Director, Treasury, Tax & Corporate FP&A

A global industrial manufacturing organization is seeking a finance leader to oversee Treasury, Tax, and Corporate FP&A activities across U.S. operations. This role reports directly to the CFO and will lead cash management, liquidity planning, banking relationships, tax compliance, and consolidated financial planning and reporting.

Treasury & Liquidity Management

• Own daily cash positioning and liquidity management across multiple U.S. entities.
• Lead the 13-week cash forecast, monthly liquidity outlook, and annual cash flow planning process.
• Improve forecast accuracy through disciplined reporting, variance analysis, and accountability.
• Manage intercompany funding activities and coordination with international treasury teams.
• Oversee banking relationships, account administration, signatory controls, and treasury governance.
• Monitor foreign currency exposures and execute approved FX transactions.
• Evaluate banking structures, cash concentration strategies, and treasury processes to improve efficiency and controls.

Cash Controls & Risk Management

• Establish and maintain internal controls related to cash receipts, disbursements, banking platforms, and treasury transactions.
• Ensure segregation of duties and strong governance around payment approvals and bank access.
• Implement fraud prevention controls, including payment verification protocols and banking safeguards.
• Monitor treasury policy compliance and report control issues and remediation activities.

Tax Leadership

• Own U.S. tax compliance across federal, state, local, franchise, and sales/use tax jurisdictions.
• Coordinate tax filings, estimated payments, audits, notices, extensions, and advisor relationships.
• Manage sales and use tax compliance, registrations, exemptions, and filing requirements.
• Support tax provisions, reconciliations, and reporting requirements.
• Monitor changes in tax regulations and business activities impacting compliance obligations.

Corporate FP&A

• Coordinate the annual budget process across U.S. operations.
• Lead consolidated forecasting activities covering P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Prepare and publish monthly management reporting packages for executive leadership.
• Deliver financial analysis and variance commentary supporting strategic decision-making.
• Maintain reporting standards, templates, governance, and data consistency.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of progressive finance experience with significant treasury, tax, cash management, or controllership responsibilities.
• Prior leadership experience required.
• Experience managing multi-entity cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and banking relationships.
• Strong understanding of U.S. federal, state, local, and sales/use tax compliance.
• Experience working within multinational organizations and partnering with global finance teams.
• Manufacturing, industrial, engineered products, or operationally complex B2B industry experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and cash flow reporting.
• Strong SAP experience preferred, ideally SAP S/4HANA.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field.
• CPA, CTP, MST, MBA, or similar advanced credential preferred.

Ideal Candidate

• Strategic finance leader with deep treasury expertise.
• Strong operator who can build structure, accountability, and scalable processes.
• Effective communicator who can translate complex financial information for executive leadership.