Description
Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.
The Assistant Treasurer is a highly visible, leadership role within the company and finance organization responsible for leading and guiding a team that directs and manages key treasury activities, processes, and policies as well as critical internal and external relationships. Key areas of responsibility are leading the Company’s cash management and capital allocation strategy, administration of debt and credit facilities, supporting bank and rating agency relationships, developing accurate budgeting, and reporting, and overseeing accounting activities, including month-end close and SOX compliance.
The position will also support the Company’s capital markets strategy and transactions, including hedging, share repurchases, debt issuance and redemption transactions and secondary offerings. The role will collaborate closely with the Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Finance Team, and Senior Leadership to support the Company’s strategic growth objectives and drive Treasury’s global strategies and innovations, while providing best-in-class financial analysis. The Treasury Director will be an impactful leader influencing the global finance transformation. People leadership, cross functional collaboration and a deep understanding of financial markets, investment products, and risk management techniques is required as well as experience in foreign exchange.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership of Treasury Team:
• Responsible for Treasury team and internal controls, processes, and systems
• Develop and lead a team of professionals dedicated to continuously improving the overall treasury operations and finance organization
• Lead special projects and other duties as requested
Cash Management and Capital Allocation Strategy:
• Lead Company’s working capital and liquidity management and drive optimization of cashflow and capital allocation strategy
• Oversee and drive daily cash reporting and transaction processing
• Design and develop processes for cash forecasting to ensure adequate funds are available to meet outstanding and planned commitments
• Forecast free cash flow and net interest
• Manage operational banking relationships, including the evaluation and negotiation of banking services such as rates, fees, terms, and conditions
Debt and Credit Facilities Administration and Compliance:
• Maintain relationships with lenders, rating agencies and other repayment organizations under the credit facilities and determine interest rate elections
• Ensure compliance with reporting and other covenant requirements under the Company’s credit/financing facilities
• Preparation of quarterly debt covenant compliance reports
• Collaborate with outside counsel, coworkers, and lenders on debt agreement related matter
Reporting & Accounting:
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation; ensuring proper controls are in place for regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley, etc.
• Direct the preparation of the annual consolidated working capital and cash flow budget and subsequent forecasts
• Develop and present the monthly and quarterly consolidated cash flow reviews
• Oversee month-end close process for Treasury, including ensuring accuracy and completeness of accounting journal entries and book-to-bank reconciliation
Capital Market Strategy:
• Evaluate the optimal mix of debt, equity, and internal financing to support the Company’s growth and investment strategy
• Design and implement KPIs that contribute to the overall efficiency and profitability improvements
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, MBA preferred; CPA or CFA is a plus
• 10+ years of progressive finance/treasury experience coupled with 6+ years of progressive management experience in a finance-related capacity in a company of similar scale, pace, and complexity
• Global/international treasury process and policy standardization is desired
• Experience managing investments, liquidity risk, credit risk, currency risk, interest rate risk operational risk for a multi-billion-dollar public company
• Prior work with corporate debt in terms of management, analysis, documentation, and compliance matters
• Deep business, finance, and strategic acumen, with an ability to understand the financial dynamics of the company’s inventory accounting, assets, and liabilities across a multitude of business segments
• Demonstrated knowledge of various corporate support functions such as law, tax, accounting, economics, and banking
• Strong understanding of accounting and financial statements and accounting principles as well as the regulatory environment
• Experienced in forecasting, modeling, and variance analysis
• Demonstrated ability to understand and effectively relay and succinctly communicate financial results
• Ability to read and understand credit agreements and contracts
• Experience negotiating complex transactions and effectively resolving conflict
• Proficiency with financial management software and technology
• Open to travel as required
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality and ethical standards; leads by example
• Ability to demonstrate strong initiative and willingness to roll-up-sleeves and assume accountability and responsibility in a transformational finance organization operating with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
• Demonstrates a desire to consistently improve processes driving innovation and continuous improvement methodologies
• Highly adaptable to changing markets and navigating short and long-term economic impacts
• History of successfully balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines
• Results and outcomes focused approach to business
• Strategic acumen, analytical skills and problem-solving abilities are required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with and present to all stakeholders, including executive leadership
• Seeks appropriate input in decision-making consulting with relevant internal colleagues and external specialists, banking, lawyers, credit agencies, tax, accounting, and audit
• High collaboration skills and the ability to work cross-functionally and drive consensus, particularly with the Operations, International, FP&A, Accounting, M&A and Strategy teams
• High EQ/IQ; strong intellectual abilities and emotional intelligence
Who we are:
CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.
What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers.
CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status
Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/
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