Treasury Manager

Who We Are:

Gerald Group is a leading private global metals trading company founded in 1962. Its business consists of the physical sale, development, trade and structured financing of commodities and commodity linked assets.  Gerald is a diversified metals trader, across precious and non-precious metals and operates on a global basis and with mining and metals assets and facilities in various jurisdictions. The Group provides trading and investment solutions to both producer and consumer clients worldwide.

Position Summary:

A global commodity trading house based in Stamford is seeking a Treasury Manager who will work within team covering the financing, treasury and liquidity management of the Group. The candidate should have prior experience in commodity finance and treasury.

Responsibilities:

• Finance
  • Oversee the operation and reporting for syndicated bank facilities (both secured and unsecured) to ensure adequate funding for the business.
  • Work on refinancing, documentation and amendment requests as needed.
  • Manage bank relationships.
  • Interact with the Trading and Distribution Departments to optimize financing and funding for physical commodity trading business.
• Liquidity management and reporting
  • Responsible for daily consolidation and reporting for Group liquidity to senior management.  
  • Analyze trends in liquidity and monthly reporting.
  • Stress test margin call risk.
  • Forecast cash flows.
• Cash Management
  • Determining foreign currency requirements for various overseas locations and the buying/selling currency as required.
  • Identifying and applying excess cash against outstanding loans as well as maximizing returns on cash float. 
• Derivatives and hedging
  • Understand the margin requirements for Group’s hedging.
  • Manage relationships with brokers.
  • Negotiate documentation in coordination with legal department covering derivatives trading.
• Systems and Controls - Assist in further developing and managing Treasury systems, processes, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate responses to KYC and due diligence requests for financial institution’s KYC and onboarding requirements.
• Other general Treasury / Finance related projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical or finance based field.
• 5 years of experience in a Treasury / Finance functions.
• At least 3 years of experience in a Commodity trade finance / treasury.
• Experience in dealing with banks and financial institutions.
• Experience in Cash Management and Payments.
• Knowledge of Commodity trade finance products.
• Knowledge of Treasury Management systems preferred.
• Basic knowledge of Commodity derivatives preferred.
• Excel experience.
• Must be willing to come in office 5 days a week in our Stamford, CT office location.
• Must have willingness to work additional hours as needed.