Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working with an exciting business in the retail sector, based in Edinburgh.  We are engaged on a search for a Director of Finance in Treasury, a newly created position, reporting to the CFO, which has come about due to a strong period of growth and ambitious future growth plans.

The business does not currently have a treasury function and you would therefore be responsible for building something from scratch.  Forming a significant part of the company’s strategy are robust cash management and identifying strong investment opportunities.

The Role / Responsibilities

Reporting to the CFO, you will be responsible for all Treasury matters to include FX management, bank relationship management, debt and liquidity:

• Managing cash flow
• Forecasting payments and receipts, anticipating challenges and co-ordinating remedial action
• Developing management information to ensure effective communication of cash positions over various time horizons
• Supporting overseas trade including management of foreign currency exposure
• Informing decisions about the use of company finances e.g. capex and investment appraisal
• Evaluating and progressing the financial impact of new business ventures
• Managing the bank and payment solution relationships, platforms and strategy
• Managing Banking Facilities agreements including reporting requirements and banking covenant compliance
• Supporting the process of ensuring a suitable funding package in place to support business objectives
• Managing and developing payment solutions for customers to pay across the retail business
• Ensuring accuracy of outputs from growing shared service function currently covering all accounts payable and receivable activities
• Implementing the treasury policies and procedures

The Candidate

• Qualified accountant
• Proven track record in treasury management and in particular close working capital management
• Proven proactive approach to identifying solutions to problems
• Strong analytical skills
• Consistently deliver on commitments, despite challenging timescales and competing priorities
• Confident communicating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Lead in developing people and team
• Ability to work unsupervised and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Amy Peoples, on 07494 280 152.