South Hiring for Treasury Analyst Job at Perth Full Time

South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come. We are trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources. We produce bauxite, alumina, aluminium, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc at our operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. With a focus on growing our base metals exposure, we also have two development options in North America and several partnerships with junior explorers around the world.

12 month fixed-term contract opportunity

Reporting to the Lead Treasury – Operations, this role performs daily Treasury back office activities of confirming and settling Treasury deals for the Group. Provide transactional accounting services for Cash Accounting for South32 central companies. Support and deliver projects, process, data governance, change control and deployment of Group Treasury systems.

Accountabilities include:

Cash Accounting

• Processing of daily bank transactions and cash clearing for receipts and payments
• Monitor automated interfaces between banks and general ledger
• Perform manual uploads of bank statements to the general ledger
• Coordinate and perform the period end close process for Cash/Bank, including in-house cash
• Determine correcting entries for reconciling items
• Assist with the correct allocation of unidentified cash movements
• Completion of general ledger reconciliations
• Assist with ad-hoc queries relating to cash clearing
• Prepare and record journal entries per established policy

Treasury Operations

• Deliver daily cash positions and cash flow forecasting for various currencies
• Execute confirmations and settlements for FX, money market, debt transactions, commodity and currency derivatives in accordance to policies and processes
• Communicate with counterparties and front office to resolve any confirmation and settlement issues
• Understand risks, complex contracts and regulations from a confirmation and settlement perspectives
• Maintain integrity of relevant processes with focus on day to day activities to ensure compliance with internal controls and policy
• Perform data analysis on back office processes
• Ensure accurate maintenance of bank accounts, balances, bank/Treasury systems and bank cost information
• Prepare and analyse weekly forecast for reporting net cash balances
• Assist in month end close process
• Maintain and monitor various schedules as required by management
• Liaises with counterparties to establishing accounts for entities as requested from the business
• Maintain and review all banking related documentation
• Experience with KYC and SWIFT payment process
• Maintain efforts to drive cost efficiency of processes and ensure quality execution of the relevant Treasury processes

About you

• Expertise in Cash Management solutions,Transactional banking, derivative and settlement processes
• Understanding of financial accounting concepts and processes
• Proficency in MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience with a financial ERP system, preferably SAP/TRM, or similar Treasury Management Systems experience
• Attention to detail and comfortable working in a fast pace environment

Qualifications

• Tertiary level qualification in Finance or relevant field

Our benefits

• Competitive Salaries
• Industry leading parental leave and family care policy
• Free onsite fitness classes
• Education and career development
• Participation in the Employee Share Plan
• Incentive bonuses
• Additional employer superannuation contributions which depend on the level of employee contributions you choose.

Location

This role will be based at our corporate office in the heart of Perth CBD

Our culture

At South32, our people are fundamental to our success. We’re focused on creating an inclusive workplace, with the right people in the right roles, who are engaged, empowered and appropriately rewarded.

We aspire to be an inclusive organisation, where our workforce reflects the broader demographic of the countries and communities where we operate.

South32 embraces diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

Applications close 22nd October 2021