Treasury Specialist
Location: Madrid, Spain (3 times a week in the office, 2 days at home)
Reporting to: Treasury Operations Team Lead
About Swissport
We are a global leader in sustainable and responsible airport services provision, renowned for our unwavering commitment to safety, operational excellence, and exceptional service, shaping a future where air travel thrives on reliability, efficiency, and experience.
In 2023, with the support of more than 60,000 colleagues, Swissport provided best-in-class airport ground services for some 232 million airline passengers and handled roughly 4.7 million tons of air freight at 115 cargo centres. Across a global network that is unparalleled in the industry, Swissport served airlines at 286 airports in 44 countries across six continents.
The culture of Swissport is shaped by our corporate values, which guide our actions and decision-making processes. These values are at the core of our culture, shaping our business and underpinning our commitment to measuring our impact. They capture the essence of who we are at Swissport and help us deliver value across the entire company.
"Show You Care" underlines that our actions are perceived and valued from the perspective of the people around us. So, whatever we do, we do it purposefully and consciously, taking in the perspective of our colleagues, customers, and passengers.
“Doing the right things” means that we do the things that are valuable to our colleagues, customers, and passengers. We are trained to do this safely and trusted to do the right thing in any given situation.
"Win as a Team" highlights the importance of teamwork. Either we win as a team, or we fall as individuals. Together, we can surpass ourselves and handle any situation.
These values capture the essence of who we are and our unwavering commitment to excellence, and give actionable guidance for individual behaviour of employees, leaders, and executives, serving as a compass for how to act and deliver.
You, as our Treasury Specialist focusing on cash flow forecasting
This key role is responsible for the Group’s cash flow forecast. The cash flow forecast is a key management tool for the business. Working closely with the Group Treasury team based in Zurich, the Financial Specialist will liaise with regional and group finance management to ensure the timely and accurate production of a 20-week cash flow including preparing the output for review by senior management. The forecast is regularly reviewed by Swissport’s Board of Directors.
Main Responsibilities
- Accurate and timely coordination of the inputs, preparation and consolidation of short-term cash flow forecasts
- Challenge and review of forecast inputs
- Preparation of consolidated report for review with Group and regional CFOs
- Ad hoc reporting with commentary on cash performance against forecast and budget
- Production of ad hoc reports on key cash flow items
- Although this is a Group role, there will be considerable interaction with the regions and there will be opportunities to
- support the treasury team with projects from time to time
Your qualifications and Competencies
- Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate position with clarity at all levels of a complex organization
- A commercial mindset due to the business partnering element of this role
- Ideally, you’ll have advanced Excel skills and an analytical mindset
- Working knowledge of cash flow (direct and indirect) and reporting
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a finance role, in a large/medium sized fully international group
- Strong data analytical skills, ERP system experience and experience of using Excel in a practical business application
- Demonstrable ability to work with key stakeholders in multiple global locations and at various levels
- Ability to get buy-in and commitment from internal / external stakeholders
- High energy, high motivation
- Strong work ethic
- High proficiency in spoken and written English as the corporate language
Your next step
If you are looking for this key position in Group Treasury at a growing and changing international group that is headquartered in Zurich, we invite you to apply. When you do, please send your resume in English via the Apply button.
Because we get many applicants for our jobs it’s impossible to contact everybody personally. If you therefore do not hear from us, we have chosen for another candidate at this moment.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Swissport as an equal opportunity employer bases its hiring decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions based on any protected category.
Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.
