Group Director Treasury Global Freight Forwarding

• Lead the development implementation and management of a global treasury strategy for the company s freight forwarding business.
  
• Set up a cash management structure for the freight forwarding business which manages liquidity across the global branch network
  
• Implement maintain or improve the day to day treasury requirements for the freight forwarding business.
  
• Manage the cash position to optimize return on capital employed
  
• Provide leadership / guidance / policies / training to regional finance managers responsible for freight forwarding branches on how to manage liquidity effectively and currency finance that is based on thresholds in a delegated authority matrix agreed with Group Treasury.
  
• Oversee inter group funding structures and cash settlement
  
• Working closely with Group Tax and Group Legal to ensure that funding structures are tax efficient and compliant with local laws and regulations in the geographies where our branch network operates.
  
• Manage bank guarantees where required
  
• Oversee and negotiate ABL structures (Factoring) where applicable
  
• Perform foreign currency and interest rate hedging in close collaboration with Head Office Treasury
  
• Support group treasury on funding processes within the region
  
• Reporting on cash positions cash forecasts and seeking funding for shortfalls
  
• Working with statutory auditors and internal auditors
  

• Responsible for the management and leadership of an engaged team promoting collaboration and ensuring that each is developed and evaluated against goals and objectives which are aligned specific measurable attainable yet challenging realistic and time bound
  
• Act as an ambassador for the company always when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviors in harmony with the company s Principles values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following the company s Code of Conduct and Ethics policies
  
• Perform other related duties as assigned
  

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Finance & Banking
  
• Master s degree preferred
  

• At least 7 to 10 years experience in the management of a treasury function in logistics /freight forwarding business
  
• Background in banking
  
• Implementation of cash pool structure
  

• Technical treasury experience (implementation of systems)
  
• Finance modules for ERP systems (Oracle/SAP)
  
  

• Strong communication skills You can understand and address stakeholder s needs and you can communicate change requirements
  
• Problem solving You enjoy solving problems. Getting to the root cause. You love taking on difficult challenges and finding creative innovative solutions. You don t get flustered easily.
  
• Detail oriented You pay strong attention to the details as far as required you do not loose the view to the problem to be solved and you understand where 80/20 approaches are suitable and where not. You have a solid understanding of compliance requirements to protect company s assets.
  
• Strong collaborator You can work independently because you selfmanage with limited direction and guidance but you also enjoy collaborating across dynamic and multicultural teams and are personable helpful and incredibly organized
  
• Results oriented You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a can do positive attitude
  
• Confidentiality You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data always
  
• IT skills You have a clear interest in systems and you can define tasks to the IT team that are actionable and understandable. You have a profound knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
  
• Flexibility to travel You are ready to travel between 1020% of the time across Europe to our operations to perform tasks on site.
  
• Languages You speak and write fluent English additional languages are a bonus but not a must in particular German Dutch.