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Managing Director, Assistant Treasurer
American Airlines
Fort Worth, TX, United States
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Overview
Join us for a career with endless possibilities.
Looking for a job where a passion for innovation, a culture of teamwork, and opportunities for growth are valued and rewarded?
You’ve come to the right place.
You don’t have to be an airline aficionado to join American Airlines. It takes more than cool planes to keep us ahead of the curve, and thanks to our team of behind the scenes professionals, we do just that. As the largest airline in the world, American Airlines is in the business of serving the global travel needs of our customers. At the core of the Company is our commitment to each customer and each employee. We are dedicated to developing and delivering what our customers value and are willing to pay for. Customer-centric planning, innovative marketing, and an exceptional customer experience are supported by a cadre of talented people.
What does it take to join us? We’re glad you asked! We expect exceptional skills in your discipline and a dedication to being the best as we relentlessly pursue our goal of being not just the largest airline in the world, but also the best airline in the world.
Fortunately, we’re building on almost a century of innovation and firsts in our industry – and we plan to continue that tradition of excellence.
About The Job
Supports the Vice President - Treasurer in all aspects of corporate finance, and is the senior leader responsible for three teams in Treasury.y.
Specifically, you’ll do the following:
• Lead three teams in Treasury:
• Financing Transactions - responsible for sourcing, negotiating and executing transactions to finance the Company’s capital needs. Types of financing may include secured term loans; revolving credit facilities; unsecured bonds; airport special facility bonds; aircraft financing including direct lending from banks and other financing institutions, sale and leaseback transactions, enhanced equipment trust certificates, debt private placements and others.
• Global Banking - handles all of the Company’s banking and cash management activities. This includes opening and closing bank accounts in the U.S. and in foreign countries; processing electronic payments; funding operating accounts; deploying cash for purchases and sales of short-term investments; buying and selling foreign currencies and repatriating foreign receipts; preparing, tracking and reporting daily on the three-month cash forecast; managing the Company’s portfolio of letters of credit and bank guarantees, and others.
• Debt Administration - responsible for administration and compliance with all debt and lease requirements including payment processing, compliance with all other covenants and reporting including reporting to the Board of Directors and external auditors on covenant compliance, and ownership of all Treasury processes and procedures related to the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley program.
• Participates in the development and execution of Treasury’s broader capital structure policy and rating agency strategy, and assists in developing recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Project management, including assembling and leading teams of internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively manages relationships with all lenders, investment banks, rating agencies and other key parties to ensure that the best interests of the Company are served.
• Continuously monitors activity and trading levels in all financing markets in which American participates or may participate, and actively investigate capital markets and corporate finance activities of other issuers, continually seeking to identify market opportunities, potential new investors and corporate finance best practices.
• Demonstrates departmental leadership by seeking opportunities to engage lower-level team members by actively including them as owners on projects, and by coaching, mentoring and serving as a role model in all respects
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA strongly preferred
• At least 8-10 years of experience in a complex treasury organization with international operations, with at least 5 years at a senior level
Preferred Qualifications
• Seasoned in arranging transactions, with a strong understanding of debt capital markets, bank markets, private placement market, leasing market and other sources of capital, and strong knowledge of key financing terms and conditions
• Strong understanding of macro-economic conditions and trends affecting markets, interest rates, financing risk and other key corporate finance considerations
• Track record for driving negotiations, solid judgment and demonstrated ability to develop new and creative solutions to resolve transaction roadblocks
• Fundamental understanding of corporate finance and how strategic initiatives and financial plans may impact all of the Company’s financial statements, obligations, and covenants
• Ability to convey the Company’s financial, operating and strategic goals and accomplishments to credit rating agencies and lenders
• Commitment to coaching, mentoring and serving as a role model for all Treasury team members
• Strong project management skills
Qualifications (Continued)
• Strong analytical skills, including directing the application and modification of complex financial models to support decision-making
• Strong, outgoing personal presence
• Excellent verbal and written communication and solid, C-level presentation skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels both verbally and in writing
• Believes in and promotes the American Airlines five leadership attributes:
◦ Caring – We care about all team members
◦ Collaboration – We succeed as a team
◦ Development – We build future leaders
◦ Results – We drive to be the best
◦ Future – We continually challenge the status quo