Treasury Analyst & Project Lead

Treasury Analyst & Project Lead

The location for this role is flexible within Africa with a strong preference for one of Enko Educations countries of operation.

Enko Education is a fast-growing network of African International Schools operating across 11 African countries. Our mission is to increase access to world-class education for talented learners across the continent.

We are currently launching a strategic milestone: the creation and deployment of our Shared Service Centre (SSC) to centralize our treasury finance and accounts payable this context the Group Treasury Analyst & Project Lead is a foundational hire. You will join a lean agile team at a unique corporate momenta stage where processes and structures are being built shaped and deployed from scratch not just inherited.

Directly reporting to the Group Treasurer your mission is dual: owning the daily group corporate treasury operations and actively driving the implementation of our new Shared Service Centre framework.

As a master of cash management and a structured project builder you will guarantee data integrity across our multi-country operations manage liquidity forecasting and ensure flawless treasury controls. You wont just manage numbers; you will act as a key change agent and the operational gatekeeper of our financial infrastructure.

This is a highly entrepreneurial corporate finance role designed for a proactive analyst with a builder mindset who thrives on ownership structural design and cross-functional collaboration.

• Framework Deployment: Actively support the Group Treasurer in designing documenting and implementing the workflows policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the new Shared Service Centre.
• Process Optimization: Identify structural gaps in local school reporting propose agile optimization solutions and drive the transition toward centralized treasury standards.
• Change Management: Act as a central point of contact to ensure smooth onboarding and training of local School Finance Partners into the new centralized systems.

• Model Ownership: Lead and manage the 12-week rolling cash flow forecast for all schools and holding entities.
• Data Integrity & Gatekeeping: Review financial submissions from School Finance Partners actively challenging assumptions and pushing back on inconsistencies to ensure absolute data quality.
• Cash Committee Leadership: Prepare and co-lead the weekly cash meeting pack (covering group cash positions actual vs. forecast variances accounts payable ageing highlights and proposed payment runs).

• Master Schedule Oversight: Maintain and reconcile the Master Debt Schedule against Xero and underlying loan agreements (tracking principal repayments interest schedules and maturities).
• Lender Relations Support: Ensure all debt service obligations are seamlessly integrated into liquidity forecasts and assist in preparing lender reporting packs.

• Mandate Repository: Maintain a pristine up-to-date central register of every Enko bank account authorized signatory and corporate limit across all jurisdictions.
• Compliance: Review all new bank account opening packs for compliance and accuracy before formal corporate submission.

We are looking for a Hands-on Strategist who balances deep analytical rigor with the agility and project management skills needed to build a function from the ground up.

• Your Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in corporate treasury financial analysis or an analytical corporate finance role ideally coupled with exposure to project management or Shared Service Centre implementations.
• Project Management Skills: Highly structured organized and capable of setting up processes documenting workflows and managing transition timelines.
• Technical Savvy: Advanced mastery of Excel / Google Sheets is non-negotiable. Experience with cloud accounting ecosystems (such as Xero) is highly expected.
• Languages: Full professional proficiency in both English and French is required. Operating in a multicultural and multilingual environment you must be fully comfortable leading technical discussions writing reports and collaborating with stakeholders in both languages.
• The Ownership Mindset: You completely own your numbers. You possess the emotional intelligence and communication skills needed to confidently defend forecast assumptions handle pushbacks and challenge senior school stakeholders.
• Geographical Flexibility: Exposure to African banking landscapes local FX constraints and multi-country environments is a significant asset.

• Direct Visibility & Impact: Work hand-in-hand with the Group Treasurer with direct visibility from the CFO offering an unparalleled learning curve early in your career.
• Blank Canvas: A rare opportunity to help build a centralized treasury function from scratch within a fast-growing multi-country group.
• Mission with Purpose: Contribute to a value-driven organization that is genuinely transforming the future of education across the African continent.

1. Culture Fit Interview: To align on our mission culture and values.
2. Technical Case Study: A practical exercise focused on cash forecasting logic variance analysis and problem-solving.
3. Technical Interview: A deep dive into treasury fundamentals debt schedules and your vision for the role with the Group Treasurer.
4. Career Interview: A discussion centered around your professional trajectory and long-term ambitions.
5. Welcome to Enko!

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