Richard James Recruitment Specialists Ltd

Our client is an established Crude and Oil Products trading company based in London, with physical assets across Europe. They actively source, refine, market and trade Crude Oil and Oil products, and associated financial derivatives. The Treasury Manager will lead the Group’s treasury function, overseeing liquidity, cash flow forecasting, FX, banking relationships, intercompany funding and treasury systems. The role will ensure effective cash management, strong controls and compliance, while driving process improvements, automation and cash visibility, and providing senior management with clear insight into the Group’s liquidity, funding and financial risks.RESPONSIBILITIES:Lead and develop the Group treasury team and provide clear analysis and insight to senior management on liquidity, cash, FX exposure, investments and working capital.Manage Group-wide FX exposure by identifying and monitoring risks, maintaining the FX framework and executing or coordinating spot, forward and swap transactions in accordance with Group Treasury policies.Manage banking relationships, FX lines, cash-management arrangements, liquidity solutions and short-term investments in line with business needs and risk parameters.Manage intercompany funding and cash movements, ensuring efficient allocation of liquidity, appropriate documentation and compliance with Group policies.Oversee daily bank reconciliations, payments and Group liquidity, ensuring cash is pooled, centralised and deployed efficiently to minimise idle balances, borrowing and financing costs.Manage and optimise the Treasury Management System, banking connectivity and treasury technology, including controls, data integrity, automation, user training and continuous improvement. Investigate and/or highlight exceptions where necessary. Setting up MT101/MT940/MT942 swift, SEPA, DTAZV and other payment/statement messages with FIDES for all local bank accounts in order to increase visibility and control of the Group on local cash management. Lead treasury projects and process improvements covering systems integration, cash visibility, payment infrastructure, reporting and scalable front-, middle- and back-office operations.Maintain banking mandates and conduct annual audits to ensure compliance with Delegations of Authority, Group Treasury policy and the Group structure.Maintain robust treasury controls, including segregation of duties, authorisation, bank access and transaction controls, while promoting best practice across local treasury teams.Own the Group and subsidiary cash-flow forecasting process, partnering with business units to produce accurate, timely forecasts that identify liquidity requirements, funding needs, surplus cash and optimisation opportunities..Treasury Technology & Transformation:Lead treasury technology initiatives, including Treasury Management System (TMS) implementations, upgrades, integrations, and optimisation programmes.Drive end-to-end treasury process improvements across front, middle, and back-office functions, ensuring robust controls, efficiency, and scalability.Partner with Finance, Technology, ERP, Shared Services, and operational teams to enhance treasury infrastructure and data quality.Oversee the integration of treasury systems with banking platforms, ERP environments, payment systems, cash forecasting tools, and reporting solutions.Champion automation and digitisation initiatives, reducing manual processes and enhancing straight-through processing (STP).Leverage data analytics, reporting tools, and emerging treasury technologies to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.Ensure treasury systems, controls, and operational processes remain fit for purpose and support future business growthREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL SKILLS:The successful candidate will bring substantial international corporate treasury experience, strong leadership capability and the technical expertise to manage Group liquidity, financial risk, controls and treasury transformation.Bachelors or Masters degree in business, finance or a related discipline, with a relevant professional accountancy or treasury qualification preferred.At least 10 years’ international corporate treasury experience, including leadership of a treasury team within a complex multinational organisation.Strong commercial judgement, analytical capability and ownership, with the ability to translate treasury data into clear business insight.Effective stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with a proactive, delivery-focused and adaptable approach.Strong control and risk awareness, with excellent attention to detail and experience leading change, systems and process-improvement initiatives.ADVANTAGEOUS, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:Expertise in cash and liquidity management, Group cash-flow forecasting, short-term investment and intercompany funding.Strong knowledge of FX exposure management and spot, forward and swap transactions.Experience managing banking relationships, facilities, mandates, payment security, treasury controls and Delegations of Authority.Proven experience implementing and optimising Treasury Management Systems, ERP integrations, banking connectivity and payment formats, including SWIFT and SEPA; SAP knowledge is advantageous.Advanced Excel, financial modelling, data analysis and treasury reporting skills, with a sound understanding of relevant financial markets, accounting, tax and legal considerations.

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