Associate Director, Treasury

About R/GA

In our 40-year history, we’ve changed a lot—from a culture-defining film title studio (Superman, Alien, Ghostbusters); to an interactive advertising agency; to an award-winning product and marketing agency with design, technology, communications, ventures and IP practices. We like change, and like to navigate our clients through it too.

Our approach to work is always human first. This unwavering focus helps us create meaningful and memorable experiences that live across digital platforms and often blur the line between the digital and real worlds. We believe disruptive thinking happens when you collide experts in design, technology and culture.

About the role

The Associate Director, Treasury at R/GA leads the global treasury strategy and financial architecture, ensuring world-class cash management, liquidity planning, debt capital management, and risk mitigation for R/GA’s independent, multi-entity operating model. As the core subject matter expert, the Associate Director will build the treasury function from the ground up, ensuring the company optimizes its capital structure and exceeds lender and investor obligations. This role produces high-stakes 13-week cash forecasts, rigorous covenant testing, and strategic scenario analysis to safeguard R/GA’s global liquidity. This role reports into R/GA’s Global Controller and serves as a key strategic partner to the CFO, regional Finance Directors, and our private equity investment partners.

Here’s what you should know if you want to be an Associate Director, Treasury at R/GA: 

On any given day you might

• Architect and oversee daily global cash positions across multiple currencies and entities; establishing global cash visibility and long-term liquidity strategy.
• Lead the design and evolution of rolling cash flow forecasts; collaborating with internal stakeholders and recently acquired entities to model complex scenario impacts on global liquidity.
• Develop and execute global foreign exchange and hedging strategies; providing expert analysis on currency exposure to protect EBITDA margins.
• Act as the primary steward of the global debt library, managing amortization schedules and interest optimization for all credit facilities.
• Govern the covenant compliance framework, including the mastery of calculation workbooks and the formal testing calendar for investor and lender reporting.
• Direct the preparation of lender compliance reports and certificates, ensuring absolute accuracy in supporting schedules and reconciliations.
• Drive sophisticated financial modeling and stress-testing (base, downside, stress cases) to proactively advise leadership on leverage and covenant headroom.
• Partner with Legal and our private equity sponsor to interpret and navigate credit agreement language, including restricted payment baskets and permitted investments.
• Strategize bank account structures and global payment rails; leading the transition to independent banking relationships and optimizing global fee structures.
• Engineer inter-company funding and netting global structures; optimizing cross-border cash flows and tax-efficient financing.
• Establish and enforce global treasury policies, internal controls, and SOX-compliant signatory matrices across all R/GA hubs.
• Define the Treasury tech roadmap; identifying, selecting, and leading the implementation of Treasury Management Systems (TMS) and automation tools.
• Present high-level treasury dashboards and risk metrics to Executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Lead treasury integration for M&A activity, ensuring new entities are seamlessly onboarded into the global liquidity pool.

The ideal person

• Is a proven "Builder" comfortable standing up a global treasury function from scratch within a high-growth, private equity-backed environment.
• Is a high-level strategic communicator capable of translating complex debt mechanics into actionable insights for the CFO, investor sponsors, and lenders.
• Possesses the professional maturity to operate as a sole subject matter expert and individual contributor with global reach.
• Balances technical rigor with the agility required to navigate a standalone agency environment and evolving technology-driven business models.
• Brings a transformation mindset, constantly seeking to automate manual workflows and modernize financial operations.

You bring

• 10+ years of experience in treasury, corporate finance, or capital markets, with significant time spent leading global functions.
• Expert-level experience managing debt covenant compliance and investor relations for private equity-backed or highly leveraged global organizations.
• Proven track record in treasury "carve-outs" or building the function in a standalone environment.
• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) or MBA is strongly preferred.
• Deep experience in the agency, professional services, or tech-consultancy sector; familiarity with media "float" and project-based cash cycles.
• Advanced mastery of NetSuite and Treasury Management Systems (TMS); experience leading a TMS or ERP implementation is a major plus.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills and the ability to communicate high-density data clearly to Board-level stakeholders.

This role is based in the NYC area. Candidates must be located in the NYC tri-state region (NY, NJ, or CT) or willing to relocate. This position offers a hybrid work model, with regular in-person collaboration expected

The hiring range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s applicable skills, pertinent experience, and qualifications.