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In treasury, credibility comes from consistent liquidity control. I’ve implemented and operated cash pooling across multiple entities and currencies, using Kyriba to centralise visibility, manage signatories, and align payment cut-offs with forecast assumptions. To keep surplus cash working safely, I monitor bank account structures, intraday liquidity constraints and settlement timing, then adjust the liquidity outlook for the next banking days. The result is faster decision-making on surplus deployment and clearer escalation paths when forecast variance breaches predefined thresholds.

FX risk management must balance financial performance with control and reporting discipline. I plan and execute FX hedging strategies for operational exposures and intercompany flows, ensuring hedge documentation supports IFRS 9 designation and effectiveness expectations. For £50m notional hedging programmes, I coordinate internal reviews, maintain auditable trade rationale, and support periodic assessments that stand up to year-end scrutiny. I also ensure EMIR compliance readiness by embedding governance around trade capture, reporting checks and exception handling, reducing the risk of late or incomplete reporting.

Cash forecasting is only useful if stakeholders trust it and can act on it. I build a rolling liquidity forecast that targets 95% accuracy by combining historical payment behaviour, known contractual timings and current bank balance constraints. I reconcile forecast drivers against actuals, analyse variances by cause (timing, FX, volume or intercompany settlement) and update assumptions in Kyriba to keep the model current. This approach enables clear weekly treasury reporting, informed funding decisions and a measurable reduction in last-minute liquidity surprises.

Funding decisions should be evidence-led, not instinctive. I evaluate short-term liquidity needs and medium-term options using tools and bank data to optimise availability under facilities such as RCFs, and liquidity instruments like CP where appropriate. In parallel, I maintain active relationships with banks, ensuring covenant awareness, pricing updates and operational readiness for rollovers and drawdowns. My reporting uses clear treasury KPIs—such as cash headroom, forecast accuracy, hedge coverage, and funding mix—to help Finance leadership understand risk, cost and action points.