Role: Treasury Manager

Location: Bradford (2 to 3/week)

Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 (Dependent on Experience)

Our client is a leader in chemical distribution and this is an exciting opportunity to become the key point of contact for all things Treasury in the EMEA business unit - Europe, Middle East, and Africa. It is a brand-new role and you will work with a variety of stakeholders across FP&A, Controllership and Transactional as well as the US Treasury Team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone that would like to work with an international business and engage in complex treasury duties.
Responsibilities:
*Managing the cash for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA);
*Managing EMEA ABL activity including borrowing base, and ensuring an adequate level of liquidity is provided for working capital needs and potential acquisitions; and
*Overseeing the EMEA cash forecasting process and working with the Global Treasury team to improve cash efficiencies, minimise idle cash, and improve cash reporting.
*Manage banking and financial institution relationships for the Company’s EMEA bank accounts, including recommendation for Request for Proposal (RFP) process for new banking partners and services.
*Work with the Global Treasury team to implement a Treasury Management System to enhance the cash management and forecasting process. Implement the best Treasury practices and new bank technologies, products and services to improve Treasury operations.
*Ability to set up manual wires and transfers and input debt drawdowns that have been approved by Corporate Treasury.
*Understand tax structures and manage EMEA intercompany loan activities including intercompany lending, dividends, and capital injections.
*Experience with foreign exchange trading; understanding of transactional/translational exposures and currency hedging strategies.
*Develop compliance around payment processing, EU regulations, SOX, FATCA, FBAR, EMIR, and day-to-day Treasury operations.
*Support Accounting, Tax, Legal, and FP&A regarding activities as they relate to Treasury.
*Manage Treasury aspects of EMEA acquisitions and tracking.

Essential Experience:
*CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified
*Knowledgeable with banking platforms and Treasury Management Systems
*Proficient in FX Hedging and risk management (interest rate hedges)

Desirable Experience:
*CA/CPA/CFA/CTP
*SAP / OneStream / Hyperion / SOX experience
*Additional European languages advantageous

If you’re interested, please hit apply or email your CV
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