Senior Treasury Manager

Signa Sports United • Berlin

  • Full-time

Berlin

as soon as possible

SIGNA Sports United (“SSU”) is a NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) listed specialist online sports retail company based in Berlin, Germany. We own companies and brands in various sports including bikes, tennis, outdoor and team sports. We sell equipment and apparel via our 100 own online stores, collaborate with 500+ independent brick and mortar shops, and partner with over 1000 sports brands. Together we serve 7+ million customers around the world.

The part you’ll play

In order to support our bold ambitions and to build a best-in-class centralized global Finance function, we are looking to hire an experienced and highly motivated Finance Manager who will take over the position “Senior Treasury Manager” for the SSU group.

In this role you will lead our global Group Treasury function and helping us to successfully grow our business and develop sustainably. This role is critical to define our strategy, building our treasury processes and implementing the required systems and services on a global level. You will work closely with our external stakeholders (banks, auditors, lawyers) and partner up with our CFOs from the business units. Furthermore, you will collaborate with the top management in designing our global banking strategy and the respective implementation approach.

If you are hungry to join the market leader in its category and want to have meaningful impact on driving important finance initiatives, you are highly welcome at SSU!

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Leading finance projects and strategic initiatives
  • Preparing and implementing our banking strategy
  • Developing and implementing the SSU hedging strategy
  • Managing all treasury related processes & activities at group level
  • Implementing and ensuring effective treasury operations for multiple entities across various territories and transacting in multiple currencies
  • Preparing in-depth cash flow forecast in very close collaboration with our FP&A and Accounting teams
  • Optimizing continuously our forecasting processes & assumptions leveraging your expertise and vast experience
  • Managing group wide foreign exchange & interest rate risk by performing exposure assessment, execution, and management of any required hedging activities
  • Main contact for our banking partners regarding operational business and further ad-hoc topics to support the business growth
  • Coordinating with the relevant finance functions e.g., Accounting, FP&A, local CFOs and finance teams on implementation of treasury related tasks or projects
  • Continuously evaluating and improving planning and reporting data to foster Treasury analytics and steer financial risk positions.

What you’ll bring to the team

  • Strong analytical mindset, focused on quality, accuracy, and execution
  • Ability to prioritize effectively and motivated by an agile environment with its associated opportunities and challenges
  • Experience in SAP ERP, Treasury systems (FIS Integrity) and standard treasury applications, experience in regulatory reporting would be a strong plus
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills, with a proven track record of process improvement and a proven ability to manage tight deadlines on various tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • You find purpose in interpreting financial data for decision making purposes, have a high level of self-motivation and would like to widen your experience and knowledge about regulatory implications on cash and liquidity management
  • You have significant working experience (8 – 10 years) in finance and treasury functions
  • Completed university degree (Bachelor, Master) in business administration, finance, economics or any comparable field
  • Fluent in English, Advanced in German
  • Travel-time (up to 20%) possible
  • A “can do” attitude and initiative to take ownership and drive projects
  • Deeply familiar with various retail and e-commerce business models
  • Passion for Sports and Tech is very welcomed! 

What you need to know

We recognise that diverse teams make the strongest teams, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, perspectives and skills to apply.

We at Signa Sports United believe that our team-spirit burns brightest when we're together. We also believe in flexible working models, so we provide a place for you to come, work and collaborate in any of our offices in the country you are employed in. And of course, you can work from home if needed.

Our benefits

Exciting combination of tech and sports e-commerce

Fast paced company with exciting challenges

Flat hierarchies and fast decision making

Highly self-organised and autonomous way of working

Open and transparent international company culture

Very dynamic environment with sport-enthusiastic colleagues

Meet our recruiting team

Nilima Gandhi
Nilima Gandhi

"I am passionate about people and sports – making SSU the perfect match for me! In my role, I head the central functions' talent needs. This challenging position allows me to expand my boundaries and be a subject matter expert in both recruiting and HR business partnering. 

I love to understand people’s stories, motivations, behaviours, successes, achievements but also their reaction in difficult situations.

My mission is to value, encourage, and support a diverse workforce by continually improving individual and organisational effectiveness at Signa Sports United. I am a proud brand ambassador of SSU’s values and take the initiative to inform people at various forums about our success."

Nilima on LinkedIn

Contacts

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