{"id":2606893,"url":"https://alion.io/job/univers-director-treasury-working-capital","title":"Director, Treasury & Working Capital","company":{"id":175386,"name":"Univers","domain":"univers.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/univers-3","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Singapore"],"countries":["SG"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":63000,"max_usd":142000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":2969},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-15T08:35:45Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T11:37:54Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":19,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":19},"description":"ABOUT UNIVERS\nUnivers combines global operating scale, deep industrial intelligence, and recognition from the institutions shaping energy, technology, and sustainability. The platforms built for the last decade were designed to monitor.\nUnivers was built to act - not just report.\nUnivers operates at global scale:\n1,070 GW+ Energy assets under AI management\n450M+ Connected sensors and devices\n800+ Enterprise customers\nLeader Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader\nROLE OVERVIEW / THE OPPORTUNITY\nThe Director, Treasury & Working Capital will establish and lead the global Treasury function for RemainCo from Singapore. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this individual will be responsible for liquidity management, cash forecasting, banking, debt and covenant management, foreign exchange risk, treasury operations, working capital improvement, and treasury-related controls.\nThis is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic judgment and strong execution capabilities. The successful candidate will build the Treasury operating model, policies, processes, systems, and controls needed to support RemainCo as a standalone global company and prepare the organization for the requirements of operating as a public company.\nThe Director will partner closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal, Sales, Procurement, regional Finance teams, and other business leaders to improve cash visibility, strengthen financial discipline, optimize working capital, and maintain appropriate levels of liquidity.\nRESPONSIBILITIES / WHAT YOU WILL DO\nLiquidity Management and Cash Forecasting\nLead global liquidity management for RemainCo, including short-term cash positioning, liquidity planning, and funding requirements.\nOwn and continuously improve the 13-week cash flow forecast, the monthly cash forecast, and longer-term liquidity projections.\nEstablish clear forecasting responsibilities, timelines, assumptions, and review processes across corporate and regional Finance teams.\nMonitor forecast accuracy, identify material variances, and work with business partners to improve the reliability of cash flow forecasts.\nDevelop concise and decision-useful liquidity reporting for the CFO, executive leadership, and, where appropriate, the Board and Audit Committee.\nMaintain appropriate minimum liquidity levels and develop contingency funding plans to address potential downside scenarios.\nIdentify trapped, restricted, or operationally inaccessible cash and coordinate with Tax, Legal, and regional Finance teams to determine appropriate actions.\nWorking Capital Optimization\nLead cross-functional initiatives to improve working capital and cash conversion.\nPartner with Sales, Deal Desk, Billing, Collections, Procurement, and Finance to improve customer payment terms, billing timeliness, collections, and supplier payment practices.\nEstablish regular reporting for days sales outstanding, overdue receivables, collections performance, payment terms, and other relevant working capital measures.\nEvaluate the cash flow implications of significant customer contracts, non-standard payment terms, and major commercial arrangements.\nSupport the development of customer and supplier financing solutions where commercially appropriate.\nIdentify the primary drivers of working capital performance and establish accountable, measurable improvement plans with business owners.\nGlobal Banking and Treasury Operations\nManage RemainCo’s global banking relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for relationship banks.\nEvaluate and rationalize bank accounts, banking partners, payment methods, and service arrangements across jurisdictions.\nEstablish and maintain a global bank account inventory, including account purposes, authorized signatories, banking services, and access rights.\nOversee bank account openings, closures, signatory changes, and periodic access reviews.\nOptimize banking fees, service levels, payment capabilities, and the use of available bank products.\nEstablish consistent global standards for cash positioning, fund transfers, bank administration, and treasury reporting.\nEnsure that Treasury processes support the operational requirements of each region while maintaining effective central governance.\nDebt, Funding and Capital Structure\nOversee existing debt facilities, including interest payments, covenant monitoring, reporting obligations, and compliance requirements.\nMaintain a forward-looking view of liquidity and funding requirements and advise the CFO on appropriate financing alternatives.\nSupport the evaluation, negotiation, and implementation of revolving credit facilities, working capital facilities, and other financing arrangements.\nPrepare covenant forecasts and identify potential compliance risks sufficiently in advance to allow management action.\nAnalyze borrowing costs, funding alternatives, maturity profiles, and available liquidity.\nSupport capital structure decisions and other financing initiatives as required.\nForeign Exchange and Financial Risk Management\nIdentify, quantify, and monitor RemainCo’s foreign currency exposures.\nDevelop and maintain an appropriate foreign exchange risk management framework that reflects the company’s actual exposures and risk tolerance.\nRecommend practical mitigation strategies, including operational measures and hedging where economically justified.\nMonitor interest rate, counterparty, concentration, and liquidity risks.\nEstablish counterparty exposure limits and periodically assess the financial strength and service performance of banking partners.\nPrepare clear reporting on material treasury risks and recommended management actions.\nTreasury Technology and Reporting\nDevelop the Treasury technology roadmap, including the evaluation of treasury management systems, bank connectivity, cash reporting tools, and ERP integration.\nImprove the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of global cash data.\nAutomate cash positioning, forecasting, bank reporting, and treasury management activities where practical.\nPartner with Finance Systems, Accounting, and technology teams to integrate Treasury requirements into the company’s broader real-time reporting strategy.\nEstablish dashboards covering global cash balances, liquidity, forecast accuracy, debt, covenants, foreign exchange exposure, working capital, and banking activity.\nMaintain appropriate controls over treasury systems, bank portals, interfaces, user access, and electronic payment capabilities.\nTreasury Governance, Policies and Controls\nDevelop and maintain Treasury policies covering liquidity, investments, debt, foreign exchange, banking, payments, authorized signatories, and counterparty risk.\nOwn the Treasury control environment, including treasury-related SOX controls as the company prepares for public-company requirements.\nEstablish appropriate segregation of duties across payment initiation, approval, execution, accounting, and reconciliation activities.\nImplement controls over bank account administration, user access, payment authorization, fund transfers, debt compliance, and treasury reporting.\nPartner with Accounting to ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations and the appropriate accounting treatment of debt, interest, foreign exchange, restricted cash, and other treasury activities.\nSupport internal and external audits and ensure that identified control deficiencies are remediated promptly.\nMaintain clear process documentation, approval matrices, and evidence-retention requirements.\nStandalone Company and IPO Readiness\nEstablish the Treasury operating model required for RemainCo to function independently following the China spin-off.\nSupport the separation of bank accounts, banking services, funding arrangements, system access, policies, and treasury processes from China.\nEnsure that RemainCo has adequate liquidity, banking capacity, controls, data, and operational continuity through and after the separation.\nPartner with Accounting, Legal, Tax, FP&A, and external advisors on IPO-readiness activities relevant to Treasury.\nSupport financial statement disclosures and technical accounting matters involving cash, restricted cash, debt, interest, foreign exchange, liquidity, and other Treasury areas.\nDevelop public-company-ready reporting and governance processes for liquidity, debt, financial risk, and treasury controls.\nLeadership and Business Partnership\nBuild and develop a lean, capable Treasury team in Singapore.\nDefine clear roles, responsibilities, service levels, and performance expectations for the Treasury function.\nRecruit, coach, and develop Treasury team members as the company’s requirements evolve.\nProvide practical Treasury guidance to regional Finance teams and business leaders.\nPromote disciplined cash management and working capital accountability across the organization.\nServe as a trusted advisor to the CFO and senior leadership on liquidity, funding, financial risk, and cash flow matters.\nRequirements / What We Are Looking For\nExperience\nSignificant progressive experience in corporate Treasury, including responsibility for liquidity management, cash forecasting, banking, debt, and financial risk.\nExperience establishing or transforming a Treasury function, regional treasury center, or standalone company Treasury operating model.\nDemonstrated experience managing global or multi-jurisdictional Treasury activities.\nStrong working knowledge of cash forecasting, bank account administration, debt facilities, covenant compliance, foreign exchange exposure, and Treasury controls.\nExperience supporting working capital improvement initiatives across multiple functions.\nExperience with Treasury systems, bank connectivity, ERP environments, and reporting automation.\nPublic-company, IPO-readiness, SOX, or other regulated reporting experience is strongly preferred.\nExperience supporting a corporate separation, spin-off, carve-out, or similar transformation would be advantageous.\nExperience operating in Singapore and across international markets is preferred.\nEducation and Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.\nA recognized Treasury, Accounting, or Finance qualification is preferred.\nStrong knowledge of corporate finance, liquidity management, internal controls, and financial risk management.\nLeadership Attributes\nHands-on leader who is comfortable building processes as well as setting strategy.\nStrong analytical judgment and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations.\nHighly accountable, organized, and focused on execution.\nAble to operate effectively in a fast-changing environment with evolving systems and processes.\nStrong communicator capable of working with senior executives, regional teams, banks, auditors, and external advisors.\nCollaborative and commercially minded, with the 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