Assistant Treasurer jobs in Tennessee

Company Overview

Wherever you work and whatever role you fill, when you represent the Bridgestone name you know that you are a valued teammate who is part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality.” We start by offering each teammate more than just a salary. We provide formal training, competitive performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan to help build your future.

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole selves to work and know they are supported. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you’re made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need.

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee and is the U.S. subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone Americas and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Provide leadership, oversight and support in the various broad treasury activities:

• Develop capital structure strategy and capital planning for Bridgestone Americas, developing strategic debt and financing plan for capital investments and M&A

• Manage bank relationships and credit facilities to ensure adequate liquidity, including evaluating opportunities to improve financing flexibility and diversification of funding sources

• Oversee the Company’s liquidity position, including strategy, planning and execution of borrowing strategies to enhance liquidity

• Develop strategy relating to debt issuance, including revolver, green bonds/private placement, term loans, and sustainability linked funding strategies

• Manage $1.1B U.S. commercial paper program and daily funding requirements

• Lead corporate finance initiatives, including cash committee, cash flow and working capital optimization

• Lead global treasury objective on working capital and cash conversion

• Lead expansion of supply chain finance program

• Evaluate, negotiate and maintain financing for international subsidiaries that fits with the identified capital structure objectives

• Provide leadership on M&A transactions, including due diligence through integration

• Support projects and analysis, including executive committee and Board recommendations and presentations

• Lead monthly investment reviews for the defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan in the pension investment committee and pension steering committee

• Lead strategy and execution of pension investments, including evaluation and recommendations on investment managers and asset allocations aligned with Bridgestone’s de-risking strategy

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or economics

• MBA, CFA or Certified Treasury Professional are preferred

• 15 years experience at a Fortune 500 global multinational with relevant experience

• Previous leadership experience of professionals

• Capital planning, liquidity, debt & capital markets, funding, and pension investment experience is preferred

• Excellent presentation and communication

• Excellent ability needed to multi-task

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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