Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom
Job description
We are hiring a Treasury Officer to join our team at WCS Group, a leading Water Treatment & Water Hygiene Company in the UK. With a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and delivering reliable water compliance and treatment solutions, we are looking for a motivated individual to join our Finance team.
As a Treasury Officer, you will be responsible for managing the company's cash flow, ensuring efficient cash flow operations. The main purpose of the Treasury officer role is to oversee the Banking team and develop and maintain strong cashflow forecasts
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage Banking Team (3 heads): Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Banking team, including development, training, and performance evaluations, to ensure a high level of team performance and engagement.
- Cash Management: Monitor, analyse, and report on company cash flows, ensuring adequate liquidity for operational needs in each entity and optimising use of available funds.
- Forecasting and Budgeting: Develop and maintain accurate cash flow forecasts and budgets, providing insights into future cash needs and identifying potential areas of improvement.
- Bank Account Management: Maintain relationships with banks and head office, coordinate bank account signatories and authorisations as required, and oversee banking services to ensure efficient cash management and minimise risks.
- Credit Cards: Control, monitor and analyse credit card usage.
- Process Improvements: Continuously assess and improve cash reporting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in financial reporting.
- Internal Controls: Develop, implement, and maintain strong internal cash controls across the business.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and relevant accounting standards in all treasury-related activities.
- Reporting and Analysis: Prepare accurate and timely financial reports, analyse treasury-related data, and provide meaningful insights to support decision-making processes.
- Treasury Systems and Tools: Utilise financial software to perform various tasks such as reconciliations, data analysis, and reporting.
- Documentation and Record-Keeping: Maintain organised and up-to-date records of treasury activities, including bank statements, contracts, and other related documents.
- Collaboration and Communication: Foster effective communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders such as finance and payroll, as well as external parties such as banks and auditors, ensuring alignment of treasury activities.
- Other ad hoc duties as required.
Requirements:
- Prior experience in treasury operations or a related role with a accounting qualification preferred
- Knowledge of treasury operations, cash management principles is desired.
- Experience managing and leading a team, with excellent leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across different functions.
- Proficiency in financial software systems (Sage 200 an advantage) and good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and accuracy
- Uphold high ethical standards and maintain utmost confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.
- Questions and where appropriate challenges the status quo to ensure continuous improvement.
- Able to demonstrate flexibility by adapting work in line with changing priorities.
- Demonstrate behaviours in line with our company values : Respect, Accountability, Reliability & Integrity.
Benefits
- Salary up to £45,000 per annum
- Hybrid working (3x days office, 2x days home)
- Royal London Pension
- Mental Health & Well-being Scheme
- Employee Recognition Scheme
- Paid Recommend a Friend Scheme (up to £2000* for successful referrals)
- Paid Holidays
WCS Group of companies are committed to equal opportunities for all people and recognize the value of having diverse teams that represent the communities we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
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£45k per annum
