Head of Treasury Systems

at  Publicis Groupe

Company Description
Publicis Groupe is a global leader in marketing, communication, and digital transformation.
The Groupe offers a full range of services and skills: digital, advertising, public affairs, corporate communications and events, media strategy, planning and buying, healthcare communications, and brand asset production. The company is present in over 100 countries and employs in excess of 98,000 professionals.
Publicis is listed on the Euronext Paris and is rated by Standard & Poor’s (BBB+) and Moody’s (Baa2). In 2018 the company had a revenue of EUR 9.9B and net income of EUR 919MM.
Job Description

Managerial

• Management of a small team dedicated to supporting the Treasury Management System environment, assigning and/or delegating work accordingly.
• Partner with key stakeholders to define and document global strategy and business requirements for target state treasury technology and ERP interface.
• Manage End to End Treasury Projects and present quarterly project updates to Treasury Executive Leadership.
• Timely identification and escalation of observed risks and/or issues to Treasury leadership
• Proposal and follow up of annual budget for TMS

Projects

• Deployment of treasury systems in new Geographies
• Management of system upgrades
• Roll-out of POBO / COBO model in new jurisdictions
• Identify opportunities for process optimization or enhancements

Ongoing tasks

• Apply known Treasury theory to system applications to enhance automation or resolve issues
• Play an active role in the configuration and testing of end-to-end processes around cash pooling, FX hedging, swaps and Payment/collection on behalf of – including accounts payables, payroll and accounts receivables
• Determine interim solutions for approved exceptions resulting from nuances as per business requirement
• Management of access rights to the systems, in line with SOD Group policy and legal framework, including Treasury core bank web portals. Execute quarterly user access review.
• Management of Treasury management ticketing systems on a daily basis.
• Management of disaster recovery plan
• Management of interface with Reuters, Banks, Swift, FX All, Finastra and ERPs
• Manage and control master data, incl accounting and posting rules for new business or business change activity
• Swift Administration and coordination with the Swift Service Bureau. In addition, download of SwiftRef directories to export to SAP and import in Trax
• FXALL administration
• Maintenance of currencies calendar
• Maintenance of Reuters Interface for import of market data
• Management of SLA with Sungard/FIS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Economics, Banking, Financial Management or mathematical/analytical study (required); complemented by a formal treasury qualification ACT/CFA (desired)
• 5 – 10 years’ experience working in International Corporate Treasury.
• Mandatory knowledge of FIS products- Quantum, Trax, Trax Swift Gateway
• Ability to manage several projects and activities simultaneously
• Experience working within Treasury organizations participating in large projects and/or system implementations
• In-depth knowledge Treasury areas such as Cash Management (cash positioning, daily cash operations, etc), FX Hedging, Debt / Investments, In-House Banking & Intercompany Settlements Payments (pay-on-behalf-of, receive or collect-on-behalf-of), Connectivity (API, SWIFT, etc)
• Treasury Accounting Experience in SSC organization.
• Awareness of regulation and legislation on the markets involved
• Literacy in English language and ideally one or more foreign language skills
  Additional Information
  The global treasury operations are centralized in Ireland and include providing funding and liquidity to group companies, cash management, FX and interest rate risk management and other related treasury services for group entities. The team is focused on ongoing efficiency improvement and development of optimal treasury processes whilst ensuring strong internal controls and maintaining relationships with internal teams and external banking/other partners

• Apply known Treasury theory to system applications to enhance automation or resolve issues
• Play an active role in the configuration and testing of end-to-end processes around cash pooling, FX hedging, swaps and Payment/collection on behalf of – including accounts payables, payroll and accounts receivables
• Determine interim solutions for approved exceptions resulting from nuances as per business requirement
• Management of access rights to the systems, in line with SOD Group policy and legal framework, including Treasury core bank web portals. Execute quarterly user access review.
• Management of Treasury management ticketing systems on a daily basis.
• Management of disaster recovery plan
• Management of interface with Reuters, Banks, Swift, FX All, Finastra and ERPs
• Manage and control master data, incl accounting and posting rules for new business or business change activity
• Swift Administration and coordination with the Swift Service Bureau. In addition, download of SwiftRef directories to export to SAP and import in Trax
• FXALL administration
• Maintenance of currencies calendar
• Maintenance of Reuters Interface for import of market data
• Management of SLA with Sungard/FI