Treasury Manager

ALSTOM Gruppe; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 1,666,000 - 2,222,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A multinational transportation company is seeking a Regional/Country Treasury Manager in Mexico City. The ideal candidate will manage all local treasury matters and provide strategic financial advice. Applicants need 7-10 years of experience in a similar role, with a strong understanding of finance and macroeconomics, and proficiency in English and French. The role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.

Formación

• 7 to 10 years of experience as a Regional/Country Treasurer in an International Group.
• Strong understanding of finance, accounting, and cash management.
• Working proficiency in French and English.

Responsabilidades

• Manage local treasury operations and provide financial advice.
• Support business initiatives at tender and project stages.
• Ensure liquidity and financing for regional businesses.

Conocimientos

Cash flow generation cycles

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Networking skills

Educación

University degree (MBA or equivalent)

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Job Title: Regional/Country Treasury Manager

Job Code: FI-TF-02

Purpose of the job:

The Regional Treasury Network (NAM, LAM, APAC, MEA, Europe), including Regional Treasurers and in some countries Country Treasurers, works in close cooperation with Corporate Treasury departments and, from time to time, with Business Financing (PEF + Bonds and Guarantees) on various aspects of local treasury, including:

• treasury forecasts
• maintaining access to liquidity, FX hedging capacity (as often as possible through central treasury) and bonding lines as needed to operate the business
• preparing relevant assessments (cash curves, FX exposures…)/documentation/studies as soon as tender stage to support tender costing (FX, B&G…) and financial risk assessment and financing of future projects

Regional / Country treasurers support Corporate Treasury in rolling out group processes and tools, ensuring control over cash, optimizing the affiliates' balance sheet structure including working capital initiatives, dividend campaigns, capitalization, central or local funding, and implementing the group bank relationship policy.

In restricted countries, local/regional treasurers are involved in external FX derivatives dealing and external financing under the control of central treasury.

Position in the Organization

Organisation structure: Region / Finance (Treasury & Financing)

Reports directly to: VP Finance Region

Other reporting to: Chief Treasury & Financing Officer

Direct reports: Treasury Analyst (if any)

Network & Links

Internal

• Central Treasury (Corporate Treasury and Business Financing)
• Country Treasurers
• Other expert/support functions, centrally or locally: Taxes; Accounting; shared service centers; Legal
• Site controllers, project controllers, country FD

External

• Banking partners, insurers
• Auditors

Accountabilities & Authorities

Key accountabilities:

• Management of all local treasury matters and policies, providing advice to Country/Region management and Corporate on treasury implications of projects and statutory issues
• Support business at tender & project stage as needed in treasury matters, coordinating with Central Project & Export Finance / Bonds & Guarantees and Front Office to prepare financing, bonding, hedging requests to be submitted later. Closely review & monitor with tender & project managers the project FX exposure & related hedging strategy, especially when hedged onshore.
• Ensure that the necessary financial support is available throughout the Country/Region for the businesses and for the optimum management of subsidiaries. Monitor and report progress including completion of financial projects of major significance within the Country/Region and their impacts on treasury
• Implement treasury initiatives throughout the regions in accordance with sound business practices and financial standards, company goals, objectives and profit plans
• Ensure efficiency and adequate controls over regional treasury activities, analyse and follow up the results. Participate in efforts to reduce costs and increase profits within the group risk management framework
• Maintain regular contact and relationships with third parties such as financial institutions, public bodies, treasury colleagues and other members of the finance community. Maintain the relationship with local Foreign Exchange Authorities or Financial Authorities for some restricted countries
• Remain up to date on local treasury related regulations and related banking laws and communicate changes to the treasury community if necessary
• Ensure financing and liquidity of entities in the regional scope, in close relationship with corporate treasury (Head of Subsidiary financing and, when necessary, PEF / PPP departments) especially for intercompany financing, bank selection, interest rates and margins negotiation
• Actively participate in bonds and guarantees local lines negotiation, drawings and reporting. Manage local banking relationships in coordination with Corporate treasury
• Optimizes affiliates balance sheet structure (debt/equity), in the best interest of the Group, considering legal & tax environment; ensure operational free cash flows are channeled to the parent company (cash pooling structures, annual dividend campaign, etc.); monitor counterparty risk with local banks as needed
• Actively participate in forecast accuracy measurement and improvement and in working capital optimization initiatives (operationally – cash curve and payment terms; financially – factoring, reverse factoring)
• Responsible for maintaining state of the art internal control in financing and treasury activities in the countries within scope (protection of means of payment, authorized signatories follow up)
• Measures and leverages the Global Bank relationship at regional level in coordination with Corporate Treasury and Business Financing. May be involved in networking activities (ECAs, IFIs…) on behalf of/complementing corporate treasury
• In RFP processes for banking services locally or as part of global programs

Performance Measurements

• Variances versus budget & forecasts for financial KPIs
• Bundled analysis for FX risks at tender stage & follow-up at project stage
• Cost reduction of local bonding lines & credit lines; maximisation of interest income for deposits
• Roll out of Treasury core model tools in Country/Region
• Optimization of bank landscape (core banks & number of bank accounts opened)
• Maturity of internal control in place for all treasury activities

Experience Prerequisites & Required Competences

Educational Requirements

University degree (MBA, Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst…)

Experience

Mandatory:

• approximately 7 to 10 years of professional experience as a Region / Country Treasurer in an International Group with centralized processes
• Previous experience with an industrial group or a long-term contractor with large FX exposure; good knowledge of the region/country from macroeconomics and financial markets perspective (including regulatory framework)
• Strong understanding of cash flow generation cycles & accounting mechanisms from P&L to Balance Sheet and Cash Flows
• Working level in French and English, both spoken and written; a third language is a plus
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, etc.)
• Excellent financial culture encompassing financing, accounting & consolidation (especially cross-border intercompany transactions), controlling, basics in taxes, corporate and finance law
• Knowledge about long-term contracts management and accounting
• Transactional Treasury (cash management, cash pooling, means of payment…) would be a plus
• Audit and/or internal control experience, design and implementation of procedures would be a plus
• Past experience in the Railway business would be a plus
• Ethics and rigor as in any Treasury & Finance position
• Excellent communication skills, networking skills internally and with third parties (banks…)
• Team orientation, collaboration and positive influence
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage projects
• Strong accounting, banking or treasury academic background
• Excellent analytical and attention to detail
• Ability to discern key trends influencing the balance sheet and cash flows and ability to challenge those trends