Corporate Treasury Manager
OECD · Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
THE OECD – Who we are, what we do
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, whose mission is to build better policies for better lives. We promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work to establish evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a broad range of social, economic and environmental challenges, from the improvement of economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion. We provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.
PROGRAMME, BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (PBF)
Programme, Budget and Financial Management (PBF), employs a workforce of approximately 115 staff who provide stewardship of the Organisation’s financial resources on behalf of the Secretary-General. The service is composed of five main business units: Accounting & Financial Support Division; Corporate Procurement Group; Engagement and Strategic Transformation Division; Programme of Work Management Division; and Voluntary Contribution Management Group.
Within PBF, the Accounting & Financial Support Division (PBF/AFS) assures the proper accounting of all OECD budgetary decisions, executes all accounting transactions, manages the treasury, and ensures that proper internal controls are carried out on a continuous basis in compliance with the OECD Financial Regulations and Internal Control Framework. The Division produces the Organisation’s financial statements, financial reports and is the main interlocutor with the Organisation’s external auditors. The Division has four main areas of work: treasury, expenditure accounting, revenue accounting and financial reporting.
The OECD seeks an experienced Corporate Treasury Manager to lead a high performing treasury team and to manage the Organisation’s treasury operations ensuring sound cash management, efficient banking operations, adequate liquidity, and management and stakeholder reporting. The successful candidate will lead the development of a digitally enabled, data-driven treasury function, leveraging business intelligence, advanced analytics, automation and appropriate AI-enabled solutions to maximize investment returns, and strengthen forecasting, financial resilience, operational efficiency and strategic decision-making in compliance with financial regulations, procedures and policies. He/she will report to the Head of AFS.
Main Responsibilities
Treasury strategy and leadership
- Provide strategic advice to senior management on liquidity, short-term investments, banking arrangements, financial risks and treasury operations supporting organisational priorities and financial sustainability.
- Monitor liquidity and cash flow trends, recommending actions to optimise cash availability and strengthen financial resilience.
- Identify, assess and mitigate treasury-related risks, including liquidity, foreign exchange, counterparty and operational risks.
- Lead the development and implementation of the Organisation's treasury strategy, policies, procedures and governance framework.
- Lead treasury modernisation and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging process optimisation, automation and emerging technologies.
- Manage, coach and develop treasury staff, fostering a high-performing, collaborative and service-oriented team culture.
- Promote knowledge sharing, capacity building, and professional development within the treasury function.
Treasury operations, cash management and liquidity
- Oversee treasury operations and ensure the timely execution, monitoring and reconciliation of treasury transactions in compliance with OECD regulations, policies and internal control requirements.
- Maintain adequate liquidity to meet operational needs while optimising cash utilisation across multiple bank accounts and currencies.
- Oversee the management of short-term investments in accordance with approved investment policies and market conditions.
- Direct the preparation and enhancement of short- and long-term cash flow forecasts to support decision making and resource planning.
- Manage strategic relationships with banking partners and negotiate banking arrangements to ensure effective and cost-effective services.
- Support the preparation of financial statements (analysis and related disclosures) and coordinate treasury-related audit activities and implementation of recommendations.
- Prepare and present treasury performance, liquidity and risk reports to senior management and governing bodies.
Treasury Systems and Process Improvement
- Oversee treasury management systems, banking platforms and payment technologies, ensuring operational efficiency, resilience and data integrity.
- Apply advanced data analytics and scenario modelling to improve cash flow forecasts, assess liquidity needs and provide forward-looking advice to senior management.
- Develop dashboards and analytical reporting that translate treasury, banking and financial data into actionable insights on liquidity, risk, costs and operational performance.
- Identify and implement appropriate automation and AI-enabled solutions for treasury workflows, controls, reconciliations and reporting, ensuring human oversight, auditability and compliance with information security and data protection requirements.
- Work with finance and digital teams to strengthen data quality and integration across treasury, banking and ERP systems, supporting reliable analysis and reducing manual intervention.
- Use data and analytics to support decision-making, performance monitoring, and planning.
- Lead system reviews and enhancements to strengthen internal controls, reduce operational risk and improve service delivery.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Academic Background
- An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in finance, accounting, business administration, economics or a related discipline, together with a professional accountancy or advanced treasury qualification.
Professional Background
- At least eight years of progressively responsible experience in treasury management, corporate finance or financial management, including significant experience in a treasury leadership role.
- Proven experience leading the digital transformation of treasury functions through the adoption of treasury technologies, automation, data analytics, whilst strengthening controls.
- Proven ability to lead technology-enabled process improvements, from identifying business requirements and assessing benefits to implementation and evaluation of results.
- Practical experience assessing or deploying AI-enabled solutions in a financial environment, with an understanding of their limitations and governance requirements, would be an advantage.
- Demonstrated experience managing liquidity, cash flow forecasting, banking relationships and short-term investments within a complex organisation.
- Proven expertise in standardising and optimising treasury processes and continuous improvement to strengthen controls, enhance efficiency and support effective liquidity and risk management.
- Demonstrated strategic judgement and the ability to translate complex issues into clear recommendations and actionable proposals.
- Proven experience leading and developing a team in a collaborative and results-oriented environment.
Tools
- Advanced proficiency in treasury management and ERP systems, business intelligence, data visualisation and analytical modelling tools, with the ability to combine and interpret data from multiple sources.
- Experience with SAP, banking platforms, AI enabled solutions, and payment technologies would be an advantage.
Core Competencies
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