Job Description

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

About the Role / Job Purpose

1. Responsible for execution of cash management and foreign currency hedging of the legal entity
2. Preparation of monthly liquidity forecast reports of legal entity
3. Ensure compliance with internal and external rules and regulations and corporate governance
4. Serve as expert for cash and foreign exchange management as well as money market and currency market development
5. Engage with internal and external partners to focus innovations.
6. Take initiatives to streamline or re-engineer treasury processes towards digitalization and best practice standards

Main Task

Responsible for execution of cash management and foreign currency hedging of assigned companies under the Treasury Services

1. Monitor cash management and foreign currency exposure of assigned companies on daily basis and make decisions on cash investment, loan draw-down/repayment and foreign currency hedging. Initiate deal entries in SAP and work closely with Back Office to ensure smooth execution, settlement and accounting entries
2. Keep up to date on banking products, money market, currency markets and trading systems for assigned countries. Contribute to improvement in cash and currency risk management strategies and IT infrastructure
3. Assess and select trading partners for competitive bidding within the scope assigned
4. Optimize bank account structure in the assigned country and managing banking relations

Preparation of monthly liquidity forecast reports of assigned companies

1. Prepare 6-month rolling cash flow forecast on monthly basis for designated companies based on business trends and working capital KPIs
2. Improve continuously on forecast accuracy by knowledge sharing and contribution to global liquidity planning community

Ensure compliance with internal and external rules and regulations and corporate governance

1. Strictly follow Group guidelines, policies and procedures in conducting all Front Office operation
2. Ensure full compliance with external regulation for all cash management and foreign currency transactions
3. Support internal and external auditing of Front Office operation

Serve as expert for cash and foreign exchange management as well as money market and currency market development for assigned countries in Asia Pacific

1. Monitor macroeconomic development in assigned countries
2. Monitor money market and currency market development of assigned countries and contribute to cash management and hedging strategies development jointly with CFT.
3. Provide advisory services to team members as well as non-treasury colleagues

Take initiatives to streamline or re-engineer treasury processes towards digitalization and best practice standards

1. Review regularly AS-IS operational work flows and identify improvement areas
2. Maintain relationship with internal and external business partners, identify new opportunities in operational efficiency
3. Identify areas for digitalization to optimize/ improve data transparency and process efficiency

Represent as Regional Treasury in global and regional projects for cash and foreign currency management topics

1. Collaborate with global and regional relevant units (e.g. Treasury Middle Office, Back Office, Process Experts) in cash and foreign currency management projects
2. Provide cash and currency management expertise and support to other projects as required

CRM Related

1. According to global and regional CRM guidelines, perform periodic credit risk analysis and monitor risk development and KPIs for India customers
2. Responsible for and ensure quality and timely completion of periodic CRM related reports in close collaboration with local Business Units, and controllers
3. Proactive Order Management (market principle, excluding prepayment/tech),prompt review and actions according to guidelines
4. Support global l CRM projects by sharing country specific CRM knowledge.
5. Review current CRM processes and drive continuous process improvement to maximize efficiency and maintain proper risk control
6. Work very closely with Global Credit Management colleagues for specific projects
7. Liaise with the Internal and External statutory auditors for the area of responsibilities.

Education

1. Education: CA
2. Working Experience: 3 -7 years’ experience in the area of credit risk management, cash management and foreign exchange trading and risk management preferably in automobile industry
3. Knowledge in SAP and advance computer skills in MS Office application

Desired

1. Profound understanding and operation experience in finance and treasury such as cash forecasting, pooling, netting, bank deposits, loans, money market, foreign currency derivatives as well as local finance related regulatory framework and environment in major Asia countries
2. Ability in developing and analysing cash flow statement and liquidity forecast plans
3. Proficient skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, 360T, , Bloomberg and Power BI
4. High proficiency in English with strong communication and interpersonal skill