Treasury Manager EMEA

Hitachi; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm is seeking a Treasury Manager to optimize EMEA liquidity and manage financial risks. The successful candidate will oversee cash management, execute hedging programs, and ensure compliance with financial regulations. The role requires strong analytical skills and significant experience in treasury functions within a multinational setup. This opportunity involves hybrid work with specific office days in Datchet, England.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Group Personal Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Gym Membership

Cycle To Work scheme

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant treasury experience in a multinational corporate.
• Demonstrable track record in cash forecasting and bank relationship management.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS 9 hedge accounting and treasury controls.

Responsibilities

• Optimize EMEA liquidity funding and manage financial risks.
• Execute and monitor hedging programs for transactionary and translational risks.
• Review statutory financial statements and manage compliance.

Skills

Liquidity management

FX risk management

Analytical problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

TMS (Treasury Management System)

ERP software

Job description

Location: Datchet Slough

Company Name: HITACHI EUROPE LTD.

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description: Our Company

Through its Social Innovation Business that brings together IT OT(Operational Technology) and products Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment wellbeing and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors Digital Systems & Services Energy Mobility and Connective Industries and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core Hitachi generates value from integrating data technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31 2025) totaled 9783.3 billion yen with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280000 employees worldwide. Visit us at .

Hitachi Europe operates across the EMEA Region with offices in UK Germany Italy France Spain South Africa Poland and the Middle East amongst others.

Headquartered in Datchet England the companys European operations employ over 550 people representing the Hitachi Group in EMEA leading the unified regional strategy and driving One-Hitachi growth. As a Regional extension of Hitachi HQ it also provides functional leadership in Finance HR Legal IT & Facilities.

What you’ll be doing

The Treasury Manager is responsible for optimising the Groups EMEA liquidity funding and financial risk management. The role leads day-to-day cash and risk operations drives forecasting accuracy oversees treasury controls and compliance and partners with Finance Tax Legal and Business Units to support growth M&A integration and capital structure objectives. This role acts as deputy to the Head of Treasury for operational matters and selected external stakeholder engagement (banks rating agencies trustees).

Key Responsibilities

Liquidity & Cash Management

• Own daily EMEA cash positioning pooling and intercompany funding; ensure optimal use of cash overdrafts and short-term investments within policy limits.
• Manage and enhance cash pooling structures (ZBA / physical pools / notional pooling / virtual accounts) across regions; rationalise bank accounts.
• Oversee treasury middle- and back-office operations : settlements confirmations reconciliations KYC mandates bank fee review.

Risk Management (FX / IR / Commodity as relevant)

• Execute and monitor hedging programmes (transactional translational interest rate risk); ensure compliance with Treasury Policy and delegated authorities.
• Manage hedge accounting under IFRS 9 (documentation effectiveness testing de-designations / rebalancing) in partnership with Group Reporting.
• Oversee valuation counterparty risk limits collateral / margin processes and ISDA / CSA documentation.

Funding Capital Markets & Banking

• Support capital structure strategy refinancing and RCF / bilateral facilities; coordinate covenant compliance agency trustee and ratings deliverables.
• Lead bank relationship management : wallet review facility utilisation RAROC-style allocation and service-level KPIs.

Governance Compliance Accounting & Controls

• Organize HIHOs Board meeting and Annual general meeting as a role of secretary of Managing Directors and prepare documentations.
• Review statutory financial statements and tax return and manage filings to Chamber of Commerce and tax authority.
• Coping with statutory audit by registered auditor and tax audit by tax authority.
• Supervise accountant for monthly closing and review monthly / quarterly / yearly financial statements and report it to Managements at Head quarter.
• Maintain and continuously enhance Treasury Policy procedures and ICFR / SOX controls; oversee audit requests and remediation actions.
• Ensure compliance with EMIR / UK EMIR Dodd-Frank and other trade reporting regimes (as applicable) sanctions screening and internal delegated authorities.
• Embed cyber payment fraud and sanctions controls in end-to-end treasury processes.

Systems Data & Transformation

• Support product owner for TMS and related interfaces (ERP SWIFT market data bank connectivity).
• Lead treasury transformation initiatives : bank rationalisation in-house bank payments factory virtual accounts and process automation (RPA / APIs).
• Establish robust data governance and KPI dashboards for liquidity risk and performance.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Manage coach and develop a small team; cultivate a high-performance control-focused culture.
• Partner with FP&A Tax Legal Procurement Shared Services and Business Units on M&A integrations cash repatriation and intercompany frameworks.
• Act as deputy to Head of Treasury when required.

What you bring to the team

We’re looking for a team player who is motivated by delivering great work and the Hitachi vision. The role will be a mixture of remote-hybrid work with 2-3 days in the Hitachi Office. The office location is Hitachi Europe Ltd Botanica Ditton Park Riding Court Road Datchet SL3 9LL

Required Experience & Qualifications

8+ years relevant treasury experience in a multinational corporate (or a mix of corporate and banking).

Demonstrable track record in liquidity management FX / IR risk cash forecasting and bank relationship management.

Strong knowledge of IFRS 9 hedge accounting and treasury controls (ICFR / SOX); experience with audit.

Proficient with a leading TMS and ERP.

Skills & Behaviours

Commercially astute with strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills including with senior leadership and external banks.

Meticulous control mindset with the ability to simplify and automate.

Clear concise communicator; strong drafting skills for policies and board materials.

Inclusive people leader who coaches and builds bench strength.

Benefits Package

Along with a market competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme employees have the option to work flexibly in line with our hybrid working model and we would be happy to discuss this with you during the hiring process.

Company funded benefits

Market competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme

• Generous holiday entitlement - with the option to buy up to an additional week per year.
• A Holiday Banking scheme allowing you to bank untaken holiday to use another year.
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme available to all employees
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Dental Insurance with option to include dependent children.
• Health screening
• Dining card
• Cycle To Work scheme.
• Gym Membership

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesnt impact your ability to do the job including race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit :

• Wa Harmony Trust Respect
• Makoto Sincerity Fairness Honesty Integrity
• Kaitakusha-Seishin Pioneering Spirit Challenge