Who are we?

Wakam is a B2B2C insurance company that creates white-label insurance solutions via its Play&Plug® technology platform for more than 80 partners. We provide most of our insurance products through API, and hosts white label insurance solutions via our Play&Plug technology platform.

With a footprint spanning 32 countries and revenue of more than €900 million in 2023, mostly generated outside France, Wakam is the European leader in digital and embedded insurance.

Strongly committed to social responsibility, Wakam is a mission-driven company dedicated to “enabling transparent and impactful insurance".

About the Treasury team

The Treasury team at Wakam manages the company's cash flows and liquidity to ensure optimal financial management. They are responsible for forecasting cash needs, optimizing financial resources, and managing banking relationships. Through rigorous analysis and proactive management, the Treasury team plays a crucial role in Wakam's financial stability and growth.

As part of our expansion, we are looking to recruit a Cash Manager, who will be responsible for processing the daily cash management and acting as expert in the implementing of new tools and ne process on France and Europe scopes.

Missions

Function Overview:

On a daily basis, the Cash Manager is in charge of the daily cash management and the preparation of the payments. On a monthly basis, he/she is in charge of the analysis of the cash forecast and the comparison with the actual cash positions. As the treasury is working on a deep transformation of the activity, the Cash Manager will also be involved in the implementation of the treasury function : implement Kyriba cash management module, cash plan model and analysis, and Vitesse solution implementation.

Responsibilities:

As part of the treasury team :

• Insure the liquidity of the group and optimise the cash positions
• Prepare on time the payments to Wakam’s partners, the taxes,…
• Act as an expert to guarantee the quality of treasury IT solutions

This includes :

• Manage the daily cash position with processing the cash transfers
• Input manual payments into the payment system
• Manage issues on payments with the banks
• Produce the cash forecast based on assumptions provided by the FP&A and produce a monthly follow up
• Actively take part on the treasury project transformation

Profile Requirements

• Business ou Finance Master degree education, with a specialization in accounting, finance or insurance:
• You have 3 to 5 years' experience in management control or treasury, ideally in a digital environment linked to the insurance or financial services sector.
• You have an eye for details, shows curiosity and gets to the bottom of issues, to propose appropriate avenues for improvement
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills, enabling him/her to present a clear follow-up of claims cash positions by partner, business line and country
• Demonstrates an appetite for data and digital subjects, particularly data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI).
• Fluent in French and English.

Hiring Process

1. Interview with a Talent Acquisition Expert
2. Manager interview with the Head of Treasury
3. Cross interview with the Chief FP&A
4. HR culture fit interview with our Head of Talent

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