Specialist, Treasury

Why PayNet / Why Now

• PayNet manages liquidity and financial flows as Malaysia’s national payments infrastructure, where precision and reliability are non-negotiable.
• This dedicated role is expected to bring a strategic, disciplined and structured approach to cashflow, liquidity, funding, and cash risk management and provide market insights and best practices to support decision-making and safeguard financial assets for PayNet and its subsidiaries/affiliates.
• Strong treasury and governance discipline protects PayNet’s liquidity, stability and resilience as a national critical information infrastructure (NCII).

TL; DR

• Own treasury execution across liquidity, cash positioning, and financial asset management.
• Drive accuracy and discipline in cash visibility and funding flows.
• Act as a reliable operator across treasury processes and counterparties.
• Balance control, efficiency, and responsiveness in a regulated environment.

Why This Role Matters

• Weak treasury decisions expose PayNet to liquidity, operational, and reputational risk.
• Strong treasury discipline enables confident decision-making and smooth transaction settlement flows.
• Requires judgment in prioritising cash movements and resolving operational issues, not just following routines.
• Directly impacts PayNet’s ability to operate seamlessly during high transaction volumes or volatility.
• This role requires integrity and detailed oversight over cash management and administration.

What You Will Actually Do

• Own daily cash positioning, balances tracking, and cash flow visibility.
• Manage treasury operations covering bank accounts, compliance with approval mandates, periodic cash position/cashflow reporting, bank account reconciliations, and cash management arrangements.
• Execute bank account operations, mandate adherence, and payment flows with discipline.
• Monitor transaction settlement flows and remittances, intercompany funding transactions and timely escalation to leadership on funding requirements, where appropriate.
• Provide treasury input and execution support for new initiatives, entity setups, and organisational entity changes, including highlighting financial/liquidity implications and risks and capital structure considerations.
• Serve as the primary interface on treasury related matters with banks and external treasury counterparties.

Examples of This Role in Practice

• Spotting a potential shortfall in cash position early and escalating with options to resolve.
• Resolving reconciliation breaks quickly to maintain accurate financial records.
• Coordinating funding transfers across entities to meet operational needs on time.
• Keeping treasury data and reporting clean for leadership to trust instantly.

What Will Help You Succeed

• Experienced, hands-on corporate treasurer, familiar with cash management strategies and implications on liquidity, accounting and tax.
• Strong ownership of accuracy and timeliness in financial operations.
• Discipline in execution with attention to detail.
• Curiosity about how cash, systems, and operations connect end-to-end.