Treasury - Head of Funding - SVP

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Head of Funding

Role Purpose:

The Head of Funding will lead the strategic oversight and operational execution of the Group’s funding and liquidity management. This role is responsible for managing intragroup funding structures, overseeing dividend flows and intercompany recharges, ensuring technical hedge accounting compliance, and driving global cash forecasting accuracy. The individual will also ensure adherence to financial regulations, transfer pricing requirements, and support efficient capital deployment across the Group. The head of funding will report to the Group Treasurer and have Fund Analysts as direct reports.

Key Responsibilities:

Funding & Liquidity Management

Lead and optimise intragroup funding flows across the Group, ensuring efficient deployment of capital and alignment with legal, tax, and regulatory constraints.

Lead oversight of group funding strategy, ensuring optimal use of internal and external funding channels.

Monitor and actively manage liquidity positions across entities, regions, and currencies, ensuring adequate buffers.

Identify funding mismatches and propose tactical and strategic solutions.

Oversee dividend planning and execution to align with capital and tax strategies.

Manage intercompany recharges for shared services and funding arrangements, ensuring compliance with group policies and local regulations.

Collaborate with Tax and Finance teams to ensure recharges follow OECD transfer pricing rules and maintain proper documentation.

Intragroup Funding, Liquidity & Balance Sheet Management

Assess and manage the impact of funding strategies on local entity balance sheets, including capital structure, leverage, and liquidity positioning.

Design and implement intragroup balance sheet currency hedging strategies to mitigate FX risk arising from funding and capital structures.

Maintain a strong understanding of accounting implications of treasury instruments, ensuring appropriate treatment under IFRS/US GAAP and alignment with hedge accounting strategies.

Own the Group’s liquidity framework, including definition and monitoring of minimum liquidity buffers across entities and regions.

Perform regular liquidity stress testing and scenario analysis to assess resilience under adverse conditions and inform contingency funding plans.

Provide clear analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders on liquidity risk, funding capacity, and balance sheet optimisation.

Hedge Accounting & Treasury Compliance

Own technical hedge accounting processes, including documentation, effectiveness testing, and reporting.

Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP hedge accounting standards and interface effectively with external auditors.

Monitor compliance with internal treasury policies and relevant financial regulations.

Cash Forecasting & Reporting

Own Group’s liquidity forecasting framework; Lead the global cash forecasting process across the group, enhancing accuracy and visibility.

Provide insights and scenario analysis to support funding decisions and risk management.

Produce clear reporting for executive and board-level stakeholders.

Working with FP&A team to understand cash impact on the plan and drive variance analysis and reporting for the Board

Transfer Pricing & Intercompany Governance

Work closely with Group Tax to ensure intercompany transactions, funding, and recharges are consistent with global transfer pricing policies.

Maintain governance frameworks and controls for intercompany funding and settlements.

Support audit processes and resolve any intercompany disputes or reconciliation issues.

Front Office Support & Market Execution

Act as deputy to the Head of Front Office, providing cover for all market-facing treasury activities including funding execution, FX, and interest rate risk management.

Support and, where required, lead execution of external funding transactions, including bank facilities, debt capital markets issuances, and refinancing activities.

Execute FX and interest rate hedging transactions in line with Group risk management policies and approved strategies.

Maintain strong relationships with banking partners and financial institutions, supporting negotiation of terms and optimisation of funding structures.

Monitor market conditions, providing insights and recommendations on funding opportunities, refinancing timing, and hedging strategies.

Ensure all front office activities are aligned with internal policies, risk limits, and regulatory requirements

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications:

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar & Professional qualification (e.g., ACT) preferred.

Experience:

10+ years of treasury or corporate finance experience in a multinational organisation.

Proven leadership in funding, cash, and liquidity management.

Strong understanding of hedge accounting standards (IFRS/US GAAP).

Experience with intercompany funding and recharge structures, transfer pricing compliance, and global treasury operations.

Skills & Competencies:

Excellent analytical, financial modelling, and forecasting skills.

Clear communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Understanding of treasury systems, ERP platforms (Kyriba), and banking infrastructure.

Organised, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a dynamic, cross-border environment.

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