Dir, Treasury (930932)

Equus•Louisville, KY

About The Position

As Director of Treasury, you will oversee and support all strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of APM’s US treasury function. This includes managing daily cash flow, banking relationships, and liquidity, while driving long-term financing strategy and risk management in alignment with group policies. You will establish our US treasury as a true shared service, ensuring best-in-class cash management for all business units.

Requirements

Experience: ~10+ years in corporate treasury or finance roles, with 5+ years in a treasury management role. Proven track record of managing cash operations and banking relations for a multi-entity organization. Experience in a shared services or multi-business-unit environment is a plus (ability to serve diverse internal “clients”).
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead a team and influence cross-functional stakeholders. Prior experience building or transforming a treasury function is highly valued (we need an initiator who can set up new frameworks).
Technical Skills: Deep knowledge of cash management, liquidity planning, debt financing, and financial risk management strategies. Familiarity with Treasury Management Systems, online banking platforms, and Excel financial modeling. Strong analytical skills for forecasting and scenario analysis.
Strategic Acumen: Able to think critically about how treasury impacts overall business objectives. Brings ideas for optimizing capital structure, improving cash conversion cycle, and supporting growth through efficient liquidity management.
Education & Certification: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required. CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) or similar treasury certification strongly preferred, as it demonstrates specialized expertise. An MBA or CFA is a plus but not required.
Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills to present complex financial information clearly to executives. Strong negotiation skills for bank dealings. High integrity and attention to detail (treasury deals with safeguarding company funds). Agile and proactive in problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Cash & Liquidity Management: Oversee daily cash positioning, cash flow forecasting, and liquidity planning to ensure sufficient funding for operations. Provide senior leadership with regular updates on cash forecasts and working capital levels.
Banking Relationships: Serve as primary liaison to banks and financial institutions. Negotiate bank services, fees, and credit facilities to optimize cost and service quality. Simplify and align our banking structure across the US (e.g. consolidate accounts or platforms as needed for efficiency).
Treasury Operations: Lead all operational treasury activities – e.g. manage daily cash positioning, intercompany fund transfers, wire/ACH approvals, and ensure controls over payments and collections. Oversee the Treasury Analyst in executing day-to-day tasks (cash reporting, bank admin). Implement robust internal controls and safeguarding of cash assets (e.g. dual approvals, bank account management policies).
Strategic Financial Leadership: Work with CFO and finance leadership on capital structure and financing strategy – e.g. evaluating debt options, supporting any bonding/LOC requirements for contracts, and optimizing cost of capital. Support Group Treasury on global initiatives (such as global cash pooling or repatriation strategies) as the US subject-matter expert.
Risk Management & Compliance: Identify and mitigate financial risks related to treasury (FX exposure, interest rate risk, counterparty risk). Ensure full compliance with internal policies and financial regulations for treasury operations. Develop and enforce treasury policies (investment policy, fraud prevention, etc.), and ensure SOX/internal audit controls for treasury are effective.
Process Improvement & Systems: Implement technology and process improvements to increase efficiency and visibility (for example, evaluate a Treasury Management System). Champion automation of cash management processes and best practices across the finance shared services.
Reporting & Analysis: Oversee preparation of treasury reports – e.g. daily cash reports, debt covenant compliance, monthly treasury dashboards. Present treasury metrics and analyses to senior management and at Board or finance committee meetings as required. Provide insights on cash trends, interest income/expense, and opportunities to improve yield or reduce cost.
Team Leadership: Build and lead a small treasury team. Mentor the Treasury Analyst and any future staff, fostering strong performance in cash management, bank reconciliation, and analysis. As the function grows, define team roles and hire/coach talent accordingly.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Accounting, AP/AR, Tax, FP&A and business unit finance teams. Ensure alignment of cash forecasts with FP&A projections, support Accounting with bank reconciliations and month-end close, and work with Tax on intercompany funding and repatriation plans. Also coordinate with Group Treasury in Australia on global cash initiatives or compliance requirements.
Strategic Projects: Contribute treasury expertise to broader projects such as acquisitions (e.g. due diligence on cash/debt), new system implementations, or major contract bids (e.g. advising on bonding or escrow arrangements). Provide strategic input on financial planning initiatives where treasury can add value (working capital improvement, investment of excess cash, etc.).