Cash and Risk Manager

Job Summary

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The role is based in Asturias, Spain (hybrid role). Be part of a strategic, collaborative and solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

As Cash & Risk Manager, you will oversee global treasury activities to support effective cash management, liquidity, funding and financial risk mitigation. You will manage regional liquidity and cash flow forecasting, facilitate the efficient use of short-term excess cash and ensure access to short-term funding when required. You will also identify and communicate anticipated cash flows, analyze cash volatility, establish cash targets by legal entity and lead or support strategic treasury initiatives.

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Oversee global liquidity, regional cash flow forecasting and investment activities to ensure that the business has sufficient liquidity available at the right time and in the right place to meet its daily cash requirements.
• Optimize the use of short-term excess cash and secure short-term funding when required, while identifying and communicating anticipated cash flows to key internal stakeholders.
• Conduct cash volatility analyses and develop cash targets by legal entity to support efficient liquidity management and the systematic repatriation of available cash through the IFF ownership structure.
• Lead corporate foreign exchange risk management and hedging activities, including balance sheet, net investment, interest rate, credit and commodity risk management programs.
• Manage the issuance, refinancing and repayment of short- and long-term debt, ensuring that cash levels, funding arrangements and the company’s capital structure are optimized.
• Oversee the balance sheets of IFF subsidiaries and ensure that additional funding is available to support business requirements, corporate events and strategic initiatives.
• Manage relationships with banks, financial institutions and other key external stakeholders while maintaining an extensive professional network to support access to leading treasury practices.
• Provide treasury reporting, financial analysis and recommendations to support operational and strategic business decisions.
• Lead treasury projects, process improvements and strategic initiatives, including merger and acquisition support, while ensuring compliance with treasury policies, applicable regulations and internal controls.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in treasury management, cash management, financial analysis or a related area.
• Strong understanding of global cash and liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, financial risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrated experience managing foreign exchange, interest rate, credit and commodity risks, including the design and execution of hedging strategies.
• Experience with funding activities, debt issuance, refinancing, investment activities and capital structure management.
• Proficiency in treasury management systems and financial software.
• Knowledge of international financial regulations, compliance requirements, treasury policies and internal controls.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving organizational, project management, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience making operational decisions, managing teams, working across cultures and handling multiple priorities in a global environment.

How Would You Stand Out?

• An advanced degree or professional certification, such as Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP), Associate Member of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• A proven ability to lead strategic treasury initiatives and process improvements, including support for merger and acquisition activities.
• A collaborative and adaptable approach, with the ability to develop team capabilities and influence stakeholders across different functions, levels and regions.

Why Choose Us?

• Flexible home office opportunities that support work-life balance within a hybrid working model.
• Access to training opportunities designed to enhance your skills and support your professional growth.
• Continuous learning and development programs.
• Career development resources and opportunities to grow within the organization.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more