Working Capital Manager / Cash Management

Project overview

For an internationally active corporate group, we are looking for an experienced freelance specialist (m/f/d) in the field of Group Working Capital Management and Cash Control.

The focus of the project is the further development and implementation of group-wide cash governance as well as the sustainable optimization of working capital and liquidity. You will take on a central control function and work closely with the Group CFO, Treasury, and the CFOs and finance managers of the individual business units.

Responsibilities

• Development, implementation, and further development of group-wide cash governance, including control logic, KPIs, and reporting structures
• Setup and further development of leading and lagging cash metrics as well as performance monitoring
• Development and implementation of a group-wide cash playbook and definition of uniform best practices
• Analysis and control of working capital performance at group and business unit level
• Identification and implementation of optimization potentials along the entire order-to-cash process
• Active support and control of business units within the framework of regular cash reviews and cash calls
• Close cooperation with BU CFOs, Treasury, Group Controlling, and local finance managers
• Monitoring and success measurement of cash and working capital initiatives as well as tracking of operational implementation
• Further development of cash planning and forecasting processes as well as improvement of forecast accuracy
• Derivation and monitoring of cash targets and working capital budgets
• Analysis of plan-actual deviations and development of suitable control measures
• Support of group-wide transformation and performance programs with a focus on liquidity and working capital

Requirements

Framework Conditions

• Several years of professional experience in working capital management, finance, controlling, or treasury
• Profound knowledge in working capital management as well as strong expertise in the order-to-cash process
• Experience in group-wide control of cash and working capital metrics in an international, decentralized corporate environment
• Experience in the development and implementation of governance structures, KPIs, and performance reporting
• Demonstrable successes in the identification and implementation of sustainable working capital optimizations
• Experience in collaborating with CFOs, business units, and top management
• Very good knowledge of SAP, Power BI, and MS Excel
• Very good German and English language skills
• Analytical, structured, and results-oriented way of working as well as strong communication and assertiveness skills

Project details

January

3 MM+

Utilization: Full-time

• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 3 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German