Head of Global Treasury

Our client is one of the leading suppliers of food and non-food products imported from different countries to Russian companies, mainly retail chains.

Their unique global perspective allows them to build relationships with manufacturers, offer innovative solutions to the market and create strong strategic partnerships.

Their team of experts creates a unique integrated offering for their clients, providing sourcing and procurement services, product development and branding, quality control, logistics and customs clearance.

We are looking for an experienced, proactive professional to manage the financial flow and banking relationships of a large international trading company with operations in 50+ countries. The role involves building banking and payment agent partnerships globally to ensure efficient liquidity aggregation and optimized compliance in complex cross-border operations.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and manage relationships with banks, financial institutions, and payment agents in key jurisdictions (UAE, Hong Kong, South Africa, Serbia, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Latin America, Europe, China).
• Build the legal and financial infrastructure for cross-border payments and liquidity management.
• Negotiate competitive terms with partners and continuously improve financial flows and conditions.
• Monitor and manage compliance risks while ensuring efficient international transactions.
• Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure correct structuring of financial agreements.
• Travel internationally as required to build and maintain partnerships.
• Support the CFO in global treasury strategy and cash flow planning.
• Potential future team leadership as the business scales.

• Solid experience in treasury, banking relationships, or financial management within international trading, commodities, FMCG, or similar sectors.
• Proven track record of building and managing payment agent networks or working directly with international banks.
• Experience handling large transaction volumes (hundreds of millions USD annually).
• Deep understanding of cross-border payments, liquidity aggregation, and compliance in jurisdictions with moderate to low compliance barriers.
• Strong negotiation skills and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Fluent Russian and English (Russian is required due to internal communications).
• Ability to work independently, travel extensively, and drive projects forward.
• Background in companies managing physical goods trading, not just paper trading.
• Prior experience working in Dubai or similar financial hubs is a strong advantage.
• Exposure to alcohol and food trade flows is a plus due to product-specific challenges in certain jurisdictions.