Associate Director - Regulatory and Risk Advisory (RRA)/ Corporate Treasury - ERS

Job Title: Associate Director

The Role

Associate Director

Leadership, Strategy & Project Delivery

• Drive the growth and strategic development of the corporate treasury practice, including capability building, solution innovation, and revenue expansion.
• Act as a strategic advisor to CFOs and Group Treasurers, influencing investment decisions and shaping enterprise-wide treasury transformation agendas.
• Own and contribute to revenue generation, including leading pursuits, shaping proposals, and converting opportunities into engagements.
• Lead go-to-market initiatives, develop market propositions, and contribute to thought leadership, enhancing the firm’s visibility and positioning in corporate treasury.
• Actively shape and influence the corporate treasury agenda by anticipating emerging trends, regulatory developments, and market innovations, translating these into strategic insights and differentiated client solutions.
• Lead and oversee complex client engagements, ensuring high-quality delivery, effective risk management, and alignment with strategic business outcomes.

The Person

Requirements

• Thorough understanding of corporate Treasury covering key concepts for In-House Banks, Payment Factories, POBO/COBO, cash pooling, liquidity forecasting, FX processes and bank connectivity.
• Proven track record leading treasury transformation projects, ideally including TOM design, cash management, IHB, payment factory, liquidity forecasting, banking strategy or TMS implementation.
• Good technical knowledge of treasury systems and previous experience in systems selection and implementation (KYRIBA, FIS, SAP Hana, GTreasury, etc.)
• Prior experience in financial modeling and financial risk management
• Detailed knowledge of treasury products pricing and accounting treatments
• Demonstrated resilience and ability to lead teams and deliver in complex, high-pressure environments.
• Strong ability to map client business requirements and convert the same to a viable business proposition
• Strong commercial acumen with experience driving business development, including RFP responses and client relationship management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills with client facing experience.
• Demonstrate integrity, values, principles, and work ethic and lead by example

Qualifications

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in corporate treasury or advisory within a leading financial institution or consulting firm.
• As a minimum a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field including Finance or Accounting.
• Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA or CFA
• Aptitude for quantitative analysis and strong numerical skills with evidence of advanced financial modeling skills
• Experience in analytical and treasury systems such as Kyriba, FIS, SAP HANA, GTreasury, ION, etc.
• Fluent English; Arabic or another regional language is a plus.