VP of Treasury - Osmose Utilities Services

Summary:

The VP, Treasury oversees the working capital, banking, and financing relations of the company, ensuring that the organization adheres to all financial reporting requirements and coordinates with the Controllership on relevant accounting practices. The Treasurer maintains and improves the company’s financial standing by leading the relationships with Osmose’s banks, lenders, and investors guiding financial policies, assessing risks, determining funding opportunities, and advising on investment opportunities. This position leads the Company’s Tax activities providing a review of the tax work and liaison our outside tax experts, responsible for timely filing of the returns. Additionally, the position is responsible for ensuring the company has sufficient funds to cover operational costs and capital investments, anticipating the company’s borrowing needs, improving Working Capital and preparing external financial reports.

This position is an in-office position located in our corporate office in Downtown Atlanta.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with senior management, accounting, FP&A, and Legal; contribute to the advancements of the company’s strategy, ensuring that the long-range finance plan is supportive of the company’s strategic plans and the goal of enhancing enterprise value.
• Identify and institute best practices in financial risk management, cash, and investment management, working capital management (Accounts Receivable, Unbilled Revenue, Inventory), funding, treasury planning and analysis.
• Oversee cash management, cash forecasting, of the Company to create timely and accurate cash forecasting process, monitoring daily bank balances, and understanding the impact of working capital policies, accounting methods, cash requirements, capital projections, and board authorizations.
• Manage, monitor, and develop strategies for short-term investments, hedging positions, accounting and risk assessment for high deductible insurance programs, and credit and collections globally to support the business with appropriate levels of risk.
• Lead the Tax function, including federal/state income tax, local sales/use tax, and coordinating with third party tax consultants to minimize tax expense and timely filing of the returns.
• Active management of Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Revenue, working with internal and external constituents in the collection of Accounts Receivable and processing of Unbilled Revenue providing leadership and reporting.
• Develop strategies and policies for investing cash as appropriate, while ensuring operational flexibility and preservation of capital. Anticipates cash needs and makes recommendations to the CFO for changes in company policies that impact the amount of working capital required to run the business.
• Lead the reformation of invoicing, transforming the current process to add Quality Control steps and develop data flags to track metrics on invoice timing and accuracy.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with lenders, banks, rating agencies, external advisors (tax and financial) and other financial institutions.
• Monitors and ensures loan covenant compliance, reviewing monthly interest expense, debt, and accrual journal entries, and oversees Letters of Credit.
• Establish and manage Treasury processes with a focus on continuous improvement and digital transformation. Oversee the continued implementation and integration of various technological systems and software.
• Coordinate with accounting, FP&A and legal departments on projects, tax planning, cash repatriation, legal entity capitalization, material intercompany or third-party transactions and agreements.
• Understanding the company’s Billing process, responsible for Invoicing oversight, confirming customer receipt and acceptance, and application of customer receipts.
• Create and communicate a clear and compelling vision within the Treasury organization, including goals and metrics to drive individual and group development. Implement a development program for the Treasury staff.
• Work with the Fleet department to ensure proper accounting for leases, and potential hedging opportunities for fuel, with the Procurement department to understand the impact of commodity costs on the Company to mitigate risks with financial hedges.
• Work with the Risk department to ensure proper accounting for insurance reserves, reserve coverage assessment, allocations, budgeting, and P&L accounting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant internal and external policies. Stay abreast of changes to government/agency policies/regulations affecting treasury activities (e.g. new accounting regulations, changes in tax law, sanctions, reporting requirements, etc.)
• Guarantees global banking needs are sufficient to support the business; develops a strategy and corresponding policies and procedures for the company’s global banking structure with the vision of maximizing cash at HQ.
• Be well-versed in the company’s business operations and strategy. Develop an understanding of and be able to articulate “the story behind the numbers”.
• Support the annual audit by working with the Controllership and providing information and responses to auditors.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Masters in Business Administration strongly preferred.
• Certified Treasury Professional strongly preferred.
• General knowledge of the utilities or telecommunications service industry.
• 7+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Strong financial acumen, knowledge of financial processes with the ability to produce, read, interpret, and analyze financial statements.
• Experience with liquidity/cash management, debt, and capital markets with experience managing complex banking and organizational structures and working with banking systems
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to influence others and to explain complex financial topics in an easily digestible manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Ability to work under pressure and show evidence of creative thinking, identify opportunities for improvement, take ability to handle complex problems in a timely manner.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with strong spreadsheet and financial modeling skills (advanced user). Power BI experience a plus.

Benefits

Full-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical Insurance and Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, LTD, Critical Illness Plan and more!
• 401(k) with excellent company match
• Paid time off

Osmose is an Equal Opportunity employer. EOE M/F/Disabled/Vet