Front Office Treasury Specialist Lead

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The Treasury Specialist Lead role combines both operational and strategic responsibilities, arranging for internal financing of our OpCos but also ensuring that Treasury process are continuously evaluated for further improvements and driving automation and (cross-functional) process improvement initiatives.

Your responsibilities would include:

• Arranging for intercompany financing for OpCo’s in Europe and Americas region as well as Corporate and subsequent hedging of FX exposures.
• Reviewing hedging proposal for cash flow hedging and propose FX hedges for internal dividends from Europe and Americas region and Corporate.
• Executing (cross-currency) interest rate swaps and balancing sheet review and reporting of debt positions and FX exposures.
• Providing input to and support the Planning & Control processes, driving and supporting cross-functional projects and leading the interaction with other corporate functions.
• Updating counterparty bank ratings/CDS and ensure that counterparty limits are updated.
• Ensuring alignment with Treasury Mid Office on relevant process flows.
• Being responsible for Treasury systems and processes, presenting and driving automation initiatives, supporting system developments and own process improvement initiatives within Treasury Operations.
• Managing the commercial paper program and supporting the maintenance of the EMTN program and credit facilities (including RCF).
• Maintaining a strong relationship with and facilitate KYC & compliance requests from core relationship banks.
• Facilitating vesting of shares (LTIP) and executing share buy-backs.
• Managing the corporate Heineken N.V. dividend process (interim and final dividend).
• Coordinating of FO activities, be a full back-up for the Cash Manager, the Treasury Specialist and Treasury Manager Front Office.

You are a good match if you have:

• 5-7 years of experience in a corporate Treasury environment/bank, or 7-10 years of general finance experience.
• Solid understanding of treasury transactions, financial derivatives and intercompany loans.
• Working knowledge of accounting processes including journal entries and reconciliations .
• High accuracy and analytical skills for managing cash positions, forecasting, and reporting. Preferably experienced with working in volatile financial market conditions.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and macroeconomics to support hedging and investment decisions.
• Microsoft Office, Power BI, Python and preferably Treasury systems (including Kyriba, Bloomberg and FXall).
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written)

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