Overview
This role leads the creation and evolution of the treasury function for a newly established, standalone global business with approximately $1.3 billion in annual revenue. Operations span the United States, Canada, and China.
Working closely with executive leadership and the Board, the leader will build the treasury strategy, governance, systems, policies, and operating model from the ground up—supporting separation, stabilization, and future growth. Responsibilities cover liquidity, funding, capital structure, cash deployment, financial risk management, and global banking and payment operations.
Responsibilities
Treasury Build-Out & Standalone Readiness
- Design and implement the standalone treasury strategy, operating model, governance framework, policies, and capabilities for a $1.3 billion global business.
- Lead treasury separation and Day 1 readiness, including banking infrastructure, signatory governance, payment authorities, cash visibility, and transition from parent-company services.
- Establish scalable treasury processes, controls, systems, data, and reporting to support operations across the United States, Canada, and China.
- Develop and execute the roadmap for transitioning from temporary service arrangements to a fully standalone treasury operating model.
Liquidity, Capital Structure & Funding
- Develop short- and long-term liquidity plans, cash forecasts, and contingency funding strategies aligned with business needs and growth objectives.
- Develop and execute an efficient capital structure and funding strategy, including debt facilities, transitional or intercompany funding, investments, dividends, and repatriation.
- Maintain reliable access to liquidity and manage key relationships with banks, lenders, and financing partners.
Cash, Banking & Working Capital
- Establish and oversee the global banking architecture, cash concentration, payment and collection structures, and account governance.
- Lead cash positioning and working capital management in partnership with Finance, Commercial, and Operations teams.
- Ensure banking and payment processes are secure, resilient, cost-effective, and supported by effective fraud-prevention controls.
Financial Risk Management
- Establish and oversee policies, limits, and hedging strategies for foreign exchange, interest rate, liquidity, credit, and counterparty risk.
- Monitor financial exposures across currencies and markets and provide clear, timely risk reporting to executive leadership and the Board.
- Maintain appropriate contingency funding, business continuity, and financial resilience plans.
Governance, Systems & Controls
- Implement effective treasury controls, delegated authorities, compliance monitoring, accounting interfaces, and management reporting.
- Lead treasury technology, bank connectivity, automation, and process standardization.
- Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Tax, Legal, IT, Procurement, Internal Audit, and external advisors on separation activities and strategic initiatives.
Leadership
- Build and lead a high-performing, scalable treasury organization, defining internal and outsourced responsibilities and developing team capabilities.
- Establish clear priorities, accountability, and ways of working to support the organization’s evolving business needs and long-term growth.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, agility, and adaptability—guiding transformation, process simplification, and digital innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field required.
- 8+ years of progressive treasury and finance experience, including leadership within a complex or multinational organization.
- Demonstrated experience building, separating, or transforming a treasury function, ideally within a standalone, carve-out, spin-off, or rapidly evolving organization.
- Strong experience across liquidity planning, cash forecasting, funding, banking, payments, working capital, and financial risk management.
- Experience supporting multiple countries and jurisdictions; experience with the United States, Canada, and China is strongly preferred.
- Proven experience negotiating credit facilities and banking services and managing relationships with banks, lenders, advisors, and service providers.
- Strong knowledge of corporate finance, treasury accounting, tax, and internal controls, with working knowledge of treasury management systems, ERP platforms, and bank connectivity.
- Proven ability to develop and implement treasury policies, controls, systems, and reporting frameworks within an evolving business environment.
- Strong strategic judgment and executive-level communication, including Board presentation, negotiation, stakeholder management, and cross-cultural leadership.
- Proven ability to lead effectively in a transformational environment, demonstrating agility, adaptability, and strategic leadership while driving change.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CTP, CFA, or comparable advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $140,000.00 to $154,000.00 per year
- Bonus Eligibility: Yes
- The pay range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting; final compensation may vary based on knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of range.
- Performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, including:
- 401k with company match
- Healthcare coverage
- Broad range of other benefits
- Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position.
Location
- United States, Canada, and China (operations across these regions).
Additional Information
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
- Job Requisition: 425629