Associate Director, Cash Management & Working Capital
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Production managers and directors in manufacturing
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£55,000
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Description
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Associate Director, Cash Management & Working Capital
Role Summary
Own the CRO cash optimisation strategy and enterprise cash visibility. Lead monthly cash forecasting, actuals, flux analysis, and cash analytics, and drive cross-functional accountability for actions that improve cash flow along with recommendations for areas on focus and action. Present clear drivers, risks, KPIs, and actions to the Finance Leadership Team (FLT).
Key Responsibilities
Cash Strategy & Ownership
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Associate Director, Cash Management & Working Capital
Role Summary
Own the CRO cash optimisation strategy and enterprise cash visibility. Lead monthly cash forecasting, actuals, flux analysis, and cash analytics, and drive cross-functional accountability for actions that improve cash flow along with recommendations for areas on focus and action. Present clear drivers, risks, KPIs, and actions to the Finance Leadership Team (FLT).
Key Responsibilities
Cash Strategy & Ownership
- Define and drive the CRO cash optimisation strategy
- Establish ownership and governance for key cash drivers
- Own monthly cash forecast, actuals, and flux analysis
- Prepare both concise operational and executive level commentary explaining month-over-month movements, drivers, and risks
- Design and maintain cash and working capital KPIs aligned to CRO operations
- Build analytics that link operational activity to cash outcomes
- Present monthly cash performance, outlook, KPIs, and actions to FLT
- Track and follow up on agreed actions and outcomes
- Drive actions across Finance, Operations, Contracts, and Project teams
- Develop knowledge on expected behaviours in cash by business and levers to influence
- Recommend actions based on business insights for each division and business
- Challenge assumptions and behaviours impacting cash performance
- Drive visibility, performance, and accountability for key cash levers including billing, collections, investigator/vendor payments, and pass-through cash timing
- Partner with AR, Contracts, Project Finance, and Treasury to improve cash predictability
- Establish standard cash reporting, flux templates, and controls
- Reporting, Audit & Statutory Support
- Senior experience in cash management, FP&A, or working capital
- Strong analytics, KPI design, and flux analysis capability
- Executive-level financial storytelling and presentation skills
- Proven ability to influence in a matrixed organisation
- CRO or project-based services experience preferred
- Clear, actionable cash KPIs in place and actively used
- Monthly cash movements clearly explained
- Improved forecast accuracy and reduced volatility
- Actions identified, owned, tracked, and delivered
- Indepth knowledge of all cash drivers for all businesses within CRG
- FLT confidence in cash insights and trajectory