Senior Foreign Exchange (FX) Manager

Veolia Environnement SA•Trevose, PA

16h

About The Position

The FX Sr Manager will be part of the centralized Treasury team located in Trevose, PA. The Treasury team is responsible for global Treasury, with a focus on Liquidity, Treasury Operations, and FX Risk Management. The FX Sr Manager will lead the management of FX exposures and subsidiary financing needs and reports to the VP Treasury. The FX Sr Manager will work in close cooperation with other Treasury team members (including the COE Team located in India), as well as Finance, Accounting, Tax and legal teams globally. Additionally, the FX Sr Manager will assist the Treasury team with bank account administration, intercompany loans and Treasury payments, as well as with various global projects, as required. Key Characteristics Expert in Foreign Exchange Risk Management Capable, comfortable, and willing to work with a high degree of independence Global mindset and capabilities to collaborate with colleagues around the world Quick thinking and be able to prioritize – identify and act upon improvement opportunities

Requirements

Comfortable working in a cross functional and international environment
Strong qualitative and analytical skills
Self starter, committed to provide practical solutions to complex situations
Efficient communicator
Inclusive: Passionate about working with colleagues from different cultures and environments, with a collaborative approach, in a diverse organization.
Team Player: Ability to work with others toward a shared goal, participating actively, accountable and committed to the entire team respecting peers, leadership, stakeholders, and clients.
Inspirational: Excellent oral and written communication skills: Communicate clearly and professionally with Finance and non-Finance professionals within the organization being able to inspire others.
Decision Maker: Challenge the status quo and make decisions based on your role to be an effective problem solver and use critical thinking skills to find new ideas and connect them to provide the best practices and tools to our stakeholders and clients.
Flexibility: Adapt and respond to the changing environment and to constructively create opportunities for change through active participation.
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college in Finance or related major
Minimum of 10 years of experience in Corporate Treasury and or Accounting/Finance
Hands on experience with leading and executing FX risk management for an international operating company

Nice To Haves

Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) or MBA preferred
Treasury Workstation experience, Kyriba preferred
Commodity Risk Management experience
Knowledge of hedge accounting
SAP, Tableau and Vector experience (or related tools)
IFRS experience
Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills
Strong Excel/Google Sheets and spreadsheet skills including formulas
Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, research analysis and problem solving skills
Demonstrated high integrity and ethics in all activities

Responsibilities

Identify, analyse and manage foreign currency exposures by hedging exposures. Perform hedge accounting where applicable. Guide the accuracy of associated payments and receipts for all global entities
Focus on subsidiary level Balance Sheet exposure hedging, Dividends, local currency needs and related exposure hedging. Work in close cooperation with local CFOs and Finance leads to advise on and hedge Projects related exposures. Lead Bid to Award analysis and recommendations for potential Projects
Preparation and presentation of monthly FX exposures analysis with WaterTech upper Management (CFO) and Veolia HQ
Assist with Commodity Risk Management
Receive and analyze weekly and monthly IC payment file and identify and manage FX exposures
Identify and manage FX exposures for long term projects
Buy/Sell spot/forward currencies from Paris HQ dealing room and associated tasks
Main contact and expert for all FX related inquiries from all Water Tech entities globally
Close cooperation with Veolia Trading desk in Paris
Assist with Treasury related activities as part of the month-end close.
Support the execution and review of payments, as required
Implement process improvements to optimize treasury activities, automate functions and increase internal controls.
Ensure compliance with internal Treasury and Accounting policies
Assist the Treasury department as needed with new projects or activities