Snr Accountant – Treasury & Transactions (Hybrid)

Essential Employment; Addlestone; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment agency is seeking a Snr Accountant – Treasury & Transactions in Addlestone. This role, offering a hybrid working model, involves managing treasury operations and supervising financial processes, including Accounts Receivable and Payable. The ideal candidate will have a relevant financial qualification and experience in treasury functions. This is a full-time temporary position with competitive pay of £25.93 per hour, requiring strong analytical and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in treasury operations and management.
• Ability to provide financial advice and leadership.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily treasury operations and policies.
• Supervise Accounts Receivable and Payable teams.
• Produce statements of accounts and compliance reports.

Skills

Treasury management

Financial advice

Leadership

Accounting

Communication

Education

Relevant financial qualification

Tools

Treasury Management System (Logotech)

Job description

Snr Accountant – Treasury & Transactions (Hybrid) needed in Addlestone, £25.93ph

PAYE – OR18752

2 days remote, 3 days in the office

Broadly, the role involves carrying out the treasury requirements and supervising the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Insurance and Payroll processes on a daily basis. Specifically, this role is accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the following Treasury and Exchequer services:

Treasury management

1. Carry out the daily, monthly and quarterly treasury operations as required
2. Assist in maintaining robust treasury management policies and procedures (e.g. TMSS, TMPs & TMSs) review for appropriateness and recommend changes to ensure effective control and management of treasury risks and activities;
3. Maintain the liquidity position by managing cash surpluses as per investment policies and strategies.
4. Maintain the rolling short-term and medium-term cash forecasts
5. Maintain a fit for purpose banking infrastructure, banking mandate and efficient banking relationships.
6. Liaise with the treasury advisors, engage credit assessment application companies and apply industry practice to monitor and assess credit limits, as required.
7. Act as System Administrator for the Treasury Management System (Logotech) ensuring all records are up to date and adhere to the policies.
8. Provide regular management information reporting on treasury management to the management and committees as required under the CIPFA’s Codes of Practice and the TMSS.
9. Prepare the monthly cash control by reconciling all income and expenditure records to bank statements and schedules and to the FMS, and by resolving differences identified, in order to ensure that all receipts and payments have been correctly accounted for and posted to the ledgers accordingly.

Accounting & Advice

1. Arrange and maintain a fit for purpose set of insurances, managing the relationships with the insurers and brokers/advisors and ensure effective process for claims handling is in place
2. Ensure all insurance costs are reasonably allocated to the appropriate service areas and all recharges to stakeholders are accurately calculated and charged in accordance with relevant practices.
3. Oversee the accounting, control and reconciliation of creditors and debtors balances.
4. Take a leading role in the production of Statement of Accounts by compiling the relevant working papers and disclosures ensuring they are fully compliant with the relevant legislation and Codes of Practice and to the satisfaction of external auditors.
5. Provide proactive and responsive financial advice to support senior management in the provision of their services.
6. Support the Corporate Head of Finance at committees, working parties and project teams by attending meetings and providing financial evaluations, costings and advice to enable decisions to be made that assist in the achievement of the aims of these groups

Other Responsibilities

1. Lead the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll teams: in all aspects on a day-to-day basis. This includes effective communication via regular 1-2-1’s, setting annual targets and carrying out staff appraisals, holding regular section meetings, contributing to their individual training and development plans, and taking other steps as part of succession planning and/or recruitment.
2. Develop and maintain the central record of procedures and controls for the team, updating it regularly as part of the continuous improvement.
3. Provide all necessary assistance, support and information related to audits and reviews of Treasury and Exchequer Services or wider Finance processes and accounts. Plan, prepare and obtain information and engage with the auditors, as required.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to [e-mail] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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