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POSITION OVERVIEW

This individual will manage the Global Finance Services (?GFS?) operational treasury activities and team, ensuring that banking, cash management and associated treasury functions are organized, efficient, compliant, controlled and produces accurate Financial Statements. The GFS Treasury Manager reports to the GFS Global Record to Report Manager and indirectly to Corporate Treasury. The role is based in Mindelo, Portugal, as part of our Global RTR Center of Expertise.

This role is responsible to managing and preparing accurate, timely records and reports of H.B. Fuller?s Treasury & Banking activities and ensuring that financial information is available for decision making and cashflow forecasting. The role also covers operational treasury activities including enabling efficient and compliant cash and banking processes and also acts as the prime administrator of our regional banking activities.

While the direct focus of the role is on leading EIMEA and North America operational treasury and cash management activities, this individual will provide expertise, process improvement and best practice oversight for these activities in Latin America and Asia.

PRIMARY DUTIES

60% Manage operational treasury and associated accounting, financial control, reporting and compliance

• Lead, develop and manage GFS Treasury team to meet its monthly, quarterly and annual operational treasury, accounting, reporting and compliance obligations & objectives
• Ensure Monthly financial statements of Royal, Irish financing entity and other Finance entities in compliance with USGAAP and Statutory GAAP accounting principles and company procedures.
• Ensure that Statutory Annual Accounts and Tax Returns of Royal, Irish financing entity and other Finance are prepared and submitted timely with management support.
• Review and approve monthly reconciliations & journals entries to ensure high quality compliance with US GAAP and local GAAP standards.
• Develop financial reports to assist Corporate Treasury Team on quarterly Cashflow management decisions
• Supervise the preparation of weekly Cashflow Forecast with accuracy and timeliness
• Act as Administrator of European Bank Accounts; maintenance and update signatories on every EIMEA bank account
• Supervise and manage cash balances and transactions efficiently. Ensure accurate, timely and compliant payment and receipts,
• Ensure effective intercompany loans & interest balancing for EIMEA & NA
• Ensure FX exposure balance sheet analysis is accurate and timely
• Support Corporate Treasury and RTR teams in preparing monthly variance analysis
• Support the Corporate Treasury Team on annual insurance renewal process
• Perform monthly analysis of unapplied cash and take corrective actions
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators for the cash applications group
• Develop and maintain SOX and other compliance obligations at all time. Drive for efficient, effective, accountable execution
• Actively support the US GAAP and Statutory Audit processes

30% ? Global process harmonization, automation and management of initiative roadmap for operational treasury processes

• Help develop best practice global processes, drive implementation, automation and thereafter sustain effective / efficient processes and supporting documentation
• Enable delivery of Corporate Treasury projects and their implementation (example: Kyriba Implementation)
• Promote and participate on the ongoing development of ERP and Treasury tools
• Support the execution of acquisitions & integrations, transition, transformation and continuous improvement projects, as required.
• Support the development and implementation of KPIs / service metrics and measure performance against them. Align with Corporate Treasury & GFS RTR.

10% - Team Development and support to alignment with GFS and Corporate Treasury

• Lead, manage, coach and develop the team
• Sustain close teamwork and collaboration with RTR and Corporate Treasury, align priorities and KPI?s
• Discuss and establish personal development plans with direct reports
• Set clear G&O?s for direct reports. Complete performance reviews based upon execution of their responsibilities and progress against established personal objectives.
• Coach the team individually and collectively to develop new competencies: analytical, controlling and behavioral.
• Frequent communication with team and monitoring to ensure objectives are delivered.

EMPLOYEES SUPERVISED

• Direct reports: 4-5
• Indirect reports: 1-3

BUDGETARY/FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

• Primary geographical scope: EIMEA and NA

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of professional financial/accounting management
• Minimum 2 years of operational treasury and bank/cash management experience
• Degree and professional qualification in Accounting (eg CPA or equivalent), Finance or related field;
• Strong accounting technical background
• Experience of multinational companies or Share Service Center
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Deep knowledge and experience of ERP (ideally SAP),
• Knowledge of SOX, compliance and internal controls related with Financial Reporting
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Databases etc
• Organized, Accountable, Motivated, Professional and Analytical Skills
• Independent, Proactive with strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective credible working relationship with colleagues inside and outside of finance
• Ability to lead, solve problems and communicate at all levels
• Availability to travel

ADDITIONAL PREFERENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Corporate Treasury Knowledge: Hedging, Financing, Cross-Currency Swaps & Interests
• Demonstrate experience of delivering finance systems improvements
• Project experience including Shared service, ERP, process harmonization and system implementation

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Office environment, often PC based and potentially open space environmental.