University of Canterbury

Association of Corporate Treasurers

Massey University

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GTreasury

Head of Presales, APAC

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Corporate treasury consulting on cash management, technology and acquisitions and disposals.
In addition, I led the development of the mental health strategy for our UK division, including the creation of a mental health and wellbeing champion network.

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Capita

Senior Treasury Manager

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Capita is the UK's leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions, with 68,000 staff across the UK, Europe, South Africa and India.
•	Main point of contact for the co-ordination and management of all acquisition integration and disposal activities - due diligence, liaising with key business stakeholders, implementing appropriate banking structures and facilities and ensuring deadlines are met
•	Lead for the tendering and implementation of a non-sterling global banking partner
•	Supported Deputy Treasurer in the tendering and implementation of a banking partner for our India businesses 
•	Manage effective communication channels with all internal stakeholders, departments, group subsidiaries
•	Managing relationships with key client and bank contacts
•	Co-ordinate and manage treasury element of internal reorganisations
•	Co-ordinate the standardisation and rationalisation of mandates across all relationship banks and countries
•	Cover for Front Office Treasury Dealer
•	IT2 payment and static data approver
•	Management of Treasury Analyst – Integrations
•	Management of Capita’s ISDAs
•	Provide support to the Deputy Treasurer in the Smarter Faster Finance Project

Treasury Integration Manager

Arlingclose are an independent treasury advisory company providing unbiased financial advice and capital financing expertise to 150 clients across public, private and third sectors. My role is to build the corporate side of the business in all aspects of treasury. Initiatives to date include:
•	Select and implement mail client (MailChimp) for all client communication
•	Requirement gathering, system selection, pilot and implementation for client Treasury Management System project
•	Select and implement Client Relationship Management platform
•	Develop and execute sales strategies
•	Identify potential partnership agreements

Arlingclose Limited

Corporate Client Director

KAZ Minerals PLC is one of the largest producers of copper in the world, operating 4 mines (and developing 3 more) across Kazakhstan.
• Monitoring the daily cash position of the Group to ensure liquidity requirements are met in a timely and effective manner; 
• Acting as the primary dealer in managing the Group’s liquidity requirements, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity price risk management strategies. 
• Managing compliance with the Group’s corporate debt facilities and providing support to the Group Treasurer in arranging new debt facilities and/or refinancing of existing facilities as required. 
• Ensuring the Group’s transaction banking arrangements and cash pools are operating effectively and making recommendations where there is opportunity for improvement. 
• Engaging proactively with divisional finance colleagues to oversee, optimise and ensure compliance with treasury policies, including liquidity, counterparty credit risks, FX and financial risk management strategies. 
• Evaluation of investment products, treasury instruments and hedge strategies where appropriate. 
• Driving continual process improvement on the recently implemented Treasury Management System to streamline and improve Treasury operations and optimise on system capabilities
• Preparation of reporting papers to senior management, ExCo and the Board. 
• Supporting the Group Treasurer on any other general needs and ad hoc projects.

KAZ Minerals PLC

Treasury Manager

ETOS specialises in providing end-to-end treasury services to clients throughout New Zealand. 
•	Dealing money market funding, foreign exchange and financial instruments
•	Daily management of debt and borrowing positions and settlements
•	Compiling, reconciling and transacting cash requirements
•	Conducting market and price surveillance to ensure clients get the best possible rates
•	Managing relationships with key client and bank contacts
•	Recording and maintaining daily cash flow movements, money markets and foreign exchange positions in various Treasury Management Systems
•	Monitoring and maintaining policy limits and controls
•	Treasury reporting

ETOS ltd

Treasury Officer

NZX provides clearing manager services to the Electricity Authority for the wholesale electricity spot market. 
•	Co-ordinated over $6 billion wholesale electricity market settlements
•	Wholesale electricity market prudential security monitoring – modelled and analysed market participants’ financial exposure
•	Managed industry consultation processes, including writing consultation documents, analysing responses and recommending most suitable options to the industry
•	Participated in establishment, development and operations of electricity derivatives
•	Wholesale electricity market invoicing
•	Managed relationships and liaised with electricity market participants, industry consultants and financial institutions
•	Developed and managed initiatives to increase the effectiveness of the clearing and settlement system
•	Assisted with tendering processes, including writing RFPs, liaising with potential suppliers and presenting final recommendations to NZX’s treasury committee 
•	Financial modelling of historic and proposed methods of prudential security
•	Managed Orion account, including invoicing, billing system development and general contract management
•	Pricing, reconciliation and gas analysis
•	Reported to internal and external stakeholders 
•	Participated in annual internal and external compliance audits with KMPG and the Electricity Authority
Training: 	Understanding Electricity Markets

Energy Analyst

•	Project managed ecommerce platform (mostly website) process, design and development requirements for clients such as Kathmandu, Canterbury of New Zealand, Teacher Direct , Ezibuy and Triton Hearing
•	Managed client relationships 
•	Provided support and training

Matthew Steans