Treasury Manager

The role

Lead treasury operations across the US and Canada, covering cash management, liquidity, forecasting, FX risk and treasury governance. Lead two direct reports and work with Shared Service Centre teams and the Group Treasury team in London.

What you will do

• Lead treasury operations across the US and Canada, including cash management, liquidity, funding, forecasting, working capital and treasury governance.
• Own regional cash flow forecasting with Shared Services and Finance leaders.
• Drive working capital performance and cash conversion.
• Manage regional FX exposure, support hedging and ensure Group Treasury policy compliance.
• Optimise surplus cash through investment and deposit strategies within risk and return objectives.
• Partner with Shared Services on AP, AR and payment processes, forecasting and treasury controls.
• Lead regional banking relationships, including account structures, cash pooling, bank rationalisation, mandates and KYC.
• Ensure robust treasury controls, fraud prevention, operational resilience and audit readiness.
• Improve balance sheet efficiency through cash repatriation and reduced idle cash.
• Lead, coach and develop treasury team members.

Required qualifications

• Significant treasury experience in a large, multinational corporate environment, ideally a Fortune 500, FTSE-listed or equivalent public company.
• Strong expertise in cash management, liquidity structures, cash pooling, forecasting, intercompany funding and surplus cash management.
• Experience working with or overseeing Shared Service Centre activities, including AP, AR, payments, collections and working capital.
• Solid understanding of FX risk management, hedging principles, exposure analysis and treasury policy compliance.
• A commercial mindset, able to translate treasury activity into business outcomes.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to coach, develop and manage high-performing teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior finance leaders, shared services teams, banks and corporate functions.
• Strong analytical and systems capability, including treasury management systems, ERP platforms, banking platforms and advanced Excel.
• A high level of control awareness, attention to detail and sound judgement in managing financial and operational risk.

Nice to have

• A professional treasury or accounting qualification (ACT, CTP or equivalent).

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package; details at mybenefits.wpp.com.
• Passionate, inspired colleagues.
• Scale and opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at industry-leading scale.
• Challenging and stimulating creative problem-solving work.

Before you apply

• Hybrid working with teams in the office around four days a week; accommodations or flexibility can be discussed with the hiring team during interviews.

About the company

WPP is a growth partner for leading brands, combining media intelligence, data, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and strategic counsel. It works with major brands across 100+ markets.