Senior Manager/Manager - Treasury ( Global accounts payable)

Overview

Lead the transformation of the global Accounts Payable Treasury function for a multinational ship management business, modernising payment processes, funding visibility, controls and treasury technology.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute the global treasury transformation roadmap aligned with corporate growth and operational objectives.
• Assess current treasury processes, systems, controls and organisation capabilities.
• Design and implement a target operating model for accounts payable treasury across managed fleets and international entities.
• Drive standardisation of treasury processes across regions, vessel management offices and shared service centres.
• Establish transformation governance, KPI frameworks and benefits tracking mechanisms.
• Streamline payment processes supporting vessel operating expenses, port disbursements, bunker fuel payments, crew payroll, technical suppliers, and dry dock and maintenance expenditures.
• Improve treasury operational efficiency through automation and standard controls.
• Lead implementation and optimisation of Treasury Management Systems (TMS) for vendor payments.
• Drive adoption of automation, digital treasury solutions, AI-powered forecasting and data analytics.
• Implement treasury dashboards providing real-time visibility on vendor payments.
• Strengthen treasury governance and policy frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with internal control requirements, maritime industry regulations and international banking regulations.
• Improve fraud prevention and payment control processes.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Act as primary treasury transformation leader for the global accounts payable treasury function, presenting strategy, business cases and progress updates.
• Lead Steering Committee meetings and executive governance forums.
• Partner with Fleet Managers and Technical Management teams on vessel-related payment requirements and align treasury processes with operational scheduling and maintenance activities.
• Support optimisation of supplier payment processes, improve visibility of procurement-related cash outflows and coordinate funding for strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Improve crew payroll funding processes, support global payroll banking arrangements and ensure timely, compliant salary payments across jurisdictions.
• Drive adoption of standardised treasury processes, address local regulatory and banking requirements and coordinate implementation across regional offices.
• Define treasury technology requirements, manage system integration and data governance initiatives and support cybersecurity controls impacting treasury operations.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or a related discipline.
• 12–15+ years of treasury, corporate finance or treasury consulting experience.
• Strong experience in accounts payable treasury transformation at global level and technology implementation.
• Experience within treasury global transformation.
• Experience managing complex multinational environments.
• Transformation skill set in global accounts payable treasury operations, liquidity planning, relationship management and treasury controls and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management, cross-functional leadership, executive communication, change management, and project and program leadership.
• Process improvement mindset.

Nice to have

• MBA, CA, CPA, CFA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience in ship management or maritime services.
• Knowledge of vessel operating cost structures, port expenses and disbursement management, crew payroll funding, multi-jurisdictional operations and maritime financing structures.

Details

• Location: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.