Treasury Director (Fort Lauderdale)

GA Telesis is a global leader providing integrated solutions to the aviation and aerospace industries, with a continuously expanding presence in new countries worldwide. We serve over 2,000 customers, including airlines, original equipment manufacturers, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. GA Telesis Ecosystem™ is a vast global network spanning 54 locations in 30 countries on six continents. At GA Telesis, our core business is integrated aviation solutions, and our mission is customer success.

The Treasury Director of Operations is a senior individual contributor role responsible for establishing and leading the global treasury function for GA Telesis, a multi-entity, multi-currency commercial aerospace organization engaged in parts trading, MRO, and aircraft, engine, and component leasing. This role blends hands‑on execution with strategic leadership across cash and liquidity management, banking and lender relationships, and financial risk management. A key near‑term priority will be leading the transition of the company’s primary working capital financing from an asset‑based lending (ABL) facility to a cash flow revolver.

This is a standalone position with no direct reports initially, working closely with FP&A and Accounting teams. The Director will oversee day‑to‑day treasury operations while designing and implementing a scalable framework to support future growth, including the potential to build out a team over time. This role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This role is based onsite in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Important Notice

Eligibility Requirement: Only U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents will be considered for this position.

Responsibilities

1. Cash and liquidity management

• Own and manage daily global cash positioning, including monitoring bank balances, funding operating accounts, managing cash sweeps, and optimizing use of revolving credit facilities.
• Work with FP&A team to prepare short‑ and medium‑term cash flow and liquidity forecasts (weekly, monthly, and longer horizon – 13 week), working closely with CFO, FP&A and Accounting to align forecasts with business plans, capex, lease flows, and working capital requirements globally.
• Work with CFO and FP&A team to manage working capital from a treasury perspective in a parts inventory, MRO and aircraft leasing environment, ensuring sufficient liquidity to support trading activity and MRO activity and a dynamic cash cycle while minimizing idle cash.
• Execute and approve payments and receipts (wires, ACH, FX settlements, inter‑company transfers) in line with delegated authorities and controls, and oversee bank reconciliations in coordination with global accounting AR and AP teams.

2. Treasury operations, systems, and controls

• Establish, document, and maintain treasury policies, procedures, and control frameworks appropriate for a private company, including segregation of duties using existing finance resources.
• Jointly administer with Controller and legal teams, all bank accounts and banking platforms globally: openings/closings, signatories, user access and entitlements, KYC/AML documentation, and bank fee reviews.
• Select, implement, and directly use a Treasury Management System (TMS) or other bespoke tools to improve visibility, automation, and control over cash, forecasts, and exposures.
• Ensure robust control over cash, investments, and financial instruments, and support any SOX‑like or lender‑driven control requirements.

3. ABL to cash‑flow revolver transition

• Act as the treasury lead for the transition from an ABL facility to a cash‑flow‑based revolver, owning the treasury workstream across structuring, documentation, and operationalization.
• Design and implement processes and reporting to support a covenant‑driven revolver (e.g., leverage ratio, fixed‑charge coverage, minimum liquidity), replacing borrowing‑base mechanics as the primary capacity constraint.
• Build, maintain, and continuously refine practical dashboards and analytics for liquidity, revolver availability, covenant headroom, and early‑warning indicators, providing the CFO and C‑suite and lenders with clear, actionable insight.
• Coordinate closely with lenders and internal/external counsel on treasury‑related sections of credit agreements, cash management requirements, reporting packages, and ongoing compliance.

4. Industry / domain: commercial aerospace, parts trading, MRO, and leasing

• Manage liquidity and risk in a commercial aerospace environment with significant parts inventory (including rotables, repairables, new parts), long lead times and long repair cycles, and complex commercial arrangements.
• Understand working capital dynamics in parts trading and MRO: LOT and tear‑downs, new part distribution, consignment management, brokering and exchange arrangements and how these affect cash conversion and financing needs.
• Understand complex commercial aircraft leasing financing structures and airline payment structures and behaviors.

5. Risk management and investments

• Identify, monitor, and manage key financial risks, including liquidity risk, foreign exchange risk (multi‑currency client, cost structure and vendor base), interest rate risk on floating‑rate debt, and counterparty/bank risk as well as protect against all forms of potential financial fraud.
• Analyze and recommend and, where appropriate, execute pragmatic FX and interest‑rate risk management strategies (e.g., natural hedging, selective hedging, match funding, matching of currency flows).
• Manage investment of excess cash within board‑approved policies, with emphasis on capital preservation, daily liquidity, and compliance with lender requirements.

6. Stakeholder management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all treasury matters with the CFO, executive team, owners/sponsors, banks, and private credit lenders.
• Prepare and deliver concise, decision‑oriented reporting on cash, liquidity, revolver utilization, covenant status, and key treasury KPIs for the CFO, executive management, and board.
• Work closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal, and business units to ensure treasury considerations are embedded in budgeting, capital allocation, M&A, lease transactions, and major commercial/operational initiatives.
• Represent treasury in discussions with external stakeholders including auditors, rating agencies (if applicable), and key commercial partners where treasury topics are relevant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA, CPA, CFA, or CTP strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate treasury, investment or corporate banking, corporate finance, or related roles, including substantial hands‑on cash management and liquidity forecasting.
• Experience operating in a privately held or sponsor‑backed company with at least mid‑market scale (ideally $500M+ revenue; preference for ~$1B+ and global footprint).
• Preferred demonstrated experience leading or being the primary treasury owner on a transition from an ABL facility to a cash‑flow‑based revolver, including design of new processes, reporting, and covenant‑monitoring tools.
• Strong understanding of credit agreements and financial covenants (leverage ratios, fixed‑charge coverage, minimum liquidity, restricted payments, etc.), and comfort interacting directly with lenders and their advisors.
• Industry or adjacent experience in commercial aerospace, parts trading, MRO, aircraft/engine/component leasing, or complex industrial and trading profiles.
• Proven ability to operate as a senior standalone practitioner: equally comfortable running daily cash, building models/dashboards, and engaging in high‑level discussions with lenders, sponsors, and the CFO/board.
• High proficiency in Excel and strong familiarity with ERPs, bank platforms, and (ideally) a TMS; bias toward automation and process improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex treasury and covenant topics in clear, practical language to non‑treasury stakeholders.

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