Treasury Manager

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The Treasury Manager will oversee the company’s cash flow, banking relationships, foreign exchange (FX) strategy, and financial risk management. This role is critical to ensuring liquidity across the group, optimising returns on deposits, managing cash repatriation projects and pooling methods and maintaining robust controls over payment processes and treasury operations. The post holder will work closely with finance and operational teams globally, supporting strategic initiatives and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

The role calls for a highly organised and credible financlal leader to deliver confidence with senior leadership and develop trusted relationships across the group. They will be pro-active in identifying opportunities and managing risks to the business and form strong relationships at all levels. The role is based in London.

You'll be;

• Monitoring group cash positions and ensure sufficient liquidity across all entities.
• Maintaining and optimising deposit accounts, targeting strong returns while preserving liquidity across all group entities and locations.
• Overseeing daily cash operations processes, including bank reconciliations and cash forecasting by financial control and FP&A teams.
• Monitoring bank facility requirements and ensure any usage or withdrawal is properly managed.
• Managing relationships with banking partners, including KYC, account administration, and access control design.
• Executing the Group’s FX hedging strategy and ensure accurate FX accounting and reporting.
• Supporting cross-border transactions and ensure secure payment processes are in place for handling payments to and from third parties.
• Working with AR teams to optimise payment methods for wholesale customers globally.
• Reviewing long-term structure for banking requirements including use of credit facilities.
• Working with the Board to define and manage cash flow policy and intercompany movements with the CFO.
• Leading treasury reporting and planning, including co-ordination of consolidated weekly cashflow forecasts with currency views.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
• Serving as administrator for Group bank accounts, maintaining governance and oversight.
• Contributing to strategic projects such as new entity setup, intercompany structuring, and treasury system implementations.
• Designing and implementing long-term cash repatriation and pooling arrangements in accordance with Group and shareholder strategy.
• Providing financial input into ERP rollouts and process improvements.

You'll have;

• Qualified accountant or treasury management qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a treasury role.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with managing banking and FX platforms.
• Experience of implementing and managing cash repatriation and cash pooling operations.
• Developing and managing FX hedging programmes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills inside and outside the business.
• Highly credible presenter of complex treasury matters to financial and stakeholder audience.
• Hands-on approach to problem solving.
• Experience in a fast-growing international business.
• Designing treasury policies and risk mitigation strategies.
• Implementation of regional hub strategies.