Job Description

Role type: Permanent | Location: Prague (CZ) | Model: Hybrid

Alpiq is one of Switzerland’s leading electricity producers and a key energy services provider across Europe. Headquartered in Lausanne and powered by a strong portfolio of hydropower, nuclear, and renewable energy sources, we’re all about impact, for the climate, for people, and for the security of supply.

More than 1,300 colleagues from nearly 60 nationalities bring their energy to a shared purpose: Together for a better climate and an improved security of supply.

We work in a values-driven culture shaped by trust, curiosity, and respect. Our 4 company values have been co-created with our employees and are embedded in everything we do as a company:

“We are ALP1Q “- reflects our team spirit
“We learn and grow together” - we have courage
“We share the steering wheel” - we take ownership
“We focus on the outcome” - your impact matters
At Alpiq, your energy matters!

The Treasury Specialist ensures smooth, accurate and compliant execution of Alpiq’s daily treasury activities, with a strong focus on liquidity management, payments control, bank account administration, collateral handling and short-term funding support.
You serve as the operational backbone of the Treasury function — bridging the outsourced Treasury Operations, internal Corporate Finance, Trading, Risk Management and other finance teams. Your mission is to safeguard liquidity, ensure flawless treasury execution and strengthen financial control in a fast-moving energy environment.

Your main responsibilities

As Treasury Specialist, you are responsible for Group-wide liquidity, cash management, financial risk governance and treasury execution. Your key responsibilities include:

• Liquidity & Cash Management:
• Monitor daily liquidity positions across all entities and currencies.
• Prepare cash forecasts and support liquidity planning.
• Ensure correct cash allocations, pooling movements and internal funding flows.
• Payments & Banking Operations:
• Review, validate and release payments in line with authorisation rules.
• Maintain bank account master data and user access rights.
• Coordinate with the outsourced treasury operations provider to ensure timely, accurate execution.
• Collateral, Guarantees & Credit Line Support:
• Monitor collateral requirements for trading and structured products.
• Support issuance and amendments of guarantees and letters of credit.
• Track utilisation of credit lines and ensure data accuracy in treasury systems.
• Treasury Systems & Data Quality:
• Maintain data integrity in the Treasury Management System (TMS) and SAP.
• Support automation initiatives (STP, AI checks, reconciliations).
• Troubleshoot system issues and propose improvements.
• Financial Risk Support (FX/IR/Liquidity):
• Prepare exposure overviews and hedge documentation.
• Support execution of approved hedges (operational preparation, documentation).
• Monitor counterparty risk metrics and compliance with treasury policies.
• Controls, Governance & Compliance:
• Ensure all activities follow internal controls, segregation-of-duties and policy requirements.
• Support internal and external audits for treasury topics.
• Maintain documentation (procedures, checklists, audit trails).
• Insurance-Related Support:
• Archive insurance policies and update insurance manuals.
• Track premium payments and manage insurance claims.
• Maintain insurance reporting and statistics.

Your profile

• Experienced treasury professional with solid expertise in liquidity operations, payments, bank account administration, collateral handling and treasury controls.
• Strong technical accuracy with operational discipline, hands-on execution and the ability to stay calm and reliable under time pressure in a fast-moving energy environment.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work seamlessly with Accounting, Trading, Risk and Corporate Finance.
• Good knowledge of liquidity management, payments, cash positioning, collateral workflows and banking processes.
• Experience operating in high-volume or complex treasury environments (energy, commodities or trading is a plus).
• Solid understanding of SAP, Treasury Management Systems and digital treasury tools.
• Strong analytical mindset and a reliable, control-oriented working style.
• Hands-on, structured, and resilient approach to daily execution.
• Experience coordinating with outsourced service providers.
• Treasury-related training or certifications (e.g., ACT, CTP) are beneficial.
• Fluent in English; German and French is a plus.