VP, Treasury

Long Description

The Vice President of Treasury will lead the development and execution of comprehensive treasury strategies that align with the company's objectives. In this leadership role, the VP will oversee all treasury functions, including liquidity and cash management, capital structure optimization, banking relationships, treasury accounting, and hedging activities. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in global treasury operations and a passion for developing, mentoring, and coaching a high-performing treasury team. This position entails managing all treasury activities while cultivating and maintaining robust relationships with key capital market and banking partners. In alignment with the company's overarching business strategy and corporate goals, the VP of Treasury will establish a strategic vision and direction for the treasury function.  
 
Key Responsibilities
• Direct liquidity planning and develop appropriate reporting and modeling capabilities to support strategic, operational, and growth initiatives.  
• Lead working capital initiatives by working with key business process owners to optimize Southwire’s cash conversion cycle and supply chain finance strategy.  
• Establish and manage relationships with major commercial banks, ratings agencies, and other external advisors in order to ensure access to liquidity and thought leadership. The position will liaise with the financial and rating agency community to communicate the company's story with the goal of securing a mutually beneficial partnership 
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the corporate finance team.  
• Evaluate, structure, and execute capital market transactions such as debt issuance.  Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including legal, accounting, tax, rating agencies, financial institutions, and third parties for issuance and implementation.  Manage debt reporting and covenant compliance processes. 
• Drives process improvement in treasury policies, procedures, and departmental performance metrics as well as the implementation of effective controls for all Treasury activities to assure the achievement of company financial objectives, protection, and leverage of company assets. 
• Provide support for M&A initiatives, including pre-deal diligence and post-deal integration.  
• Engage and partner with leadership to provide dashboards and metrics to support capital deployment activities.  Develop and present materials to executive leadership and audit committee on capital markets, hedging, liquidity and working capital initiatives which align with Southwire’s values and tenants. 
• Develop and implement strategies for corporate hedging function including purchase or settlement of various type of commodity, interest rate, currency and other risk exposures.  Ensures proper controls are in place over hedging programs. 
• Formulate and implement investment policies; manage corporate short-term investments to fulfill corporate liquidity needs as well as participate in the oversight of the defined benefit investment portfolio.  Provides thought leadership as a member of the Retirement Committee.

Long Description

Required Education, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Specialized Degree: Finance, Accounting, or related field
Years of Experience: 15+
Field of Expertise: Corporate Finance

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills
Minimum Education Level: Master's
Specialized Degree: Finance, Accounting, or related field
Certificates: Certified Financial Professional (CTP), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Years of Experience: 15+
Preferred Field of Expertise: Corporate Treasury, Investor Relations, Financial Reporting

Other Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates:
• Fifteen years of progressive Treasury and Finance experience within a multi-billion-dollar organization.
• Strong, broad-based knowledge and experience in capital markets, accounting, finance, and tax.  Proven problem-solving and analytical skills coupled with a rigorous decision-making process.  
• Ability to initiate projects and provide project-management discipline. Experience in attracting, developing, mentoring, and driving a high-performing team.
• Ability to publicly represent the company with internal and external clients in sensitive and highly visible circumstances requiring outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent business acumen with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior-level leaders across organizational lines.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, manage, and monitor economic indicators of the business
• Earns the respect of peers, subordinates, and superiors for their integrity, ethics, and ability to set a standard in leadership. Requires proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word), ERP platforms such as SAP, online banking platforms, and Treasury Workstation implementations. Kyriba experience is a plus.

Reports To (Supervisor Title): SVP, Corporate Finance
Does this role Manage Southwire Team Members: Yes
Direct Reports Job Title(s): Analyst, Treasury
Number of Direct Reports: 2-5
Scope: All Locations
Travel:    Domestic % of Time: Up to 25%
Workplace Setting: Hybrid (2-3 days a week on-site)
 

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