Finance Operations Manager (Treasury & Compliance)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlement

Benefits platform access

24/7 online GP service

Job summary

The University of Central Lancashire is seeking a Financial Services professional to lead the treasury and compliance function reporting to the Head of Financial Operations. You will manage cash flow, banking relationships and treasury reporting across the university and associated entities, while driving process change through automation.

With ACT or AAT qualifications or equivalent experience, you will lead a small specialist team, ensure robust financial controls and provide expert treasury

Qualifications

• ACT qualification or equivalent experience.
• AAT qualification (or equivalent), or a business-related qualification with experience of financial transaction environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the treasury and compliance function
• Manage cash flow across the university and its associated entities
• Oversee banking operations
• Oversee treasury reporting
• Ensure effective financial controls and governance
• Support regulatory compliance
• Give expert advice on treasury management, compliance and financial controls to colleagues
• Support strategic projects and service enhancements
• Lead and develop a small specialist team
• Maintain relationships with banking partners and external stakeholders
• Identify process improvements through technology, automation and best practice
• Drive continuous improvement across treasury and compliance activities

Skills

Prioritization

Financial analysis

Clear advice

Communication

Influencing change

Education

ACT qualification or equivalent

AAT qualification or equivalent

Job description

This Financial Services post at the University of Central Lancashire reports to the Head of Financial Operations and leads the treasury and compliance function. The work covers cash flow, banking, treasury reporting and financial controls across the university and its associated entities. It also leads a small specialist team, manages banking partner relationships and drives process change through technology and automation. Fit rests on an ACT or AAT qualification, or equivalent experience.

What the job involves

• Lead the treasury and compliance function
• Manage cash flow across the university and its associated entities
• Oversee banking operations
• Oversee treasury reporting
• Ensure effective financial controls and governance
• Support regulatory compliance
• Give expert advice on treasury management, compliance and financial controls to colleagues
• Support strategic projects and service enhancements
• Lead and develop a small specialist team
• Maintain relationships with banking partners and external stakeholders
• Identify process improvements through technology, automation and best practice
• Drive continuous improvement across treasury and compliance activities

Qualifications

• ACT qualification, or equivalent experience
• AAT qualification (or equivalent), or a business-related qualification with experience of financial transaction environments

Experience

• Strong background in treasury, banking or financial operations
• Proven ability to deliver effective financial control in a complex environment
• Experience of leading teams
• Experience of driving service improvements and developing robust processes that balance efficiency, compliance and risk

Skills & knowledge

• Managing competing priorities
• Analysing financial informationProviding clear advice to a range of stakeholders
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Influencing change and working collaboratively across a diverse organisation

What's offered

• Attractive annual leave entitlement
• Access to an employee benefits platform
• 24/7 online GP service through the benefits platform
• Support to develop skills and knowledge
• Support to realise career ambitions