Head of Treasury

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Treasury based in India. We are seeking a strategic and hands-on treasury leader to oversee and scale global treasury operations across multiple countries, currencies, and jurisdictions. In this senior role, you will shape global cash management, liquidity planning, foreign exchange strategy, and banking infrastructure to support sustainable international growth. You will lead initiatives to optimize working capital, manage financial risks, and maximize returns on surplus cash while maintaining prudent investment practices. Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional finance teams, you will strengthen treasury governance, controls, and reporting. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced finance professional who combines strategic vision with deep operational expertise in international treasury management. Join a remote, globally oriented environment where your decisions will have a direct impact on financial resilience, efficiency, and long-term business performance.

Global Treasury Strategy: Lead treasury operations across multiple entities, currencies, and jurisdictions, ensuring effective cash management and alignment with broader business objectives. Cash and Liquidity Management: Oversee daily cash positioning, intercompany fund flows, short- and long-term cash flow forecasting, and working capital optimization. Banking Relationships and Infrastructure: Manage global and regional banking partnerships, negotiate service agreements and fees, and enhance banking structures and treasury processes to support international expansion. Foreign Exchange and Financial Risk: Monitor and manage FX exposures, develop appropriate hedging strategies, oversee currency conversions, and contribute to interest rate risk mitigation. Investment and Surplus Cash Management: Direct treasury investment activities, evaluate returns on idle cash, and oversee cash investments or fixed-income portfolios within established mandates and risk parameters. Governance, Controls, and Compliance: Establish and maintain robust treasury policies, internal controls, regulatory compliance practices, and consistent reporting standards across geographies. Cross-functional Collaboration and Reporting: Partner with Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, FP&A, Tax, and Controllership teams to improve cash visibility, support financial reconciliations, and deliver treasury reporting and strategic recommendations to leadership. Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Taxation, Finance, or a related discipline. A professional qualification such as CA or CPA is an advantage. Professional Experience: 10–15 years of treasury management experience, preferably within a multinational or multi-country corporate environment. Global Treasury Expertise: Strong experience in international cash management, liquidity planning, working capital optimization, and foreign exchange risk management. Banking and Treasury Operations: Demonstrated success managing banking relationships, developing treasury policies, and improving treasury infrastructure and operating processes across multiple markets. Investment and Risk Management: Hands-on accountability for managing FX positions, cash investments, and/or bond or fixed-income portfolios within a corporate treasury framework. Financial Markets Knowledge: Strong understanding of international financial markets, foreign exchange, liquidity management, hedging strategies, yield enhancement, and prudent deployment of surplus cash. Governance and Controls: Ability to establish effective treasury controls, maintain compliance, and strengthen reporting and operational discipline across jurisdictions. Analytical and Strategic Thinking: Excellent financial analysis, problem-solving, risk assessment, and decision-making skills, with strong attention to detail. Communication and Collaboration: Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and external financial institutions. Leadership and Ownership: A proactive, hands-on approach combined with the ability to develop long-term treasury strategies and translate them into effective operational execution. Benefits Remote Work: Full-time remote position based in India. Global Scope: Opportunity to lead treasury operations across multiple geographies, currencies, and financial markets. Strategic Impact: Play a key role in liquidity optimization, FX risk management, banking strategy, and financial decision-making. Senior-Level Responsibility: Shape treasury policies, operating models, investment decisions, and governance frameworks. Cross-functional Exposure: Collaborate with senior leadership and finance specialists across accounting, tax, financial planning, and controllership. Professional Growth: Build and scale a global treasury function in a dynamic, internationally focused business environment.