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 Education's 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 operations. In this context, the Group Treasury Analyst & Project Lead is a foundational hire. You will join a lean, agile team at a unique corporate moment—a 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 won’t 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!