Senior Treasury Analyst - Front Office

Smith & Nephew; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Treasury Analyst to enhance their Global Treasury function. In this pivotal role, you'll manage cash flow, oversee liquidity, and mitigate currency risks, ensuring the financial heartbeat of a dynamic organization. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, you'll refine cash forecasts, monitor treasury risks, and drive process improvements. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to sustainable growth while fostering relationships with banking partners. If you're passionate about finance and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous annual bonus

Pension Schemes

Flexible Vacation and Time Off

Paid Holidays

Private Health and Dental plans

Healthcare Cash Plans

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs

Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes

Qualifications

• Significant Treasury experience in a multinational environment is required.
• Strong understanding of cash management and liquidity planning is essential.

Responsibilities

• Refine cash flow forecasts and oversee daily cash management activities.
• Monitor treasury risks and manage intra-group lending effectively.

Skills

Treasury Management

Cash Management

Liquidity Planning

Foreign Exchange Transactions

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Job description

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we craft and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living!

At Smith+Nephew our Group Treasury is responsible for all funding, foreign exchange and cash management activities and as Senior Treasury Analyst, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operations of our Global Treasury function. This is a highly visible and hands-on role, offering the chance to work closely with a range of internal stakeholders including regional finance teams, shared service centres, and senior leadership as well as external banking partners. You'll be ensuring efficient management of global cash positions, short-term liquidity, and foreign exchange exposures, supporting our overall financial risk management and funding strategy.

This role gives you the opportunity to operate at the financial heartbeat of a global business, ensuring smooth cash flow, managing liquidity, and mitigating currency risks to drive sustainable growth and stability at S+N.

What will you be doing?

• Refining short-term cash flow forecasts with regional teams to anticipate funding needs and align with liquidity planning.
• Overseeing daily cash management, including borrowing, investing, and performing foreign exchange transactions, ensuring efficient liquidity utilisation and policy alignment.
• Monitoring and managing treasury risks like foreign exchange, interest rate, and liquidity, supporting hedging strategies.
• Managing intra-group lending and intercompany balances, supporting limit amendments and new funding arrangements.
• Leading the monthly intercompany netting cycle, ensuring accurate and timely settlements.
• Preparing and reviewing sections of the monthly Group Treasury report, delivering insights and improving reporting processes.
• Owning the budgeting and rolling forecast for Group interest expense and net debt, collaborating for accurate projections.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements, maintaining treasury documentation for audits.
• Building strong relationships with banking partners and overseeing bank account administration.
• Continuously improving treasury operations through automation, enhanced reporting, and process efficiencies.

What will you need to be successful?

You will need a Bachelor's degree, preferably in a finance-related discipline, and significant Treasury experience within a multinational environment, ideally within a FTSE100 or similarly complex organisation. A solid understanding of cash management, liquidity planning, and forecasting principles within a global corporate setting is crucial.

What will really set you apart will be your unwavering integrity and strong ethical standards, guiding you in adhering to treasury policies and governance frameworks. Your analytical skills will allow you to uncover meaningful insights from financial data, driving informed decision-making, whilst your critical thinking will help navigate complexity, assess risks, and contribute to long-term success at S+N.

You. Unlimited

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• Inclusion, Diversity and Equity: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Growing on Diversity, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website.
• Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.
• Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

Applications:

If you share our passion for pioneering innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients.

We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.