Corporate Treasury Director

For our client, an internationally active Dutch based organisation with approximately €10 billion turnover, we are currently looking for a Corporate Treasury Director. This is a new role to further strengthen the treasury function within the company and facilitate to growth ambitions.

The position

Role & Major Accountabilities

• Formulating and implementing appropriate policies and procedures to enable the visibility of and allow for the timely and accurate management of:
  • The liquidity and funding of the Group
  • The forex- and interest rate risks of the Group
  • Optimizing working capital usage
• Leading and managing the treasury function to strive to achieve best practice and bringing the Company to the next level up in terms of its treasury capabilities
• Providing recommendations for and subsequently executing approved debt market transactions for the Group including proper management of the terms & conditions (documentation)
• Cash management: ensure optimal cash management across all markets and countries ensuring adequate liquidity for the Group
• Maintain and develop day to day contact with Group’s Bank relations and manage and monitor compliance to current financing arrangements
• Ensure proper management of the Group capital structure in close conjunction with the CFO,  the Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance and Group Controller(s)
• Ensure complete, timely and insightful reporting to the responsible SVP Finance and Managing Board
• Providing expertise, management and advice to the Operations on all treasury related subjects such as customer-leasing activities, local banking arrangements and trade forex management

Key relationships

• Reports hierarchically to the SVP Finance
• CFO & Managing Board
• Group Controllers 
• Director Risk & Insurance 
• Director Legal
• Director Tax
• External stakeholders

Candidate profile

Experience

• Academic degree, preferably supplemented with a post doc degree (e.g. RT/ACT)
• The ideal candidate will have treasury management (related) experience preferably with a mid-sized listed industrial group, lease company, financial institution or within a corporate capital intensive environment, coupled with financial management capabilities. 
• Possess a solid knowledge of the banking landscape, the capital markets and corporate finance. 
• Have a strategic mindset and problem-solving skills to assess and frame issues in the context of relevant factors and implement appropriate actions plans.
• An impeccable character evidenced by a strong work ethic, rigorous standards of achievement, high moral values, and integrity.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, listening, and communication skills and be comfortable working with his colleagues at the most senior levels of the organization

Competencies

Given the innovation and professionalization process required to be undertaken within the function, and the frequent interaction with a large number of different constituencies, the candidate must have proven to possess excellent communication and presentation skills and to be highly effective in managing internal relationships. The Corporate Treasury Director will be able to succeed through influencing rather than line of command and at the same time get the message across.

Other personal characteristics

• Academic thinking level with hands on mentality
• The track record of the successful candidate will ideally show an uninterrupted series of positions with increasing responsibilities, coupled with excellent references from subordinates, peers, and superiors who have worked with him
• Analytical, possess a keen intellect, superior financial, strategic and conceptual skills and will have the ability to think laterally
• Both fluent in English and Dutch
• An open, no-nonsense, collaborative and simultaneously proactive, and team-focused operating style that will blend naturally with the Company’s culture. Able to work successfully in a lean, informal, un-bureaucratic and decentralized corporate environment
• Must be a proven team leader, team player and team developer (no compromises here!) with strong influencing and counseling skills. Above all a person who gets things done through and with others. The sort of person who could encourage enthusiasm and motivation amongst superiors, peers and subordinates through force of personality
• Willingness to travel

Interested?

You can apply using the form below.