Group Treasury Director, London in Westminster

Our Group Treasury Director is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of the Group's Treasury function and operations, including external funding, core banking relationships, treasury risk management and short‐term liquidity requirements of the Group's subsidiaries. Reporting into the Head of Group Finance, and with significant exposure to the Group CFO and other members of the Group Management Board and Finance Leadership Team, the role requires a strong leader who will balance oversight of the short‐term operational activity of the function with thinking and acting with a strategic, long‐term approach to Treasury within the organization. This role operates on a blended basis between the HH Global office in Bishopsgate and home as necessary, with infrequent international travel as required.

Strategic Functional Leadership

• Strategic management of the Group's overall Treasury agenda
• Ongoing development and implementation of comprehensive treasury policies, procedures, and internal controls aligned with business objectives globally
• Prepare and present strategic treasury analyses and recommendations to senior leadership
• Negotiate competitive renewal terms for the Group's banking services and fees for new accounts
• Ensure timely, accurate and relevant reporting to investors and lenders, including a weekly global cash report and monthly cashflow forecast – drive continuous improvement in the quality and efficiency of this reporting activity

Global Cash & Liquidity Management

• Overall responsibility for all areas of cash management within the Group, ensuring the short‐term liquidity needs of the business are met in an optimal manner
• Manage the Group's Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) and Supply Chain Financing (SCF) arrangements
• Ownership and ongoing development of the group’s weekly cash‐flow forecasting process, the Global Cash Report and monitoring of cash balances against benchmark levels for each country
• Work with Group Tax colleagues to ensure appropriate and optimised positions in the Group with regard to inter‐company loan and equity balances
• Oversight of, and where appropriate extension of, the Group's cash‐pool arrangements
• Support for acquisitions and other corporate deals to arrange the financing and subsequent integration of the acquiree's treasury activities into the group’s operating model

Funding & Capital Structure

• Manage and monitor the Group's long‐term external debt and related covenant reporting
• Lead financing activities between the Group, its investors and banking partners, including debt issuance, refinancing and negotiating credit facilities
• Maintain a capital structure that balances business needs with financial flexibility and cost‐effectiveness
• Monitor the Group's inter‐company loan balances, obligor/non‐obligor internal lending and reporting obligations
• Develop inter‐company settlement processes across APAC and LATAM outside the Group's netting
• Support working‐capital optimisation across the business, e.g. through the use of the Group's Supply Chain Financing arrangements

Banking Relationships & Account Management

• Maintain and develop strategic relationships with the Group's core banking partners
• Manage and control bank portal user management for core banks, ensuring robust controls to mitigate risks of unauthorized bank access or activity
• Manage the Group Treasury register of banks (30+), accounts (300+) and ongoing actions to manage them
• Monitor the group’s bank payments activity with Finance and work with core banks to reduce bank fees
• Oversee the direct management of EMEA credit cards and maintain the Group's Global Credit Card Policy
• Lead the rationalisation of external banking partners across the global organisation, driving change whilst being sensitive to local business requirements and regulations
• Oversee short‐term FX trading for local cash requirements
• Explore opportunities for notional cash‐pooling activities to reduce balance‐sheet FX exposure of the Group
• Investigate the potential benefits of hedging trading cash flows across different geographies, developing and executing hedging strategies and policies as necessary

Team Leadership & Other Tasks

• Lead, manage and develop the Group Treasury function, both a small direct team and the wider Finance team who have cash‐related responsibilities
• Ensure a robust control environment across the Group in relation to Treasury activities
• Support ongoing documentation of Group Treasury policies and procedures
• Investigate opportunities with Finance to integrate banking platforms, General Ledgers and other systems for straight‐through payments and collections processing
• Investigate with Finance, IT and other partners the need for further Business Intelligence and PowerBI tools to assist with financial processes and working‐capital management across the Group
• Assess and continually monitor the requirements of the Group regarding a Treasury Management System
• Support other ad‐hoc functional projects and tasks, e.g. provision of appropriate discount rates for capitalised lease accounting, assisting external auditors with the collection of year‐end audit bank letters, etc.
• Engage with Group Finance, Group Tax, Financial Systems, Legal and Internal Audit teams as required

Qualifications

• Significant experience in senior treasury roles within large global organisations
• Demonstrable experience leading and developing high‐performing treasury functions
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• Relevant Treasury and/or Accounting post‐graduate qualification(s) – ACT/CPT/ACA or similar
• Extensive knowledge and experience of global treasury operations, international capital markets and cross‐border financial risk management
• In‐depth understanding of banking regulations and financial compliance requirements across key markets
• Advanced analytical skills with ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights
• In‐depth knowledge of FX markets, hedging strategies and currency risk management
• Experience with treasury management systems and financial reporting tools
• Ability to operate in a private‐equity‐based, entrepreneurial organisation, demonstrating adaptability in a fast‐paced environment
• Ability to think at the macro / strategic level whilst also being able to operate within the significant day‐to‐day detail of a Treasury function
• Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with C‐suite executives and board members
• Ability to foster strong working relationships across a geographically and culturally diverse set of stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
• Proactive and positive approach to work, self‐motivated and enthusiastic

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