Job Description

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(Land Bank) is South Africa's only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank's sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE

OF THE JOB

To support the funding activities of the bank, optimise returns on surplus cash and manage overdrafts and overnight loans

Key Performance Areas

1. Customer & Stakeholder Relationships

Stakeholder Management: National Treasury (NT)


Compile and send thirty days rolling cash flow projection to NT on a daily basis; and Compile Quarterly Debt Maturity Profile to NT.

Stakeholder Management: Domestic Funders & Multi-lateral funders


Front line in terms of deal initiation, rolling of maturing debt, investor communication and investor maintenance to source liquidity for the bank; Attend networking sessions to maintain investor relations; and Liaise with funders, JSE sponsors, arrangers and lawyers to put in place all legal documents, agreements and certificates to conclude private and listed bond or note placements.

Board / committee contribution


Attend and present at Liquidity committee meetings; Compile reports for Assets and Liability Committee (ALCO)

2. Funding and Liquidity Management

Cost of Funding (COF)


Continuously monitor movement in money market rates in the domestic market during trading hours; Determine money market rates on Land Bank's own paper, based on benchmark rates, as quoted on Reuters platform; Quote money market rates on Reuters platform; Issue money market paper to investors at prices quoted on the Land Bank Reuters page; and Negotiate call bond rates daily or as on request of funders.

Liquidity Management


Communicate with funders and business in advance to determine potential roll-over of maturing debt and business requirements; Based on expected roll-over rate of maturing debt and loan book movement, raise funding to meet financial commitments on time; Pre-Fund expected outflows and build up an adequate liquidity buffer as informed by the Liquidity Coverage Ratio; and Invest surplus cash taking into consideration - perseverance of capital, maintenance of sufficient liquidity and maximise return.

Funding


Subject to investor appetite and market developments, adjust the type of funding instrument, maturity buckets and develop new funding instruments where applicable; and In line with the strategy to lengthen the best maturity profile endeavour to raise funding according to the approved maturity distribution profile.

Repo Transactions


Ensure there is sufficient stock or cash for settlement by calculating short positions and making sure that it is covered

3. Market volatility

Contribute meaningful when Treasury related legal documents and certificates are drawn up by Legal advisors and Attorneys; and promote the bank during interaction with financial market participants.


Reviews and researches the market to anticipate and advise on trends and instances of increased market volatility Update all stakeholders on changing market conditions and predictions of future volatilities Reports on trends on market changes

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

BCom Degree or equivalent Registered Persons Exam 4 years Experience in Treasury front Office activities including funding and investment of surplus funds

Critical Competencies

Advanced Microsoft Office Reuters Trading Platform Treasury/ Financial reporting software JSE Nutron Booking System Knowledge of the money and capital markets

Additional Requirements

Extended hours as and when required. Travel as and when required * Cope in a stressful Trading Environment