Title:
Treasury Director
About the Role
Reporting to the Vice President, Treasurer, the Director of Treasury plays a key leadership role in executing the company’s global treasury strategy and ensuring strong liquidity, capital structure management, and risk oversight. This position leads core treasury operations while contributing to strategic initiatives, including capital markets activity, process transformation, and cross-functional financial planning.
The Director operates in a fast-paced, complex environment, balancing strategic execution with hands-on leadership of treasury activities. This role partners closely with senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external financial institutions to ensure efficient and disciplined treasury operations.
About You
Strategic & Operational Leader: You bring a strong balance of strategic perspective and hands-on execution, with the ability to translate treasury strategy into effective operational outcomes while driving continuous improvement.
Deep Technical Expertise: You possess deep knowledge across liquidity management, cash forecasting, debt, and financial risk (FX and interest rates), with the ability to navigate complexity in a global treasury environment.
Collaborative & Influential Partner: You effectively partner across Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Tax, and Investor Relations, influencing stakeholders and aligning treasury activities with broader business objectives.
People-Focused Leader: You are an experienced manager who develops and motivates high-performing teams, fostering accountability, collaboration, and a culture of operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Treasury Operations & Liquidity Management
- Lead global cash management, including liquidity planning, daily positioning, and optimization of global cash structures and fund flows
- Oversee short- and long-term cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization in partnership with FP&A and Accounting
- Capital Structure & Debt Management
- Support execution of capital structure strategies, including debt issuance, refinancing, and capital allocation decisions
- Oversee debt portfolio management, including compliance, covenant monitoring, and reporting
- Risk Management
- Oversee foreign exchange and interest rate risk management, including exposure identification, hedging strategies, and performance monitoring
- Ensure robust risk mitigation frameworks and controls are in place
- Banking & External Relationships: Manage global banking relationships, including negotiation of services, fees, and credit facilities, and serve as a key external liaison
- Process Improvement & Transformation
- Drive treasury technology, automation, and process optimization initiatives to enhance efficiency, visibility, and control
- Strengthen treasury infrastructure, reporting, and internal controls
- Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations while maintaining and enhancing treasury policies
- Cross-Functional Partnership & Strategic Initiatives: Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, and Investor Relations to support financial strategy and business initiatives, including M&A
- Team Leadership: Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing treasury team, driving accountability, performance, and continuous improvement
Basic Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or equivalent professional designation strongly preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in treasury or corporate finance, including 5+ years in a management role
- Experience operating in a multinational or global environment with cross-border treasury activities
- Experience supporting capital structure activities, including debt transactions and financing strategies
Technical & Functional Expertise
- Strong expertise in cash management, liquidity planning, debt management, and financial risk management (foreign exchange and interest rates)
- Proficiency in treasury management systems, banking platforms, and financial reporting tools
- Solid understanding of financial instruments, including debt structures and hedging strategies
Leadership & Professional Skills
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate high-performing teams
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and senior leadership
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting or leading capital markets transactions, including debt issuance, refinancing, and credit facility negotiations
- Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, including treasury support and post-transaction integration
- Experience driving treasury transformation, including system implementations, automation, and process optimization
- Strong understanding of treasury technology (TMS, ERP integrations, and data/analytics tools) and scalable treasury processes, controls, and reporting
- Experience developing scalable treasury processes, controls, and reporting frameworks
- Knowledge of compliance, governance, and regulatory requirements within treasury operations
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership, manage external financial relationships, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, complex environment
Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.