Sr. Director, Treasury

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit  www.amcor.com  I  LinkedIn  I  Glassdoor  I  Facebook   I  YouTube Job Description About the role Reporting to the Global Treasurer (GT), the role is responsible for leading all treasury activities within the Americas (North & South America) region and directing the Americas treasury team. Additionally, the role is accountable for directing and managing the day-to-day activities related to Amcor’s capital structure, external financing, debt covenant & global SOX compliance, and key stakeholder reporting. This includes but is not limited to transactions in the debt and equity capital markets, share repurchases, USD commercial paper issuance, working capital management, interest rate hedging and interest expense management, monthly management reporting, board reporting, external reporting (e.g. SEC requirements), global SOX reporting, internal hurdle rate management (discount rates / hurdle rates), and maintaining all Global Treasury policies. The role also assists the GT with managing Amcor’s relationships with the lending banks, ratings agencies (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch) and credit analysts The role leads the Americas team support for all Business Groups (BGs) within the region on their respective treasury needs. This includes a wide range of responsibilities from cash and liquidity management to financial risk management, working capital initiatives, short-term funding, bank relationship, treasury systems and more. Key Job Accountabilities Capital Structure Management  Working alongside the GT, ensure Amcor has adequate capital (debt, equity, hybrid) to fund its needs and that funding activities are managed securely and efficiently by: Managing Amcor’s funding activities, including equity and debt capital market issuances Monitoring the debt / equity funding balance consistent with a BBB/Baa2 rated company Funding strategy and liquidity management Assess strategic and annual operating plans to prepare a funding plan analysis to support Amcor’s objectives (leverage, debt/equity mix, liquidity needs, interest expense) Work with the Regional Treasury Directors to ensure adequate liquidity is available to fund Amcor’s working capital needs, while ensuring that Amcor’s day-to-day liquidity levels are maintained at optimal levels by managing Amcor’s USD and EUR commercial paper programs Working capital and CAPEX management Closely manage borrowings with goal of maintaining compliance with financial covenants Leads the global coordination and reporting on Amcor’s supply chain finance, customer supply chain finance, and inventory finance facilities Work with the BGs and corporate accounting to ensure all working capital programs are in compliance with Amcor’s policies Oversees the updating and distribution of Amcor’s internal hurdle rates used for CAPEX, M&A evaluation, as well as discount rates used for impairment testing purposes. Partners with accounting/BGs on implementing Interest rate management Ensures global interest rate exposures are efficiently identified and managed to achieve optimal interest rate portfolio/position and reduced risk by: Leading the development of appropriate interest rate policies and interest rate expense management strategies Working with the Regional Treasury Directors on the implementation of the interest expense management strategy Ensuring net interest expense is reported in a timely manner and continuously develop methods to improve analysis Efficiently managing Amcor’s interest rate exposure and budget to minimise net interest costs and maximise opportunities by developing and implementing various interest rate risk management strategies Effectively adjusting Amcor’s interest rate exposure profile through the use of synthetic products such as FRA’s, interest rate swaps, options and futures Return of capital and share trust activities Oversee Amcor’s annual share repurchases across both the NYSE & ASX Evaluate the funding requirements for Amcor’s share-trust, including designing and implementing strategies on how to best fund (on-market purchases, equity hedges, etc) Coordinate with Treasurer EMEA/APAC on ensuring that quarterly dividend funding in in place Treasury financial reporting Oversee the creation and distribution of the Global Treasury monthly management report (MMR) and routine board presentations (5x / year) Prepare ad hoc board presentations on treasury matters (DCM, Financing, Share Trust, Dividend, Repurchases, etc) Prepare/review all financial statement disclosures for quarterly and full year accounts around treasury and financial risks (SEC reporting) Interface with internal and external auditors on treasury matters Prepare relevant reporting for debt and credit facilities on financial covenants Lead the coordination of the Global Treasury SOX compliance, testing & reporting Rating Agen