Liquidity Manager

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions • Full-time • Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania • 19m ago

Liquidity Manager

Job Summary about the area and the role:

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (WTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.

At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

The Liquidity Manager is part of the WTS Treasury team based in Trevose, PA and its main responsibility is to manage the company's liquidity and provide support to the Senior Manager Treasury and VP Treasury.

The Manager will lead the designing and/or optimizing the daily cash positioning as well as preparing and optimizing the daily, weekly, and quarterly cash forecast per cash pool and for non-cash pooled entities.

The Liquidity Manager will supervise one Financial Analyst

The Manager will be assisting with the daily cash management requirements as needed and functioning as a back-up for other team members when needed.

Key Characteristics

Fast learner
Global mindset and capabilities to collaborate with colleagues around the world
Quick thinking and be able to prioritize
Ability to quickly and efficiently adjust priorities

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead the preparation and analysis of the ST cash forecast and manage immediate liquidity needs
In cooperation with the Senior Manager and VP Treasury prepare the daily and weekly CFF and distribute to Paris HQ. Manage any follow ups related to the CFF
Coordinate Holding Company Liquidity, including ensuring sufficient liquidity on all cash pools
Coordinate funding of non cash pooled bank accounts when needed
Coordinate Intercompany loans, including interest calculations and communicating throughout the company (subsidiaries, accounting, Cash Management)
Receive and analyse monthly IC payment file and ensure sufficient funding
Prepare Treasury reports on a weekly and monthly basis. Prepare ad hoc Treasury reports
Perform a weekly Variance analysis of the forecast and discuss the findings and recommendations with the VP and Sr. Manager Treasury
Assist with Treasury related activities as part of the month-end close.
Support the execution and review of payments, as required.
Assist with bank account management activities including preparing documentation and maintaining bank account database.
Implement process improvements to optimize treasury activities, automate functions and increase internal controls.
Ensure compliance with internal Treasury and Accounting policies

Hard Skills

Comfortable working in a cross functional and international environment
Strong qualitative and analytical skills
Self starter, committed to provide practical solutions to complex situations
Efficient communicator

Soft Skills

Inclusive: Passionate about working with colleagues from different cultures and environments, with a collaborative approach, in a diverse organization.
Team Player: Ability to work with others toward a shared goal, participating actively, accountable and committed to the entire team respecting peers, leadership, stakeholders, and clients.
Inspirational: Excellent oral and written communication skills: Communicate clearly and professionally with Finance and non-Finance professionals within the organization being able to inspire others.
Decision Maker: Challenge the status quo and make decisions based on your role to be an effective problem solver and use critical thinking skills to find new ideas and connect them to provide the best practices and tools to our stakeholders and clients.
Flexibility: Adapt and respond to the changing environment and to constructively create opportunities for change through active participation.

Education & Experience

Required:

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Finance or related major
Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in Corporate Treasury and or Accounting/Finance
Experience with Liquidity management and Cash Flow Forecasting for an international operating company
Supervisor/ leadership skills

Desired:

Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and/or MBA preferred
Experience with cash operations, banking and legal entity forecasting
Experience working for an international operating company with worldwide operations
Treasury Workstation experience, Kyriba and Wall Street Systems preferred
Knowledge of cash, debt and hedge accounting
SAP experience
Tableau experience
IFRS experience
Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills
Strong Excel and spreadsheet skills including formulas
Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, research analysis and problem solving skills
Demonstrated high integrity and ethics in all activities