Manager – Treasury Markets

The Regional Treasury Centre Singapore is part of Mercedes-Benz Singapore Pte. Ltd. and is responsible to execute treasury transactions for Mercedes-Benz Group AG subsidiaries in the Asia Pacific region excluding China and India. Major tasks include cash/liquidity management, foreign exchange (FX) management and the implementation of the asset/liability management strategy as well as settlement of the transactions for the entities in scope. The RTCS supports these entities with their expertise for treasury related topics and acts as central governance and reporting function. A: Funding & Liquidity Management (Lead for Japan): Planning, Risk Management, Execution of strategy Manage ALM risk position of Financial Services entities by arranging loan transactions following ALM analysis and detailed assessment of global and local financial/capital markets Prepare funding and investment strategies including new funding product implementation (and system implementation) Continuously assess financial/capital market developments and their consequences on funding and liquidity requirements of serviced entities Lead to implement new funding product efficiently and effectively to achieve agreed target funding mix Support to ensure optimal size of bank relationships in APAC region, in alignment with global bank steering directives Negotiate, conclude, maintain and administer all relevant funding facility/program documentation and updates e.g. Bank and or internal loan facilities; Commercial Paper; Bonds; Derivatives; FX – including coordination with internal and external stakeholders Manage working capital liquidity needs of both Financial Services and Industrial companies Ensure secure transaction process, proper risk position as well as proper documentation and proper regulatory reporting for executed capital market transactions Authorized dealer on behalf of Mercedes-Benz group companies Responsible for bank relationship management (especially Japanese banks) in alignment with the Group’s global bank policy B: Management reports, Capital Structure & Projects Timely and accurate reporting of funding mix and plan, monthly spreads with the target of providing supportive information for management decision-making Coordinate dividend and equity measures in accordance with Mercedes-Benz Group capital structure policy Ensure compliance with financial markets, tax and legal regulation, internal control system (ICS) and Mercedes-Benz Group guidelines with all transactions executed Execute delivery of Treasury services (funding/audit and accounting support) to Financial Services and Industrial companies on a centre of competence approach Business partnering to internal and external stakeholders for treasury solutions and optimization of liquidity Leadership and or support to drive process improvements/standardization, implement Treasury Best Practices, local Treasury projects and HQ initiatives Integrate front office functions from Treasury Japan team to RTCS and stabilize processes And other reasonable assigned tasks 1. Education and Work experience Very good University degree in Finance/ Controlling/ Business Administration / Economics, or equivalent working experience in a corporate Treasury/ Financial Services/ banking industry 6 years or more previous experience in Corporate Treasury/Financial Services or banking experience 2. Technical Knowledge Effectively bi-lingual in English and Japanese; negotiation and contracting in Japanese language Knowledge of technical and operational aspects of global economics and capital markets In-depth knowledge of Treasury related financial instruments; understanding of in-house banking, cash flow and liquidity management principles Legal, tax and accounting knowledge for contract negotiations and interpretation of financial data and ratios Preferably experience with Treasury management systems (e.g. ION, banking software, Bloomberg/Reuters) or Accounting systems (e.g. SAP) Knowledge of IT systems and office processing tools (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Power BI, RPA) 3. Competencies Excellent communication and social competence skills, ability and willingness to work in a multicultural work environment and global/regional team High degree of reliability and independence, and a strong team player Accuracy and analytical as well as good presentation skills Willingness and ability to drive transformation and standardization Ability to collect data and establish facts and identify trends and variances Ability to integrate information from a variety of sources with varied levels of complexity Digitally savvy and proficient in the use of digital tools and office processing tools eg. 365O Teams, Sharepoint, PowerBI Effective change management agent This position is based in Singapore. A valid and approved work visa is required for employment in Singapore in accordance with local labour law regulations. We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. #J-18808-Ljbffr