VIE – TREASURY SPECIALIST (M/W) – GERMANY

World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients.

Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquides scientific territory and have been at the core of the companys activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquides ambition is to lead its industry, deliver long-term performance and contribute to sustainability.

Entity and activity description

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH is an affiliate of Air Liquide S.A., the world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health.

Key figures about Air Liquide Engineering & Construction:

• 1600 patents
• 60 proprietary technologies
• 15 engineering centers and front end offices in the world (Japan, China, France, India.)
• 3 manufacturing centers

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany is located in Frankfurt am Main (Olof-Palme-Str. 35 60439 Frankfurt am Main). It is one of the main engineering centers and has interaction with all the other engineering and manufacturing centers.

The Treasury Department is part of the Finance Department (including other departments i.e. Accounting and Consolidation, Taxes, and Operation Control).

8 persons are working in the European Treasury Department (German, Polish and French nationalities): 4 are based in Frankfurt am Main ; 2 in Krakow (Poland) and 2 in Champigny (France).

Missions and Responsibilities

Your mission is to:

• Update and enhance reporting tools (SAP BPC, BI, ) and Cash Management solutions.
• Prepare the cash flow forecast of the entity in coordination with various Departments (operation control, tax, cost control) and provide analysis and comments
• Collect, analyse and comment, on a monthly basis, cash flow forecasts of other E&C centers.
• Contribute to the monthly Operations Review (Net Debt, overdues)
• Prepare quarterly Treasury reporting (bank accounts, cash balances, external and internal loans, bank facilities, FX exposure, ….) and other Treasury reporting (bank fees, payment means)
• Prepare credit analysis and recommendation of payment security instruments, supports the offer teams to negotiate payment guarantees and to select appropriate payment security mechanisms (letters of credit, payment guarantees, export insurance),
• Participate in the harmonization of the One Europe treasury

Competencies and Profile

The ideal candidate has a Masters, or MBA degree in Finance.

You are a fit for this role if you posses:

• Competent handling of MS Office applications (in particular Excel), Google applications (sheet, docs, slides), and if possible software such as SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation), SAP, TMS (Kyriba…)
• Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills
• Basic understanding of cash flow statement, financial statement and balance sheet analysis
• Basic understanding of trade finance (bank guarantees, documentary credits)
• First practical experiences (internship) in Treasury or corporate finance or export finance
• Ability to manage Personal Efficiency and Competing Priorities
• Ability to work in a team
• Impactful communication skill
• Solution focused decision making mindset
• English fluency is a must, basic German is a plus

Additional information

Position based in Frankfurt, Germany for an initial period of 12 months, extendable.

Position open only for candidates eligible to the VIE program. Therefore, only the applicants meeting the requirements of the French V.I.E program will be taken into consideration. Please visit this website for more information about these requirements:
https://www.civiweb.com/EN/le-volontariat-international/VIE_CONDITIONS.aspx

The V.I.E., an international young graduate program, enables young professionals who are less than 28 and European Union nationals to work for a French company in any country of the world. Becoming part of this program means going abroad to carry out a professional assignment for up to 24 months whilst benefiting from social care coverage and an interesting salary, which depends on the host country.

Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following link: https://www.civiweb.com/EN/index.aspx

Job Reference: FR14413