Treasury Senior Manager

At IFS you will work in a growing, global enterprise software company built upon committed and empowered colleagues who come to work knowing they are making a difference. We work everyday with customers who continue to challenge their markets and competitors. As a challenger ourselves, we partner with our customers to guide them through their digital transformations and extract the most value out of our software solutions. We take pride in ensuring that our employees are able to achieve the company goals as well as develop their career. We believe empowered autonomy, committed colleagues and being part of a winning team are the keys to our success and what makes us great! We are #ForTheChallengers and if that resonates with you, we would love to hear from you!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

The Senior Manager plays a key leadership role in the Global Treasury team of 7 people reporting to the Global Head of Treasury. IFS has presence in over 30 countries with Treasury managing 25 currencies.

The role is responsible for the oversight of all front office activities, leading transformational projects and managing relationships with our local entity finance teams. It is critical for this role to drive continuous transformation, lead strategic operational execution and support the Treasury Director.

Accountabilities and Responsibilites

• Oversight and strategic leadership of front office activities (cash management, investment strategy, short term cash flow forecasting and foreign exchange).
• Lead on transformational projects to achieve target operating model and continue to challenge / improve operations, including the following live projects: bank rationalization, automated short term cash flow forecasting and M&A integration.
• Manage relationships with local entity finance teams acting as a key business partner (policy compliance, surplus cash management, local cashflow, funding, intercompany positions, and bank / bank account management).
• Supporting business wide initiatives to drive working capital improvements including cash planning, collections and payable process and leading our account receivable factoring program.
• Driving further process automation, utilizing Kyriba and supporting platforms.
• Coordinating financial (performance and rental) guarantees through global banks relationships for local entities.
• Supporting Finance team in relation to accounting for Treasury transactions including trade type and valuation, lender reporting requirements and covenant utilization.
• Responsible for supporting internal audit reviews of local entities providing specialist guidance covering the Treasury activities.
• Oversee and develop junior members of the team.

Required Competence

• Ability to flex style and deliver in a fast paced, transformational environment driving change and continuous improvement with a positive attitude and critical mindset
• Ability to work to deadlines and capable of managing numerous work streams at once
• Ability to lead and manage significant transformational projects
• Ability to problem solve, think analytically and proactively drive solutions
• Ability to work autonomously and in collaboration sharing knowledge and ideas
• Ability to build and develop strong internal / external relationships
• Must be a confident communicator (gravitas) with good interpersonal skills

Essential:

• Qualified ACT (AMCT or equivalent) or alternative related qualification.
• Minimum 10 years experience working in or consulting with large multinational organizations.
• Previous experience working in or with organizations going through change (preferably PE ownership)
• Previous experience leading and / or delivering Treasury operations / front office activities.
• Previous experience leading and / or delivering transformational projects driving change
• Proficient excel / modelling skills, adept at spreadsheet compilation and analysis reporting

Desirable:

• ACA or similar accountancy qualification / relevant business degree

Additional Information

IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with commitment to our customers, has made us a recognised leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,000 employees supports more than 10,000 customers worldwide from a network of local offices and through our growing ecosystem of partners. For more information, visit: IFS.com.