Vie - Treasury Specialist (M/w) - Germany

**Company presentation**
World** leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health**, Air Liquide is **present in 80 countries** with approximately** 66,000 employees** and serves **more than 3,6 million customers and patients**.

**Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen** are essential small molecules for l**ife, matter and energy**. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to l**ead its industry, deliver long-term performance and contribute to sustainability**.

**Entity and activity description** Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH** is an affiliate of Air Liquide S.A., the world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health.

Key figures about Air Liquide Engineering & Construction:

- 1600 patents
- 60 proprietary technologies
- 15 engineering centers and front end offices in the world (Japan, China, France, India.)
- 3 manufacturing centers

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany is located in Frankfurt am Main (Olof-Palme-Str. 35 60439 Frankfurt am Main). It is one of the** main engineering centers** and has **interaction with all the other engineering and manufacturing centers.**

The Treasury Department is part of the Finance Department (including other departments i.e. Accounting and Consolidation, Taxes, and Operation Control).

8 persons are working in the European Treasury Department (German, Polish and French nationalities): 4 are based in Frankfurt am Main ; 2 in Krakow (Poland) and 2 in Champigny (France).

**Missions and Responsibilities**
Your mission is to:

- **Update and enhance reporting tools** (SAP BPC, BI,) and Cash Management solutions.
- **Prepare the cash flow forecast** of the entity in coordination with various Departments (operation control, tax, cost control ) and provide analysis and comments
- Collect, analyse and comment, on a monthly basis, cash flow forecasts of other E&C centers.
- Contribute to the **monthly Operations Review** (Net Debt, overdues)
- **Prepare quarterly Treasury reporting** (bank accounts, cash balances, external and internal loans, bank facilities, FX exposure,....) and other Treasury reporting (bank fees, payment means )
- **Prepare credit analysis and recommendation** of payment security instruments, supports the offer teams to negotiate payment guarantees and to select appropriate payment security mechanisms (letters of credit, payment guarantees, export insurance),
- **Participate in the harmonization** of the One Europe treasury

**Competencies and Profile**

You are a fit for this role if you posses:

- Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills
- Basic understanding of cash flow statement, financial statement and balance sheet analysis
- Basic understanding of trade finance (bank guarantees, documentary credits )
- First practical experiences (internship ) in Treasury or corporate finance or export finance
- Ability to manage Personal Efficiency and Competing Priorities
- Ability to work in a team
- Impactful communication skill
- Solution focused decision making mindset
- English fluency is a must, basic German is a plus

**Additional information** Position based in Frankfurt, Germany for an initial period of 12 months, extendable.**

The V.I.E., an international young graduate program, enables young professionals who are less than 28 and European Union nationals to work for a French company in any country of the world. Becoming part of this program means going abroad to carry out a professional assignment for up to 24 months whilst benefiting from social care coverage and an interesting salary, which depends on the host country.

Job Reference: FR14413