Treasury Officer

Job description / Role

Treasury Officer - Qatar Airways - Doha

As Treasury Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring timely accounting and upkeep of Treasury Operations data, as well as managing and enhancing the reconciliation processes.

You will be managing a Treasury Operations team with a responsibility to assist in the enhancement of the flow of funds, operating cash flow and working capital and trade financing.

Key responsibilities:
- Provide primary execution and support in carrying out Treasury Operations, including but not limited to, cash-flow monitoring and reporting, daily transaction and payment processing, confirmation of fixed deposits and forex deals, verification of cash payments, monthly bank account reconciliations, petty cash float management, issuance, maintenance, and reporting of Company Credit/Debit Card facilities, Letters of Credit and/or Bank Guarantees.
- Supervise the daily cash flow and fund movements, ensuring optimal utilization of funds.
- Ensure smooth banking and financial operation. Dealing with financial institutions, both in Doha and/or internationally, for day-to-day banking transactions and/or queries.
- Ensure timely accounting and upkeep of Treasury data preparation and reporting,
- Negotiate with financial institutions for deposit interest rates, working capital financing loan rates, as well as other changes relevant to Cash Management.
- Ensure adequate petty cash float at Head Office and in-flight duty free cashiers.
- Prepare daily/monthly cash-flow analysis to ensure availability of sufficient funds for all payments from different banks on a daily basis. Liaise with various teams within Qatar Airways as required.
- Prepare Annual Cash Flow and Monthly Actual Cash Flow reports.
- Collect, verify and upload Foreign Exchange Rates to the ERP.
- Ensure adequate petty cash float at HO and in-flight duty free cashiers.
- Ensure the proper, efficient and continuous operation of the Emergency Debit Card program.
- Assist in the preparation of the Annual Budget.
- Provide support to the negotiations to obtain best FX and fixed deposit interest rates with banks to optimize company funds.
- Supervise bank reconciliations on a monthly basis and associated follow-ups with different teams internally.
- Liaise with financial institutions both in Doha and abroad in order to Issue, maintain and cancel LC/BGs. Supervise the updating of the relevant database.
- Ensure all BGs, LCs and Contract Bonds received are recorded and filed properly for safe custody in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
- Supervise the issuance, maintenance and cancellation of company credit and debit cards, as well as the maintenance of the corporate CC/DC database.
- Assist and provide support to the Finance Manager regarding the placement, renewal and termination of QR cash balances in various investment vehicles. Prepare analysis and reports as required.
- Ensure proper and correct accounting of transactions in QR books.

Requirements

Candidates should have a Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration. MBA is preferred.

Previous experience:
- A minimum of 4 years of job-related experience is required
- Minimum 2 years of progressive responsibility within a corporate finance/treasury department.
- Basic understanding of cash management principles and practices.
- Basic knowledge of banking and financing instruments (both asset and liability).
- Willingness to learn new things in connection to treasury operations.
- Proven leadership/management skills
- Good Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet skills, basic working knowledge of Power Point and Word.
- Natural interest in treasury operations and banking activities.
- General knowledge of and interest in financial and capital markets.
- Experience in interfacing with middle management across functional lines is preferred.
- Good communication, inter-personal, and teamwork skills.

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.