Group Treasurer and Accounts Payable Support

Volkswagen Group UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Group Treasurer and Accounts Payable Support. This full-time role involves daily cash management, liquidity forecasting, and improvement of accounts payable processes. Candidates should have experience in transactional finance, strong numerical skills, and knowledge of treasury operations. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including car schemes and enhanced pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car schemes

Enhanced pension contributions

Healthcare cash plan

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a transactional finance role with treasury knowledge.
• High numerical ability to analyze data.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily treasury recording and payment runs.
• Forecast short-term cash and manage bank accounts.
• Maintain liquidity management tools and forecast.

Skills

Transactional finance experience

Numeracy and data analysis

Planning and organizational skills

Initiative and problem-solving

Strong IT system knowledge

Job description

About The Role

Our Finance team are recruiting for a Group Treasurer and Accounts Payable Support on a full time fixed time contract basis until September 2026. Reporting into the Accounting Services Manager you will be responsible for all daily cash management activities and provision of liquidity forecasting information.

Responsibilities

• Daily treasury recording activities and daily collection and payment runs.
• Short-term cash forecasting and investment activity.
• Bank account management and ad-hoc cash allocation and banking of cheques received.
• Maintenance of the group\'s liquidity management tool including monthly submission of the rolling 12 month liquidity forecast.
• Maintain and report from the company\'s employee expenses system and record employee expense claims in the appropriate cost centre and general ledger accountant.
• Encourage best practice and lead change in Accounts Payable processes and use of systems.
• KPI reporting on invoice approval and implementation of improvement strategy.
• Oversee the inter-company reconciliation process.
• Deputise for Accounting Services Manager where required.

Skills and experience you can bring to role

• Experience of working in a transactional finance role with some treasury knowledge.
• Highly numerical with ability to analyse data.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills and used to working to tight deadlines.
• Ability to use own initiative and challenge the status quo to identify opportunities.
• Strong IT system knowledge.

What can we offer you?

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), enhanced pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life insurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Central Finance

We maintain the Group\'s financial records, from public financial statements to the monthly accounts for our parent company. Central Finance make sure our suppliers - and most importantly, our colleagues - are paid the right amount, on time, every time. Join this team of finance professionals and you\'ll be vital in helping to maintain our financial integrity.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

About Us

We\'re driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof - each with its own history, designs and innovations - we\'ve created some of the world\'s most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you\'ll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won\'t find anywhere else.

There\'s never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we\'re actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.