Group Treasurer - JO-1612-1619

Listed by 2 Sisters Food Group

2 Sisters make everything from pizza to pies from poultry to puddings from ready meals to ranges of soup. They have over 23k employees throughout the UK.Founded in the early 1990s they are the leading food manufacturing company in the uk having a strong presence in poultry and frozen food categories. We are also committed to delivering the highest quality products to the British public and to our retail and food service customers. Our customers include Aldi Tesco and Waitrose.

Job Specification

Job Description

It takes more than a certain something to create one of the UK’s biggest and brightest food companies. It takes the four magical ingredients of entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to make things happen with agility and pace, the motivation to thrive on challenge and the desire to lead the food industry. We should know. In just 20 years, the 2 Sisters Food Group has grown to become a 23,000-strong team that creates a mind-boggling array of the finest food, from pizzas, pies and puddings, to ready meals, red meats and soups. And we’re built on people like you: an influenticial Head of Treasury who has the expertise and gravitas to make an impact within the Group Finance team.

About the Role:

A pivotal and challenging opportunity to lead and manage the Treasury function, with a Group revenue of £3.2bn across 45 manufacturing sites. Based out of our friendly Shared Service Centre in Wakefield, this is home to colleagues from group functions, including group finance, accounts payable, accounts receivable and business accounting, group HR, procurement & supply chain, IT and communications.

Reporting into the Director of Group Finance (with 1 direct report) and forming part of the leadership team, you will agree and develop the strategy and vision for Treasury, ensuring that strategic objectives are aligned with business requirements. Key areas include:

• Group treasury management, including cash management/cash forecasting, arranging and maintenance of financing, foreign exchange risk management
• Ownership of banking relationships and reporting to financial institutions
• Ownership and embedding of treasury policy
• Ownership arranging Finance Leases
• Ownership of all forms of Treasury reporting (internal and external)
• Management of Treasury Committee

About You:

Can you do it? Yes you can, if you’re fanatical about food, thrive under pressure and have the can-do spirit that’s created our success. Bring those qualities, coupled with the below, and you’ll have the scope to influence at all levels:

• Association of Corporate Treasurers qualification or qualified by experience
• Substantial experience in senior treasury roles
• Experience of working capital management, private equity and knowledge of refinancing a must
• Experience of driving continuous improvement and managing change
• Strong people management and communication skills
• Self-motivated and proactive approach to work; experience of working in a dynamic, fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Good experience of MS Office, including strong Excel skills

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