Treasury Specialist

Job Posting Date: 25 Feb 2026

Work Location: Doha, QA

Company: QatarEnergy LNG

Company

This opportunity is with QatarEnergy LNG, one of the world’s leading liquefied natural gas producers, headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

Job Overview

The Treasury Specialist plays a critical strategic role within the Finance and Planning Group. The position requires deep expertise in financial risk management, including risk assessment, governance, internal controls, and policy implementation. The role is responsible for establishing and managing financial risk frameworks that protect the organization’s assets, support sustainable growth, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The Treasury Specialist must demonstrate advanced technical competence in treasury operations, financial controls, and risk mitigation strategies, particularly within a large-scale energy organization operating in complex global markets.

Core Purpose of the Role

The primary purpose of this position is to leverage expert-level financial risk knowledge to design, implement, and continuously improve risk management systems. The specialist ensures that financial exposures arising from banking relationships, LNG customers, suppliers, and market movements are identified, assessed, and mitigated effectively.

This role also supports strategic decision-making by providing management with comprehensive financial risk analysis and forward-looking recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Risk Governance and Policy Implementation

• Establish department-specific policies, systems, and procedures to ensure effective mitigation of financial risks.

• Develop structured financial risk frameworks aligned with corporate governance standards.

• Ensure that risk management activities comply with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.

• Oversee financial risk controls across treasury operations, ensuring proper documentation and audit readiness.

The Treasury Specialist must ensure that governance mechanisms are robust, transparent, and aligned with international financial best practices.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

• Apply financial risk assessment tools and methodologies to identify exposures.

• Analyze risks related to liquidity, interest rates, foreign exchange, credit, and counterparty exposure.

• Recommend and validate financial risk management strategies in line with approved policies.

• Continuously evaluate and enhance risk mitigation tools and systems.

The role requires a proactive approach to identifying emerging risks, particularly in volatile energy and financial markets.

Strategic Advisory and Reporting

• Provide expert guidance on the impact of financial risk management strategies on business performance.

• Highlight potential areas of financial concern to senior leadership.

• Prepare complex financial reports and presentations for executive management and stakeholders.

• Offer technical interpretation of financial policies and procedures.

This aspect of the role demands strong analytical thinking and the ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

Banking and External Stakeholder Management

• Provide expert technical guidance on financial risk matters related to banks, LNG customers, and suppliers.

• Evaluate credit risk exposure to counterparties.

• Advise on financial securities administration and risk implications.

• Support negotiation strategies with financial institutions when required.

Given the scale of QatarEnergy LNG’s global operations, effective external financial risk management is essential to maintaining strong liquidity and credit standing.

Process Improvement and Issue Resolution

• Identify opportunities to improve treasury processes and internal controls.

• Develop enhancements to systems that strengthen risk detection and monitoring.

• Lead the resolution of complex financial issues and risk-related challenges.

• Ensure continuous improvement of financial governance structures.

This role requires a strong problem-solving mindset and the ability to lead improvements in high-level financial systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

• Internationally recognized professional accounting or finance qualification such as:

  • CFA

  • CPA

  • ACA

  • ACCA

  • CIMA

  • CMA

These certifications demonstrate advanced competency in financial analysis, governance, risk management, and strategic finance.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in treasury or finance-related roles.

• Solid knowledge of accounting systems and financial reporting structures.

• Advanced financial expertise within treasury and risk management functions.

Experience in large-scale corporate, energy, or multinational environments would be particularly advantageous.

Technical Competencies

A successful Treasury Specialist must possess:

• Advanced understanding of financial instruments and derivatives.

• Expertise in liquidity management and working capital optimization.

• Knowledge of financial modeling and forecasting techniques.

• Familiarity with international financial reporting standards.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Additionally, the ability to work with enterprise resource planning systems and treasury management software is highly valuable.

Behavioral and Leadership Skills

• Strong decision-making capability under financial pressure.

• High ethical standards and integrity in financial governance.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

Given the strategic nature of treasury risk, the role demands both technical mastery and executive-level professionalism.

Work Location

Doha, Qatar.

Qatar’s financial and energy sectors offer exposure to global markets, making this position suitable for professionals seeking international treasury experience.

Career Path and Growth Opportunities

The Treasury Specialist role provides exposure to high-level financial strategy and enterprise risk management. Possible career progression may include:

• Treasury Manager

• Head of Treasury

• Financial Risk Manager

• Director of Finance

• Chief Financial Officer

The position also strengthens credentials in Legal, Risk & Audit, and Finance & Accounting career pathways.

Why This Role Is Important

Financial risk management is critical in energy-based economies where revenue streams are influenced by global commodity pricing, exchange rate fluctuations, and geopolitical factors. The Treasury Specialist ensures financial stability by implementing structured risk mitigation strategies.

By safeguarding liquidity, controlling exposure, and strengthening governance frameworks, the role directly contributes to organizational resilience and long-term sustainability.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is:

• Highly analytical with strong financial modeling capabilities.

• Experienced in corporate treasury environments.

• Confident in advising executive leadership.

• Knowledgeable in financial governance frameworks.

• Comfortable managing complex stakeholder relationships.