Banking Relations and Liquidity Manager Job at Wakanow.com

Wakanow.com is Africa’s leading, full-service online travel company. At Wakanow, we understand that everyone likes easy and affordable travel services, so we provide our customers with a one-stop booking portal for Flights, Hotels, Visa Assistance, Holiday Packages, Airport Transfers, an international Travel SIM, a Prepaid Travel Card, a Loyalty program, and much more.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Position: Banking Relations and Liquidity Manager
Job Opening ID: WKN/27/JB
Location:  Lekki, Lagos
Job Descriptions


  • You will be responsible for directly managing Group-wide banking relationships, Bank accounts architecture and in ensuring that there is adequate liquidity to meet the day to day obligations of the Group.

Job Responsibilities
Liquidity and Cash Management:

  • Foreign exchange sourcing
  • Closure of hedge contracts from financial institutions and other counterparties
  • Development and enforcement of a Banking Services Level Agreement
  • Monthly validation of Bank Charges, Interest charges etc.
  • Development of a tactical plan for cash management
  • Petty cash management
  • Responsible for the daily preparation of a multi-currency cash position and cash forecast
  • Development and implementation of a cash provisioning process
  • Automation of cash collection processes and review of settlement risk that may exist
  • Automation of liquidity planning and petty cash management processes
  • Ensure immediate cash and liquidity visibility of Group-wide operations

Banking Relationship Management:

  • Development of an optimal Bank accounts architecture
  • Responsible for Bank accounts opening and closure; interbank and intrabank transfers, cash pooling etc.
  • Management of Banking Relationships
  • Engagement of Switching companies and other online payment platform partners
  • Development, enforcement and negotiation of the Price Book
  • Provide Banking advisory to other business units across the Group operations.
  • Provide supervisory support to the Treasury analysts
  • Provide advisory support to the Head, Treasury from time to time.

Experience and Professional Qualifications

  • First degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics or any other business-related subject from a reputable university
  • Master degree in Accounting/Finance or preferably an MBA from a reputable university
  • Professional qualification (ICAN, ACCA, CFA, CIMA etc.)
  • Minimum of 10 years related work experience
  • Experience in a multinational firm
  • At least 3 years in a supervisory/management capacity
  • Experience in a Group Treasury function

Skill Requirement:

  • Liquidity Management, Foreign Exchange Sourcing, Banking Relationship Management, Hedge Contract Mgt.

Deadline  15th July, 2017.