-Treasury Management / Procurement / Financial Controls-
An international company is currently recruiting a Senior Treasury and Procurement Lead to join its growing European organisation.
This is a hands-on role within a lean finance team, combining treasury operations, accounts payable oversight and procurement process ownership.
The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of experience across treasury and procurement, with strong financial controls, analytical skills, and ability to work in a fast paced, international environment.
(Ref: CC47741 - Please include this when making any enquiries.)
Main Responsibilities
- Manage short-term liquidity, cash positioning, cash flow forecasts, fund transfers, FX transactions and intercompany movements
- Oversee the end-to-end AP process managed by a BPO provider, including payment runs, invoice processing and escalations
- Design and enforce procurement policies, approval workflows and spend controls
- Work with business teams on spend planning, vendor selection and commercial terms
- Own payment approval matrices, segregation of duties and financial controls to prevent unauthorised or duplicate payments
- Manage vendor master data, supplier onboarding, payment terms and working capital optimisation
- Work closely with FP&A, Financial Control, Finance, BPO, and Tax teams on cash planning, closing, audit, and payment matters
- Operate and optimise procurement systems including SAP MM, conduct spend analysis and manage procurement dashboards
Ideal Candidate
- 10+ years of experience across treasury and procurement in an international environment
- Strong understanding of cash flow management and working capital
- Solid knowledge of AP processes and financial controls
- Retail or FMCG industry experience would be advantageous
- Advanced Excel / Microsoft Office skills
- SAP experience is desirable but not necessary
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Commercially minded, proactive and action-oriented
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively and make timely decisions without compromising accuracy
- Strong ownership of cost, risk, and business results
- Ability to challenge existing processes and contracts and identify opportunities for improvement
Conditions
- Location: London
- Working Style: hybrid
- Salary: £70,000 depending on experience, can be increased for Fixed Term Contract
- Job Type: permanent, full-time
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday
- Start: ASAP
- Visa Support: No
All applicants for the Senior Treasury and Procurement Lead position must have the right to work in the UK without any restrictions as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working Holiday, Graduate or Student visa holders.
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.
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