Adviser - Global Treasury Services

The opportunity

We are looking for an Advisor – Global Treasury Services within Finance and Accounting Services. The person will be responsible for the delivery of Group Services GSL Global Treasury Operations and Bank Account Management process from our India delivery center. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, such as Group Treasury, PTP, Payroll, Tax Team, and legal teams, to ensure alignment and towards efficient treasury and Cash management processes. He/she needs to execute related control/operational activities. This role is a mix of handling day to day activities related to Treasury back office, Cash and liquidity management and Bank account management whilst managing customers & stakeholders. This role will be based in Gurgaon India.

Reporting to the Sr. Advisor Global Treasury Services, this position’s scope will include (but not limited to) below:

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and deliver on treasury activities like daily Treasury bank reconciliation in Treasury Management System and Daily cash positioning, cash forecasting, funding and repatriation, liquidity management, cash pooling, payments and settlements and intercompany settlements via in house banking structure.
• Monitor organisations daily cash position to cover cash commitments, coordinate with Front office teams in the execution of the daily cash management duties, FX trades through FX all (for short / long positions) and assist on the short-term borrowing or investments,
• Experience on Back Office confirmations of MMF, Reverse Repo, FX, and other financial instruments
• Prepare periodic and monthly reports on the global cash position (Actual vs Controllers Forecast) and update the wider Group Treasury teams

• Assist with the periodic hedging programs and coordinate with Banks, FX traders, Company Secretaries, and other teams as per the step plan and ensure confirmation and settlements of the Trade using different FX trading tools and TMS.
• Support FX front office Teams including loading of FX trades and rates in TMS, regular review and maintaining standard settlement instructions / Static data in TMS and updating FX mandates with counterparty banks
• Perform month end checks for the team and ensure accounting queries (Notional / Mirror checks) are resolved within agreed deadlines
• Executing Payment on behalf of for participating group companies in Treasury management system through a single Treasury header account and recharging / booking on originating entity’s IC account.
• Knowledge of POBO/ROBO and Netting and performing the same for the group companies to eliminate the cross-border transaction volumes, eliminates the FX cost and optimize bank accounts using the IHB structure wherever possible.

• Ensuring funding, Wires payments cash calls being validated before being approved with respect to authorized source documents in the process initiating the payment/transfer.
• Should have good understanding of banking related projects to establish new host to host connections, MT940 setups, APIs, virtual accounts, onboarding new banks, opening, and closing of accounts etc.
• E-Banking Portal administration for various Global Cash management banks
• Assisting the team with documentation related to various bank facilities (Letter of Credit / Bank Guarantees /SLA agreements/bank mandates/other queries from bank).
• Strong Bank guarantee management of the assigned region(s), including processing issuance/reception/cancellation and monitoring of KPIs and maintenance of Bank Guarantee Database
• Will be responsible to maintain repository of Bank accounts, Bank Mandates and Bank signatory information which can be reproduced whenever required.
• Strong Knowledge in relation to adherence of banking compliances and procedures and controls like ACB, AML, KYC, cross border restrictions, sanctions, regulated markets etc. and have fair understanding of internal banking controls and Sox controls with experience of participating in internal and external audits
• Participate in global and projects and improvements initiatives running in the organization
• Managing or participating in the implementation of global improvements (including Knowledge management / Desk top Procedures standardization, Process Risk and Control Matrix, automation, & resolution of process inefficiencies).

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

Educational qualification

• CTP / ACT/ MBA / CIMA / Management Graduates, or equivalent qualification from professional business schools / accounting / Treasury bodies

Professional Experience & Technical skills

• Minimum 7 to 10 years of experience in a similar role
• Extensive knowledge of Treasury Management Systems, Quantum TMS or Similar. Core Treasury and Cash / FX management experience with General Accounting knowledge
• Excellent Stakeholder management and communication skills (Both written / Verbal)
• Expertise on working on a Treasury Management Tool (E.g., Quantum TTMS or similar).
• Strong Knowledge of MS Office including excel expertise /Teams /SharePoint / Power B.I.
• Sound knowledge of SAP/ ERP
• Strong presentation skills with MS PowerPoint proficiency
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Project experience with and good / reporting / MIS skills
• Appropriate handling of sensitive information

Soft Skills:

• Partnership skills and Collaborative mindset
• Problem Solver – seeking relevant information to analyze issues and propose effective solutions
• Business Improvement mindset and skills
• Ability to adapt to change, and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Team player with the ability to communicate and coordinate with multiple parties
• Time Management and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Effective at planning and priority setting
• Must be well-organized and detail-oriented
• Good critical thinking and analytical skills
• Accuracy – Attention to detail
• Thinking Agility
• Customer Service Focused (internal and external customers)

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.