Treasury Manager

Overview

Location: Madrid, Hybrid

 

About Swissport

 

We are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience.

 

In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres. Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents.

 

The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision-making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company.

 

"Show You Care" underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.

 

“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation.

 

"Win as a Team" highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.

 

These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.

 

Job Summary

 

This key role is responsible for the Group’s cash management activities. Cash management is a key activity for the business to manage liquidity across all entities within the group. Working closely with the other Treasury teams based in Zurich, the Treasury Manager will liaise with regional and group finance teams to ensure the timely and accurate production of a cash flow forecast and the actual spendings in line with those daily. Managing payments on behalf of the Business units, obtaining data, variance analysis, identifying and follow ups of failed payments. Ensuring banking infrastructure is up to date. Actively support Treasury activities like bank guarantees, intercompany loans, treasury deal settlements and reporting.

 

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the ongoing transformation of Treasury Operations, including banking standardization, bank account rationalization, payment centralization and Treasury Management System enhancements.
• Coordinate the accurate and timely execution of payment requests, ensuring robust validation, integrity checks and compliance with established approval controls.
• Collaborate with the Group's strategic cash management banks to support banking services, connectivity, service enhancements and the timely resolution of operational issues.
• Support daily cash management activities, ensuring accurate monitoring of liquidity positions and timely escalation of issues.
• Support banking activities, including bank account openings and closures, maintenance of the company's bank account landscape, banking documentation, and Treasury Management System (TMS) administration.
• Produce treasury analytics and management reporting covering liquidity, banking KPIs, payment performance, bank fees, cash visibility and operational metrics.
• Support treasury systems and operational initiatives, maintaining a good understanding of treasury technologies, payment methods, XML payment files, and banking connectivity.
• Partner with regional finance teams, shared service centres, IT and banking partners to ensure efficient execution of Treasury Operations and continuous improvement of banking services.
• Take ownership of assigned treasury processes, ensuring effective follow-up and completion of tasks with minimal supervision.
• Act as a reliable point of contact for operational treasury matters, demonstrating initiative, accountability, and a problem-solving mindset.

 

 

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a Treasury role, in a large/medium sized fully international group.
• Working knowledge of cash flow (direct and indirect) and reporting.
• Ideally, you’ll have advanced Excel skills and an analytical mindset.
• Strong data analytical skills, ERP system experience and experience of using Excel in a practical business application is a plus.
• A commercial mindset due to the business partnering element of this role.
• Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate position with clarity at all levels of a complex organization.
• Demonstrable ability to work with key stakeholders in multiple global locations and at various levels.
• Ability to get buy-in and commitment from internal / external stakeholders.
• High energy, high motivation.
• Strong work ethic.
• High proficiency in spoken and written English as the corporate language.

 

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent.  It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent.  Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.