Tax & Treasury Lead

Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Fixed term contract 12 months (maternity leave cover)

At Johnson Matthey, your work will matter!

As a Tax and Treasury Lead, you’ll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history and innovation. You’ll help tackle the world’s biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern society and enhancing lives - as we continue to apply, refine and recycle metals that matter, for a healthier and more resilient future.
The role:

As a Tax & Treasury Lead, you will help drive our goals by:

·       Oversee and manage daily payment operations.

·       Ensure accurate and timely execution of supplier, employee, tax, and intercompany payments.

·       Monitor cash positions and support short-term cash flow planning.

·       Prepare and maintain weekly cash flow forecasts and identify potential liquidity risks.

·       Coordinate with banks and maintain banking administration activities.

·       Review payment proposals and ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.

·       Prepare and submit treasury-related reports to the National Bank, ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements.

·       Coordinate and support reporting of international payment transactions, foreign exchange activities, and other regulatory filings required by the National Bank.

·       Monitor foreign currency exposures and assess foreign exchange risks impacting the business.

·       Collaborate with Group Treasury in the execution of hedging strategies and other risk mitigation activities to protect the company from currency fluctuations.

·       Support the administration, documentation, and monitoring of hedging instruments in line with Group Treasury policies.

·       Prepare treasury reports related to cash management, foreign exchange exposures, and hedging activities.

·       Support treasury reconciliations and reporting activities.

·       Collaborate closely with Accounting, Tax, Payroll, Shared Service teams, and external banking partners.

·       Participate in treasury-related projects, process improvements, automation initiatives, and system implementations.

·       Ensure compliance with internal policies, external regulations, and audit requirements.

·       Providing support in the calculation and implementation of transfer pricing for intercompany sales transactions on request of Customer service team.

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:

·       University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

·       Minimum 3 years of experience in Treasury, Banking, Finance Operations, Cash Management, or Payment Processing.

·       Strong understanding of banking platforms, domestic and international payment processes, cash management, and liquidity planning.

·       Experience with foreign exchange operations and exposure monitoring.

·       Knowledge of local banking regulations and National Bank reporting requirements.

·       Experience collaborating with regional or global treasury teams on hedging and liquidity management activities is an advantage.

·       Experience with ERP systems (SAP experience is preferred).

·       Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

·       Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

·       Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from You to discuss further!

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

- Competitive salary

- Private health insurance

- Discretionary annual bonuses & salary reviews

- Incentivized referral bonus program

- Hybrid model of working

- Team building events

- Professional development budget (Certifications, e-learning platforms and conferences)

- Psychological Health Support Program (Elements and other wellbeing initiatives)

- Wellbeing support

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

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