: Bachelor’s degree – preferably Master’s degree – in business administration, finance, accounting or economics

• Languages: fluent written and spoken English