Head of Treasury Job Chicago Illinois USA,Finance & Banking

Accountabilities

Global Treasury Strategy:
Lead treasury operations across multiple entities, currencies, and jurisdictions, ensuring effective cash management and alignment with broader business objectives.
Cash and Liquidity Management:
Oversee daily cash positioning, intercompany fund flows, short- and long-term cash flow forecasting, and working capital optimization.
Banking Relationships and Infrastructure:
Manage global and regional banking partnerships, negotiate service agreements and fees, and enhance banking structures and treasury processes to support international expansion.
Foreign Exchange and Financial Risk:
Monitor and manage FX exposures, develop appropriate hedging strategies, oversee currency conversions, and contribute to interest rate risk mitigation.
Investment and Surplus Cash Management:
Direct treasury investment activities, evaluate returns on idle cash, and oversee cash investments or fixed-income portfolios within established mandates and risk parameters.
Governance, Controls, and Compliance:
Establish and maintain robust treasury policies, internal controls, regulatory compliance practices, and consistent reporting standards across geographies.
Cross-functional Collaboration and Reporting:
Partner with Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, FP&A, Tax, and Controllership teams to improve cash visibility, support financial reconciliations, and deliver treasury reporting and strategic recommendations to leadership.

Requirements

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related discipline. A professional qualification such as CA or CPA is an advantage.
Professional

Experience:

10-15 years of treasury management experience, preferably within a multinational or multi-country corporate environment.
Global Treasury Expertise:
Strong experience in international cash management, liquidity planning, working capital optimization, and foreign exchange risk management.
Banking and Treasury Operations:
Demonstrated success managing banking relationships, developing treasury policies, and improving treasury infrastructure and operating processes across multiple markets.
Investment and

Risk Management:

Hands-on accountability for managing FX positions, cash investments, and/or bond or fixed-income portfolios within a corporate treasury framework.
Financial Markets Knowledge:
Strong understanding of international financial markets, foreign exchange, liquidity management, hedging strategies, yield enhancement, and prudent deployment of surplus cash.
Governance and Controls:
Ability to establish effective treasury controls, maintain compliance, and strengthen reporting and operational discipline across jurisdictions.
Analytical and Strategic Thinking:
Excellent financial analysis, problem-solving, risk assessment, and decision-making skills, with strong attention to detail.
Communication and

Collaboration:

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and external financial institutions.
Leadership and Ownership: A proactive, hands-on approach combined with the ability to develop long-term treasury strategies and translate them into effective operational execution.

Benefits

Remote Work:
Full-time remote position based in India.
Global Scope:
Opportunity to lead treasury operations across multiple geographies, currencies, and financial markets.
Strategic Impact:
Play a key role in liquidity optimization, FX risk management, banking strategy, and financial decision-making.
Senior-Level Responsibility:
Shape treasury policies, operating models, investment decisions, and governance frameworks.
Cross-functional Exposure:
Collaborate with senior leadership and finance specialists across accounting, tax, financial planning, and controllership.
Professional Growth:
Build and scale a global treasury function in a dynamic, internationally focused business environment.