Treasury And Payments Controller

Summary

Join lastminute.com's new Payments and Treasury department as a Treasury & Payments Controller based in Chiasso. Reporting to the Head of Planning & Control, you will be responsible for preparing key reporting requirements and forecasting, focusing on Group Treasury & Payments areas. This crucial role ensures accurate financial reporting and regulatory compliance. You will manage accounting processes, analyze financial data, and provide insights to management and investors. The position requires a finance-related degree, minimum 2 years of relevant experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. lastminute.com offers a dynamic, inclusive environment with flexible work arrangements, training opportunities, and employee discounts.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in treasury, cash management, payment operations or finance controlling in a corporate or banking environment
• Strong understanding of cash management principles, payment systems, and banking products
• Excellent ability to analyze large amounts of data
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of international financial regulations and compliance requirements
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Monthly and quarterly closing and assist in bookkeeping for treasury-related activities including Investments, Debt, FX, Credit Cards and derivatives
• Drive standardisation in accounting and operational process controls for Treasury & Payments-related areas of accounting. Manage the accounting implementation in the new Treasury Management System (TMS)
• Inquiry and analysis of the impact on net financial items , adjusted net debt, transaction and translation exposure of different funding alternatives, and changes in the debt/derivative portfolio
• Reporting : prepare and analyze cash flow reports, payment reports, and other treasury and payments-related reports for management. Provide insights and recommendations based on financial analysis
• Banking Relationships: Monitor terms, fees, and services to optimize the company's banking operations
• Budget/forecast of Treasury & Payments KPIs. Perform monthly variance analyses and provide detailed commentary to senior stakeholders
• Providing Investor Relations with analyses and presentation material on treasury-related items
• Deferred payments: prepare and analyze deferred payments KPIs
• Hedge Accounting: manage and account for various hedge relationships across the Group, performing effectiveness testing and ensuring continued compliance with IFRS 9 and hedge accounting
• Compliance: ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations, company policies, and industry standards. Keep up to date with changes in regulations and best practices in treasury management
• Participation in the upgrade/development of the TMS

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with treasury management systems (TMS)
• Knowledge of Kyriba
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Join a dynamic team in an inclusive-international environment
• Grow thanks to the career journey and our internal mobility perspective
• Manage your own schedule thanks to the flexible start and end of the working day
• Work a shorter working week (36h), of which 4 hours on Friday morning
• Get focus time for learning, development and/or deep work on Friday mornings
• Work partially or fully remote according to local laws (for Italian residence max 25% of remote working in a year)
• Enjoy continuous training thanks to our company platform
• Benefit from employee discounts on travel
• Receive 2 days off per year for the purpose of volunteering
• Welfare platform (Corporate Benefits) where you will find dedicated discounts with more than 1500 partners