Group Treasurer

The organisation

Our client, a leading fast-paced, private equity-based,  European service provider, is seeking to appoint a Group Treasurer to support their growth strategy. The company’s head office is located in Rotterdam and the role offers a hybrid model.

The position

Reporting to the Group CFO, you are accountable for the Treasury organisation on group level.  They consider the treasury processes to be highly important for the success of their strategy. 
Main challenge for the group treasurer concerns to set up and renew current processes, to define policies, to optimize the guarantees, to implement new structures for cash management covering 12+ countries including setting up the supporting processes, procedures and cash pool structure in the group. Given the PE environment, it is of the utmost importance that cash management processes are run smoothly, positions are reported within timelines and of a near perfect quality. At the same time, these processes needs to be implemented across the various future acquisitions.
When new acquisitions take place, the treasurer will be in the lead for the funding process, accessions of the acquired entities to the financing agreements and onboarding the acquired companies  into the cash management group processes.  

Key aspect of this appointment
With the current expansion taking place across Europe, the Group Treasurer will find him/ herself in an exciting international environment whereby strict reporting guidelines for the board meetings are to be adhered to, whilst at the same time managing the daily tasks (people, processes, systems) at a higher standard.  Given the essential nature of this role, a cultural fit with the Group Finance team is essential. 

Tasks & responsibilities 

• Overall Cash Management and Planning, working capital management, and supporting the CFO with capital and funding strategy
• Implementation of cash management in the group
• Implementation of cross border cash pooling structure including the implementation of a Treasury management system
• Production of weekly cash forecasts - coordinating bottom up country by country and consolidating into overall sources
• Cash management and movement of cash on a daily basis, including facility management, and shareholder loans and equity movements
• Working with the Country Finance Directors to optimize the guarantee positions
• Bank account management, interface with banks, supporting Group Financial Director and  CFO with facility extension, re-financing
• Bank signatory management, payments delegations framework
• Coordination with CFO on interest and currency hedging

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate will be an experienced strategic individual with sound technical and organisation skills, analytical ability, good judgement and an ability & willingness to drill down into the operational details of the treasury processes.
We are seeking an individual with operational and management experience, who understands what it means to set-up and integrate a new policies as well as systems in a highly dynamic environment and who is able to take the lead with outstanding interpersonal skills. 

Essential requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as end responsible Treasury position, preferably in a rapid growing, high demanding and dynamic environment or experienced Treasury advisor 
• In-dept knowledge of treasury processes as well as Treasury technical skills
• Experience having set-up integrated cash management and multi country cash pool structures
• Consultancy background is an advantage
• Intellectual ability to critically review reported positions
• Proven experience multi geography entity cash management and forecasting, set up internal funding structure e.g. debt push down processes and intercompany loan- and interest processes
• Experience and understanding of tax and fiscal drivers, transfer pricing risk management
• Experience of interface with banks, facility arrangement
• Experience of shareholder loan/ equity draw down
• Knowledge of the customs or logistics industry is helpful

Personal characteristics

• Flexible and able to re-prioritize in a constantly changing & growing environment
• Cross-cultural influencing capabilities
• Driven by a desire to continuously improve and reach higher levels of standardization
• Very effective communication skills, engaging, strong technical skills, naturally choosing for full transparency and can do attitude
• International Cultural sensitivity, persuasive, innovative leadership experience
• Entrepreneurial approach, willing to do the work and deep-dive as needed
• Charismatic leader with high levels of energy, coaching & empowering others to higher levels of success
• Passionate, hard-working, decisive with real eye for detail, yet also strategic thinker, able to present complex situation  
• Down to earth, stress-immune and with a good sense of humour  

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below. For more information please contact Barbara Kuil / Sofie Man, Phone 0031-(0)35-2018400.