Senior Treasury Officer at a Fintech-driven Microfinance Bank - Veridion Advisory Partners

Veridion Advisory Partners – Our client is a licensed fintech-driven microfinance bank positioned to redefine digital financial inclusion through technology-enabled lending, payments, and savings solutions. As a startup institution entering a critical growth phase, the organization is building a scalable digital banking model designed to serve individuals, SMEs, and underserved markets through secure, data-driven financial services aligned with CBN regulatory standards.

To establish a world-class financial foundation and institutional governance structure from inception, Our client is seeking an exceptional executive for the position below:

Job Title: Senior Treasury Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Senior Treasury Officer will play a foundational role in establishing and operationalizing the Bank’s treasury function from inception.
• Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the role combines strategic setup responsibility with hands-on execution across liquidity management, funding operations, treasury controls, and regulatory compliance.
• The successful candidate will design treasury processes, implement liquidity monitoring frameworks, and support balance sheet stability within a startup fintech banking environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish daily treasury operations framework and liquidity monitoring structure.
• Design cash management and funding utilization processes from inception.
• Develop treasury policies, procedures, and operational controls.
• Monitor daily liquidity position across settlement and operational accounts.
• Implement cash flow forecasting and funding planning models.
• Support Asset–Liability Management (ALM) framework development.
• Execute interbank placements, investments, and funding transactions.
• Ensure compliance with CBN liquidity and statutory reserve requirements.
• Build banking and correspondent relationship structures.
• Support balance sheet optimization and cost-of-funds management.
• Develop treasury reporting templates for executive and regulatory use.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Risk teams during institutional setup.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Banking, or related discipline.
• ACA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Treasury or financial risk certification is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years treasury or finance experience within banking or financial services.
• Demonstrated experience in treasury operations within a microfinance bank, commercial bank, or fintech institution.
• Proven exposure to liquidity monitoring, fund placement, and cash management.
• Experience participating in treasury setup, financial system implementation, or institutional build-out is highly desirable.
• Strong familiarity with interbank markets and regulatory liquidity reporting.

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to build structured processes within the first 90 days.
• Strong ownership mentality suited for startup environments.
• High ethical standards and financial governance discipline.
• Willingness to undergo regulatory and background verification.

Skills:

• Strong treasury setup and liquidity management capability.
• Deep understanding of banking cash flow dynamics.
• Knowledge of CBN treasury and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to build processes within startup environments.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capability.
• Operational discipline with strong risk awareness.
• High ownership mindset and execution capability.
• Proficiency in treasury and financial reporting systems.

Remuneration

• Competitive compensation aligned with fintech microfinance banking benchmarks.
• Performance-based incentives tied to liquidity efficiency and treasury stability.
• Opportunity to play a founding role in building a scalable digital bank.

Application Closing Date
12th March, 2026.