Position overview

Support the North American Treasury operations and projects. Support Cash Management and Cash Forecasting for various U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (Shared Services). Support local and global projects within Corporate Finance and Treasury. Collaborate closely with other areas such as Accounting, IT, Tax, Internal Controls, Legal and business units across the company as well as with banking partners.

Roles & responsibilities

Primary responsibilities:

• Prepare, analyze, and consolidate monthly rolling cash flow forecasts for North American Affiliates, identifying historical and future variances from prior submitted reports
• Serve as back up for Sr. Cash Management Analyst; including cash positioning, reconciliation, monitoring of cash pool activity and balances, and payment execution
• Support local and global Corporate Finance & Treasury projects, such as system implementations and process transformation
• Support the development of Treasury Initiatives and implementation plans for achievement of Treasury Strategy
• Identify improvement opportunities and offer recommendations for potential solutions, e.g. using new banking products, services and technologies
• Manage the vendor/consultant/banks during implementation of projects and new capabilities
• Collaborate closely with other functions (Finance, Tax, Accounting, IT, Risk, Operations, Legal, etc.) to support projects and transformation efforts
• Support monitoring and reporting of investments related to retirement plans (e.g. performance, asset allocation, comparison to benchmarks, fees)
• Prepare regular and ad hoc management reports

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or Economics required

MBA is highly desirable

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in treasury, financial analysis, accounting or equivalent required
• Expert knowledge of cash management and bank account administration, as well as understanding of domestic and international banking products and services
• Experience with liquidity management and cash forecasting
• Experience in Project Management, preferably in Corporate Treasury
• Experience with treasury management systems, banking portals and related technologies
• Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) desirable

Skills:

• Excellent analytical and technical skills as well as attention to detail
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Advanced computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) required, SAP knowledge is a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively at all levels of a multi-cultural organization
• Second language is a plus

Competencies:

• Reliable and proactive with a strong motivation and high level of commitment
• Positive and can-do attitude with demonstrated ability to work independently
• Able to prioritize, structure, and schedule tasks to meet challenging deadlines
• Understanding of cross-functional activities & dependencies
• Able to effectively communicate and work with cross-functional and cross-geographical teams (e.g. Headquarters in Germany, IT, Accounting, Tax, and Legal)