Global Treasury Manager

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About The Role

Knight Frank is looking to hire a Global Treasury Manager to join their Head Office in Baker Street.

We are the world’s leading independent international property consultancy, headquartered in the UK, offering agency and professional advice across Commercial, Residential and Rural sectors. Established in 1896, Knight Frank now comprises a global network of over 27,000 people in 740+ Offices across 50 Territories. 

Role:

The Finance team is seeking a strategic and hands-on Group Treasury Manager to lead our global treasury operations, with a strong focus on both UK and international markets. In this pivotal role, you will drive the transition from decentralised to centralised treasury reporting, manage multi-currency liquidity, and support financial growth across our global network.

You’ll oversee a broad range of responsibilities, from daily cash operations, FX, and forecasting to banking relationships and treasury systems, working closely with senior stakeholders and managing one Treasury Analyst.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in managing multi-currency cash flows and liquidity, strong stakeholder management skills, and a solid understanding of local treasury compliance and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities:

Treasury operations

• Drive Treasury Management System (TMS) strategies for global automation.

• Review cash forecasts, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business needs.

• Standardize reporting and cash visibility across all subsidiaries.

• Ensure efficiency in payments, bank account structures, and cash forecasting.

• Acti as advisor to senior management on capital structure and financing options to maximizing cash management.

• FX management, Cash pooling, managing Partner capital loans and treasury policy.

Liquidity & funding

• Ensure sufficient liquidity for group operations across Knight Frank’s geographies.

• Lead group-level cash pooling implementation.

• Oversee intercompany financing structures where appropriate and transfer pricing alignment

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with CFO, Tax, legal, FP&A and the broader finance teams on cash management, funding and cross-functional projects.

• Support M&A activities where appropriate with Treasury due diligence and cash repatriation strategies.

• Manage relationships with key banking partners and other financial institutions, including the negotiation of terms for banking services and revolving credit facilities (where relevant).

Compliance and reporting

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, tax, and internal controls.

• Deliver treasury reports to CFO, Audit Committee, and regulators (if applicable).

• Support local audits and appropriate financial disclosures as may be required

Treasury Systems

• Oversee administration of various treasury systems on a day-to-day basis.

• Liaise with banking, software and FinTech providers regarding the treasury systems

• Review appropriate upgrades to the systems as and when required, ensuring the control environment for all treasury systems are maintained to the highest standard and recommend improvements if necessary

Other Treasury Activities

• Resolve payment issues with the banks as and when they arise.  Liaise with the business and banks

• Ensure Bank Accounts are effectively managed; opening new accounts, maintaining mandates and closing redundant accounts

• Management of bank guarantees.

Key Experience/Education Required:

• Essential - Qualified Accountant with several years PQE

• Minimum 3 year’s treasury operations experience

• Desirable - recognised Treasury qualification (ACT) /  Diploma in Treasury management

Leadership Competencies:

• Accountability: personal responsibility and ownership for own work. Makes decisions and owns the outcomes. Drives a continuous improvement environment.

• Agile: adapts to changing situations while producing successful outcomes. Ability to find solutions when problem solving.

• Business Acumen: understanding the firm’s strategy, targets and risks to identify ands pursue business opportunities to manage risk.

• Drive & resilience: sustaining a high level of drive and enthusiasm, shows resilience and ability to managing challenging agendas.

• Inclusive: encourages, embraces a supporting environment where everyone’s contribution is valued.

• Professional Standards: demonstrates the highest standards of professional conduct at all times

• Strategic thinking: plans ahead, use knowledge and experience to yield successful outcomes individually, the team and the firm.

• Teamwork and collaboration: working is a trusting and respectful manner, balancing relationships across the wider business.

Key Skills Required:

• Excellent communication skills at all levels

• Pro-active and self-motivated, a team player, flexible and diligent

• Results orientated, has commercial acumen and ability to influence at all levels.

• Excellent presentation skills, including ability to model and manage financial data (essential)

• Experience of transformation and change management projects

Competitive salary

Please note: this is a Direct Search led by Knight Frank. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs, even if provided by PSL agencies.