TRAFFIC Western Cape

Treasurer

Mukuru

Job Description

About Mukuru

Mukuru is a purpose-driven FinTech enabling safe, affordable, and reliable financial services for underserved communities across Africa and beyond. With millions of transactions flowing through our platforms, liquidity, accuracy, and financial discipline are critical to everything we do.

About The Role

We're looking for a detail-driven and commercially minded Treasurer - Wallet to join our Finance team. In this role, you'll be responsible for monitoring and managing wallet liquidity, ensuring all accounts are adequately prefunded and operational at all times. You'll work closely with internal teams and external partners to support smooth financial operations, manage risk, and provide meaningful treasury insights that enable Mukuru to scale confidently.

What You'll Be Doing Cash & Liquidity Management
  • Monitor wallet and partner accounts to ensure sufficient prefunding and liquidity
  • Support daily, weekly, and longer-term cash flow forecasting to identify funding gaps
  • Assist in managing surplus cash to maximise returns while minimising risk
Treasury Operations & Risk
  • Support the implementation and monitoring of financial risk management strategies
  • Develop a strong understanding of financial and operational risks
  • Assist in creating and maintaining treasury policies, procedures, and controls
Stakeholder & Partner Management
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, pay out and pay in partners
  • Liaise with auditors and third party service providers
  • Attend new product launch meetings and document treasury related requirements
Reporting & Data Insight
  • Support the Treasury Manager with report generation and analysis
  • Maintain accurate administration of treasury accounts with external partners
  • Develop an understanding of data flows, dependencies, and system structures across teams
Collaboration & Teamwork
  • Work closely with Finance, Treasury, and business stakeholders
  • Contribute to team goals through collaboration, reliability, and shared accountability
What You'll Bring Qualifications & Experience
  • Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
  • BCom Accounting qualification (Essential)
  • SAICA Articles (Desirable)
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in Treasury (Essential)
  • Experience in a multinational or FinTech environment (Advantageous)
Skills & Knowledge
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles
  • Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills
  • Excellent organisational, time management, and multitasking abilities
  • Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge of Mukuru products and systems (Advantageous)

I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited. Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need

Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a 'work like' environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.

If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY'S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS

About This Role

Career insights for Treasurers and Controllers positions

Salary Benchmark
$156,100/year
Source: O*NET (USD)
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Key Skills for This Role
Complex Problem Solving Critical Thinking Judgment and Decision Making Reading Comprehension Management of Financial Resources
Common Technologies
Exact Software Macola ES Microsoft Dynamics Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Microsoft PowerPoint Fund accounting software Hyperion Enterprise Intuit QuickBooks FileMaker Pro

Job Overview

Date Posted
10 Apr 2026
Location
Western Cape, South Africa

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Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

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