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Director - Treasury & Commodity Advisory

Directors at CFGI work closely with CFOs, Group Treasurers, and executive leadership across FTSE 100, private equity-backed, and high-growth organisations. You will lead the firm's most strategic treasury and commodity advisory engagements, combining client leadership, delivery excellence, and client ownership.

As a Director, you will operate as a trusted advisor at the C-suite level, driving transformation across liquidity, financial risk, working capital, and treasury technology, while playing a critical role in building and scaling the practice.

Take ownership of your career at CFGI:

• Lead large-scale, global treasury and commodity advisory programmes with executive visibility.
• Build and own senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to CFOs and Treasurers.
• Drive strategic impact across clients' liquidity, working capital, and risk transformation agendas.
• Develop and grow your commercial acumen working closely with treasury eco-system partners
• Operate within a high-performing, entrepreneurial environment alongside top-tier professionals.
• Shape and lead the future direction of the treasury and commodity advisory practice.

What you might expect:

• Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Treasurers, and executive stakeholders, shaping treasury and financial risk strategies.
• Lead and oversee end-to-end treasury transformation programmes, including operating model design, governance, and execution.
• Drive strategic initiatives across cash management, liquidity optimisation, and working capital transformation, linking treasury strategy to enterprise performance.
• Provide executive-level advisory on financial and commodity risk management, including hedging strategies, trading frameworks, and risk governance.
• Oversee complex treasury technology and payments transformation programmes (TMS, bank connectivity, digital treasury, automation).
• Lead treasury workstreams across strategic transactions (M&A, IPOs, carve-outs, integrations), ensuring alignment with funding, liquidity, and capital strategy.
• Review and sign off on high-quality client deliverables, including board-level materials, financial models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead and facilitate executive workshops and steering committees, driving alignment and decision-making at senior levels.
• Maintain overall accountability for engagement delivery quality, timelines, and client outcomes.
• Build and sustain long-term, trusted relationships with key client stakeholders, positioning CFGI as a strategic partner.
• Lead proposal development, go-to-market strategies, and client pitches, defining differentiated solutions.
• Build and manage strategic vendor and ecosystem partnerships across banks, fintechs, and treasury technology providers (e.g., Kyriba, SAP, FIS, payment platforms).
• Expand CFGI's presence across treasury, working capital, and commodity advisory services through market engagement and client insights.
• Act as a market-facing leader, contributing to thought leadership, industry discussions, and client roundtables.
• Identify emerging trends across treasury, payments, commodities, and digital finance, translating them into client opportunities.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field (MBA preferred).
• 12+ years of experience in treasury, corporate finance, consulting, or banking.
• Deep expertise across multiple areas:

• • Cash & liquidity management
  • Treasury transformation and operating model design
  • Treasury technology (TMS, payments, bank connectivity)
  • Financial and commodity risk management
  • Working capital optimisation and cash flow strategy

• Strong understanding of global treasury structures, financial markets, and risk frameworks.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale engagements and managing senior client relationships.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C-suite stakeholders and board-level discussions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear strategic insights.
• Experience managing large, cross-functional teams and multiple concurrent engagements.
• Professional certifications such as ACT, CTP, CFA, ACA/ACCA are advantageous.

What sets you apart:

• Strong track record of delivering and scaling treasury advisory offerings within consulting environments.
• Ability to combine deep technical expertise with commercial leadership and client impact.
• Established network across treasury, banking, fintech, and corporate ecosystems.
• Proven ability to originate, convert, and grow opportunities.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to link treasury, liquidity, and working capital to broader business value.
• Entrepreneurial approach with a focus on building and growing high-performing practices.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Interest in digital treasury, automation, and AI-enabled finance transformation.

Why join us

At CFGI, we combine the agility of a specialist firm with the calibre of Big 4 talent. You will work on end-to-end treasury and commodity advisory engagements, from strategy through to implementation, delivering measurable impact for clients in increasingly complex financial environments.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.