Head of Treasury

Job title : Head of Treasury
Location : London
Contact : Ben Smith
Call : Ben
Email : email Ben
Reference : 1815328

THE SEARCH:​

Altus Partners are delighted to be partnered with a leading Mid-Market Private Equity firm to lead the search for a Head of Treasury for a high-growth European SaaS asset. The organisation has experienced exponential organic growth with successful entry into multiple international markets and is highly acquisitive with multiple strategic additions executed in the last two years. They are now seeking a Head of Treasury to join their best-in-class leadership team and support the Group CFO. This is a key hire and will suit an experienced Treasury leader with a strong understanding of SaaS metrics, along with Private Equity exposure.

 

THE ROLE: 

  • Overseeing daily cash management, focusing on cash positioning, cash pooling, cash reporting and payment transactions for 40 legal entities across North America, UK, Germany, Nordics, New Zealand and Australia

  • Responsibility of the cash flow forecasting process, maintaining and updating a consolidated liquidity forecast together with other stakeholders

  • Leading the13 week recurring forecasting process

  • Administration and monitoring of Intercompany funding strategy

  • Managing European bank relationship for bank accounts and financing requirements

  • Review of bank settlement documents and clarification of discrepancies

  • Calculation and monitoring of overall risk exposure

  • Management of the hedging strategy and the limit utilization

  • Ongoing determination of foreign currency requirements and preparation of necessary documents for purchase/sale of currencies

  • Recording and maintenance of payment hedging transactions and corresponding master data

  • Review and further processing of trade confirmation for purchase/sale of currencies

  • Ongoing monitoring and management reporting of risk related key figures, interest & counterparty risks and covenants

  • Cooperate with other corporate functions, e.g., accounting, tax, etc.

  • Identify and develop new processes and standards and deliver results with direct impact on the department and overall targets

  • Manage all relations in Treasury towards the European entities

  • Contact person for all Treasury topics in cooperation with internal and external stakeholders

 

THE REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least 7+ years of profound professional experience in the treasury of an international company or a comparable position

  • Strong understanding of SaaS metrics/KPIs

  • Private Equity exposure is highly beneficial

  • Experienced and familiar with regulatory compliance in treasury management Experience in Project Management