Treasury Manager

Job Purpose

Provide key support to a best-in-class Treasury team by acting as Back Office function, streamlining Treasury Operations processes, increasing efficiency and ensuring segregation of duties. The Manager Treasury will report to the Senior Manager Treasury and provide support for Cash Management and Front Office activities by ensuring smooth functioning of the Back Office and maintaining a close relationship with internal departments e.g. AP/AR, Accounting, Cash Accounting, Financial Control, OpCos, Joint Ventures, and external parties eg. banks.

Key Accountabilities

• Back Office Activities, Payments and Cash Forecasting
  • Timely execution of Corporate Treasury settlements relating to interest, derivatives, FX deals, vendor financing, Intercompany transactions etc according to instructions from front office or business requirements
  • Provision of services to Joint Ventures under various Treasury Services Agreements held within the group.
  • Daily reconciliation of bank accounts in Treasury Management System
  • Responsibility for coordination of derivative contract confirmation process in relation to the derivative portfolio.
  • Coordinating and assisting M&A and debt refinancing related funds flow activities and payments.
  • Support the short-term cash forecasting to ensure ample liquidity in the group and monitor OpCo cash forecasting process to be aligned with the Treasury Policy

• Treasury Management and Payment Systems- process improvements
  • Implementation and optimization of systems to drive automation of confirmation process
  • Assisting projects related to changes/upgrades of the Treasury Management System, payment systems and related processes
  • Propose improvements to the payment end-to-end process, automation and digitization of payments, interoperability between systems and implementation of new technologies in order to facilitate real-time payments and mitigate the level of error and potential fraud

• Compliance and Reporting
  • Maintenance and improvements of Treasury policies, guidelines and procedures, while building awareness and treasury knowledge in the wider group, i.e. corporate and affiliates
  • Ensuring adherence to the Treasury Policy from a cash management perspective by putting in place adequate controls on processes and procedures
  • Ensuring compliance of Back Office activities with SOX documentation/controls and formalization of work processes in work flow documentation
  • Maintenance of Back Office database (bank account overviews, mandates, signatory lists etc.)
  • Performance of Know Your Customer (KYC) activities relating to bank account openings/maintenance and other regulatory processes.

• Other
  • Build strong and trusted relationship with banks and service providers to ensure sustainable relations that maximize support at minimum costs
  • Timely issue resolution with various counterparties
  • Acting as backup for Senior (Cash) Manager Treasury and assistance in projects as required
  • Support change initiatives in the treasury department

Knowledge & Experience

• Preferred Education/ Qualifications:
  • University educated (masters / bachelors)
  • Preferred degrees: economics, finance, accounting or mathematics
  • Professional qualifications desirable (MBA, CFA, ACT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

• Knowledge and Experience:
  • Relevant working experience, preferably relevant treasury or banking experience
  • Experience with Treasury Management Systems (FIS Quantum) an advantage
  • Knowledge of KYC procedures and processes a plus
  • Meticulous person with high sense of detail, strong in project management and administration
  • Understanding of settlement concepts such as value dating, correspondent banks, cut-off times, SWIFT etc

Skills & Abilities

• A proactive, hands-on and flexible work mentality
• Self-starting problem solver with ability to run projects independently
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Assertive communicator (communication with Accounting, Legal, affiliates and senior management)
• Experienced in financial markets participant interactions
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong team player, willing to contribute, team building
• Attention to detail

Key Measures

• Back office & Cash management activities performed efficiently with risks properly mitigated
• Continuous delivery of operational excellence and process improvement

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team

Who are we?

We’re building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, bringing people together through the power of our technology. Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications and an active investor in cutting-edge infrastructure, content and technology ventures. With our investments in fibre-based and 5G networks we play a vital role in society, currently providing over 85 million fixed and mobile connections and rolling out the next generation of products and services, while readying our networks for 10 Gbps and beyond.

We’re creating national champions, combining the best broadband and mobile networks under brands such as Virgin Media-02 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Slovakia. Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in ITV, Univision, Plume, Lionsgate and the Formula E racing series. Our scale enables us to transfer knowledge and expertise across our operations and investments, creating a dynamic family of brands united in the pursuit of innovation and excellence. And we’re prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and communities, while reducing our impact on the environment. We are using technology as a force for good; for our people, our partners and the planet. Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. We’ll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. We’re 100% committed to having a workforce that represents every part of our society. So we’re keen to hear from candidates of all background and circumstances.