GROUP DIRECTOR OF TREASURY - HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE

ABOUT THE ROLEWe are seeking an experienced Group Director of Treasury to lead the treasury function across a diversified hospitality group with multiple properties, entities, markets, and operating businesses.The role is responsible for group liquidity, cash management, banking relationships, funding, debt management, foreign exchange, interest-rate exposure, financial risk management, treasury policies, and cash-flow optimization.The successful candidate will work closely with the Group CFO, Finance leadership, banks, lenders, investors, and senior management to ensure the group maintains strong liquidity, efficient capital structures, effective cash controls, and appropriate financial risk management.This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role suited to a senior treasury professional with experience in hospitality, real estate, investment, multi-entity groups, corporate finance, or international businesses.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1. Group Treasury StrategyDevelop and implement the Group Treasury strategy aligned with corporate and financial objectives.Establish treasury policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks.Lead treasury operations across multiple properties, entities, currencies, and markets.Develop centralized treasury structures and optimize group-wide cash utilization.Provide senior management with treasury analysis, recommendations, and financial risk insights.2. Liquidity & Cash ManagementLead daily and long-term group liquidity management.Monitor cash positions across properties, subsidiaries, and operating entities.Develop rolling cash-flow forecasts and liquidity projections.Optimize cash balances and intercompany funding.Ensure sufficient liquidity to meet operational, debt, CAPEX, payroll, tax, and investment requirements.Establish cash pooling, sweeping, or centralized cash-management structures where appropriate.Identify opportunities to improve working capital and cash conversion.3. Banking & Financial Institution RelationshipsManage strategic relationships with local and international banks, financial institutions, lenders, and payment providers.Negotiate banking facilities, credit lines, transaction banking services, fees, interest rates, and other financial terms.Evaluate and recommend banking partners based on group requirements.Maintain strong relationships with relationship managers and senior banking executives.Coordinate bank account structures and signatory frameworks across the group.4. Debt & Financing ManagementOversee group debt portfolios, financing facilities, loans, bonds, credit lines, and other funding arrangements.Monitor debt maturity profiles, covenants, interest costs, repayment schedules, and refinancing requirements.Support debt raising and refinancing initiatives.Work closely with the CFO, investment, development, and finance teams on acquisition, development, and CAPEX financing.Evaluate financing structures including corporate debt, property-level financing, acquisition financing, development financing, and structured finance.Maintain accurate debt and covenant reporting.5. Foreign Exchange & Interest Rate RiskDevelop and implement appropriate FX and interest-rate risk management strategies.Monitor foreign currency exposures across international operations.Analyze currency movements and their impact on cash flow and profitability.Develop hedging strategies where appropriate.Monitor interest-rate exposure across floating and fixed-rate debt.Work with banking partners to execute approved hedging and treasury transactions.6. Cash Flow Forecasting & Financial PlanningLead consolidated short-, medium-, and long-term cash-flow forecasting.Establish robust forecasting methodologies across business units and properties.Analyze actual versus forecast cash movements.Identify liquidity gaps, funding requirements, and surplus cash opportunities.Work closely with FP&A, Financial Control, Property Finance, and Operations teams to improve forecast accuracy.7. Working Capital ManagementDrive group-wide working capital optimization.Monitor accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, deposits, advances, and other working capital items.Identify opportunities to accelerate collections and optimize payment terms.Establish working capital KPIs and reporting.Work with Finance and Operations teams to improve cash conversion.8. Treasury Risk Management & ControlsEstablish strong treasury controls to protect group cash and financial assets.Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and authorization controls.Monitor fraud, payment, counterparty, liquidity, FX, and interest-rate risks.Develop treasury risk policies and contingency plans.Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, banking requirements, and applicable regulations.Conduct regular reviews of treasury processes and controls.9. Payments & Treasury OperationsOversee group payment processes, bank transfers, payment approvals, and cash disbursements.Ensure secure, efficient, and controlled payment workflows.Monitor bank reconciliations and treasury-related accounting interfaces.Optimize payment platforms and transaction banking systems.Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.10. Hospitality & Property Finance SupportPartner with property Finance teams to optimize cash flow and liquidity.Support hotel, resort, hostel, F&B, and development operations with treasury solutions.Understand property-level cash requirements, seasonality, occupancy cycles, CAPEX, and operational funding requirements.Support new property openings, acquisitions, renovations, and development projects from a treasury perspective.Coordinate funding requirements across operating and development entities.11. Treasury Reporting & AnalyticsDevelop and maintain group treasury dashboards and management reports.Report on liquidity, cash positions, debt, interest expense, FX exposure, working capital, and funding requirements.Provide regular treasury updates to the CFO and senior leadership.Develop scenario analysis and stress testing for liquidity and financing risks.Use data and financial analytics to support strategic treasury decisions.12. Team LeadershipLead, develop, and mentor the Group Treasury team.Establish clear objectives, KPIs, responsibilities, and performance standards.Develop treasury talent and succession plans.Build strong collaboration between Treasury, Financial Control, FP&A, Tax, Legal, Investment, and Property Finance teams.Promote strong financial governance and risk awareness throughout the organization.REQUIREMENTSBachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.Master's degree, MBA, or professional qualification such as CFA, ACCA, CPA, CTP, or equivalent is an advantage.Minimum 10–15 years of progressive treasury, corporate finance, banking, or financial management experience.Previous experience as Group Treasury Director, Treasury Director, Head of Treasury, Group Treasurer, Treasury Manager, Corporate Treasurer, or senior Treasury/Corporate Finance leader.Strong experience managing treasury functions across multiple entities, properties, countries, or currencies.Proven experience in liquidity management, cash forecasting, debt management, banking relationships, FX, and financial risk management.Strong knowledge of corporate financing and debt structures.Experience negotiating banking facilities, credit lines, loans, refinancing, and other financing arrangements.Strong understanding of working capital and cash-flow optimization.Experience with treasury management systems, ERP systems, banking platforms, and advanced Excel/financial modelling.Strong financial analysis, commercial judgment, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.Experience in hospitality, real estate, property development, investment, or other asset-intensive industries is highly desirable.Excellent English communication skills.