Global Treasury Operations Leader — Hybrid

Ahlstrom-5; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global company with 7,000+ employees

Continuous learning and development

Awesome and experienced team

Modern office in Espoo

Job summary

Ahlstrom seeks a forward-thinking Head of Treasury Operations to lead our global Treasury Operations from Espoo, Finland, with hybrid work. You will safeguard financial resources, strengthen liquidity, and drive treasury governance while leading a team of dealers, analysts, and managers.

You will partner with senior finance leaders to transform processes, optimize funding, and manage banking relationships in a multi‑currency, multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Significant experience in corporate treasury within an international and multi-currency environment.
• Proven experience leading treasury operations teams in a multinational environment, including liquidity management, funding operations, banking relationships, treasury controls, and financial risk management.
• Strong understanding of debt markets, interest rate risk management, derivatives, treasury accounting, cash management, working capital solutions, and treasury controls.
• Experience leading treasury transformation, automation, process improvement, and digitalization initiatives.
• Experience with Treasury Management Systems (TMS), cash forecasting solutions, banking connectivity platforms, and treasury technology development.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience in developing and managing high-producing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Ahlström's global Treasury Operations function.
• Manage and coach a team consisting of Treasury Dealer/Analyst, Treasury Controller, Factoring Manager, and Cash Manager.
• Establish a high-performance culture focused on operational excellence, controls, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure capability development and succession planning within the treasury team.
• Lead treasury funding operations and oversee debt administration processes, ensuring compliance with financing agreements and internal requirements.
• Monitor debt covenant compliance and financing obligations.
• Oversee treasury accounting processes and ensure accuracy of treasury-related financial reporting.
• Coordinate treasury audit activities and support internal and external auditors.
• Develop management reporting, risk reporting, treasury performance analytics, and key treasury metrics.
• Own operational banking relationships globally and ensure effective management of banking services.
• Drive automation, standardization, and digitalization of treasury activities.
• Lead treasury process optimization and transformation initiatives.
• Lead treasury workstreams for acquisitions, divestments, and organizational restructuring initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Treasury Management System (TMS)

Cash forecasting tools

Banking connectivity platforms

Job description

Ahlstrom seeks a forward-thinking Head of Treasury Operations to lead our global Treasury Operations from Espoo, Finland, with hybrid work. You will safeguard financial resources, strengthen liquidity, and drive treasury governance while leading a team of dealers, analysts, and managers.

You will partner with senior finance leaders to transform processes, optimize funding, and manage banking relationships in a multi‑currency, multinational environment.