Treasury Settlements Officer

**Who We Are** At MFS Africa, we believe that the only currency that matters is access. Our mission is to make borders matter less by connecting Africans to each other and to the world, giving them access to the global digital economy. We are Africa's leading omnichannel payments platform, enabling real-time cross border cross scheme and cross currency payment within, from and to the continent digitally and offline. We partner with mobile network operators, mobile transfer operators, global enterprises, and financial institutions to connect over 320 million mobile money users to a world of limitless possibilities. As a fintech company, we strive toward elegance and simplicity in everything we do. Our mission is to make borders matter less, and our values are to simplify, care, and be revolutionary. Our people are talented, curious, passionate, and the reason our company does exceptional things. Excellence in nurturing our people and their passions is foundational to our success as a business. The MFS Africa team has doubled in the past year and continues to grow rapidly. Our offices include Abidjan, Accra, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kinshasa, Lagos, London, Nairobi and Port - Louis and many employees work remotely from locations where we do not have offices. We pride ourselves on a world-class team and world class operations. We are regulated by the FSC in Mauritius, BoG in Ghana, CBN in Nigeria, BoT in Tanzania, BCC in the DRC, and FCA in the UK. **The Role** We are recruiting for a Treasury Settlements Officer to join the Group Treasury Team to focus principally on collecting monies owed to MFS Africa and ensuring funds receipts are recorded timeously and accurately. As a core member of the Treasury Team, the Treasury Settlements Officer will report to the Head of FX & Float Management and work closely with the Finance and Settlements team. Strong location preference is one of our offices, however, this may be negotiable within time zone (+/- 3 hours either side of GMT). **You will be a good fit if you are**: - A trusted confidant with strong emotional intelligence who can build relationships quickly and understand the perspective of others - A great listener and strong communicator across diverse stakeholder groups - Able to drill down into the detail, as well as pull back and see the bigger picture - Ready to take on new types of work without prior experience or direct supervision - Motivated by the growth of others - Comfortable with ambiguity and can operate effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment **Duties and Responsibilities**: - Ensure all cash and bank transactions are recorded and reconciled accurately and timeously - Work closely with the settlement team to chase account receivables - Maintain and develop strong relationships with our partners and banking network - Review bank accounts and record funds receipts in line with SLA requirements - Regular ad hoc reporting - Maintain, develop, and enhance processes, procedures, and policies to ensure an effective treasury environment - Minimum 2 years of experience in a credit control or accounts receivables function - Relevant degree or professional qualification in accounting or finance. - Familiar with accounting techniques, particularly receivables and payables **Why work for us**: - We are the cutting edge of fintech in Africa - Ranked by Fast Company as Second Most Innovative Company in Africa - Attractive package including flexible benefits and competitive remuneration - Diverse, inclusive, gender-balanced company culture representing >28 nationalities and speaking >20 languages - Massive growth potential - We operate a flexible remote working and unlimited leave policy - We solve relevant problems for Africa and the world to create access for the millions of users who also believe in what we do