The Treasury Operations Analyst position, located in our New York headquarters, offers excellent opportunities in enhancing knowledge of core Treasury functions, particularly in cash management, foreign exchange, derivatives and capital markets. The successful candidate should be a great team worker and possess excellent communications skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines given the time critical nature of transactions and daily processes.
The individual will be expected to develop Treasury competencies and gain hands-on experience in several core treasury functions. They should have strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Responsibilities:
Treasury Operations
• Daily cash management, including cash positioning and short term cash forecasting
• Back office confirmations and settlements
• Coordinate intercompany borrowings, lendings and dividends remittances
• Management of bank accounts, including bank account opening/closing/changes, signature cards update and bank account database maintenance
• Bank fee analysis and forecast
• Perform month-end closing activities including financial transactions mark-to-market revaluation
Counterparty Risk Management
• Manage the counterparty limits including recommendation of the limits and review of counterparty exposures
• Monitor key credit metrics and headline news of the counterparties
• Perform credit analysis of new financial counterparty and lead projects on counterparty risk management
FX Rates Management
• Monitor and provide insight on local market conditions for currencies in each of the Company’s key markets
• Prepare FX forecast proposals aligned with the internal guidelines on FX rates
• Publish month end global FX rates and upload them in the different SAP instances
• Support new FX initiatives in order to simplify and standardize the FX process
Cash Flow & Interest Expense Forecasting
• Support the compilation of long-term US cash flow and interest expense forecasts
• Track actuals and compare to forecasts
• Analyze forecasting variances and make recommendations on how to improve forecast accuracy and reduce variances going forward
Treasury Reporting
• Prepare and consolidate Quarterly Treasury Report
• Compile Treasury related data to be reported in 10K and 10Q filings
• Support Quarterly Finance Director Attestation of bank accounts process
• Support annual FATCA form submission to the banks
• Provide analytics around the Company’s foreign exchange, counterparty, interest rate and commodities exposures
This position will also work on ad-hoc projects from time to time.
Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting required; MBA preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace
• Preferred: prior experience in Treasury, Accounting, and/or Finance functions, working knowledge of financial markets, foreign exchange rates/markets, derivatives, cash management and banking, experience with Bloomberg and one or more Treasury Management Systems (i.e. SAP, Kyriba, Quantum)
New York, New York
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells consumer products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. It offers oral care products, including toothpastes, toothbrushes, and mouthwashes, as well as pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals; and personal care products, such as liquid hand soaps, bar soaps, shower gels, deodorants and antiperspirants, skin care products, and shampoos and conditioners. The company also provides home care products comprising dishwashing detergents, household cleaners, and fabric conditioners; pet nutrition products for everyday nutritional needs; and a range of therapeutic products to manage disease conditions in dogs and cats. Its principal global and regional trademarks include Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.
The company markets and sells its oral, personal, and home care products to various retailers, wholesalers, and distributors; and pet nutrition products for dogs and cats through pet supply retailers, veterinarians, and e-commerce retailers. Colgate-Palmolive Company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.