Treasury Accountant

Unite the Union; City Of London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employee union seeks a Treasury Accountant to oversee banking operations and ensure compliance with financial regulations. This role involves managing cash balances, facilitating banking relationships, and conducting reconciliations to support financial stability. Candidates should be part-qualified accountants with strong skills in banking processes, analysis, and organizational abilities. This position offers a competitive salary and is based in Central London, working Monday to Friday.

Benefits

36 days' annual leave

Annual Wellbeing Allowance

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Must be part-qualified or newly qualified accountant.
• AAT alone will be insufficient.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Unite's bank accounts and treasury activities.
• Ensure compliance and control for financial stability.
• Manage cash balances and reconcile banking transactions.

Skills

Knowledge of banking processes

Strong numeracy skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Risk management awareness

Education

Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Treasury Accountant in Unite's Central Office in Holborn.

• Location: This role will be based in Unite's Central office in Holborn
• Reports to: Finance Officer
• Salary: Grade 7 - £48,881.00 per annum full time. Plus £5,159.00 per annum London Allowance (Rising to £52,305.00 per annum full time after 12 months in post).
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full-Time, 34 Hours Per Week
• Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
• Benefits: 36 days' annual leave, Annual Wellbeing Allowance, Pension Scheme

About the Role

The Treasury Accountant will oversee Unite's bank accounts and treasury activities, ensuring robust control, compliance, and effective relationships with financial institutions. The role manages cash balances, reconciliations, currency transactions, banking signatories, and credit card systems, supporting the Union's financial stability and governance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain oversight of all Unite bank accounts, ensuring proper controls and compliance are applied.
• Act as day to day relationship manager with Unity Trust Bank and other financial institutions.
• Work with Procurement to implement a new credit card system, then manage its ongoing administration, reconciliation, and compliance.
• Oversee and maintain accurate, timely, and complete bank reconciliations across Unite.
• Manage high value currency transactions, ensuring accuracy and value for money.
• Manage banking signatories for the organisation, including delivery of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks.
• Liaise with Regional Finance teams and Regional Secretaries to suspend, freeze, and close bank accounts when required.
• Accurately report cash balances to the Financial Accountant to support weekly and daily cash management.
• Provide training to relevant colleagues on credit cards, reconciliations, faster payments, and bulk payments processes.
• Undertake any other treasury related projects or administrative functions as required by the Deputy Finance Director or Finance Director.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA).
• AAT alone will be insufficient.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of banking processes, reconciliations, and currency transactions.
• Strong numeracy, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Ability to relate to others and work co-operatively in a team environment, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Displays a flexible and co-operative approach to initiating and completing changes of processes/working practices.
• Discretion and the ability to work to a high degree of confidentiality.
• Aware of compliance and risk management in treasury operations.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of the principles of Trade Unions representing working people.
• Experience of delivering financial training to colleagues

Please Note:

Shortlisted candidates will be drawn from those who best meet the criteria below and in the job description. Candidates will need to give strong evidence in all sections. The examples are given as a guide to candidates about the kind of evidence they should provide.

This role is being advertised internally and externally and individuals who can meet the requirements set out are invited to apply.

Applications are encouraged from people who are under-represented in the union. We actively encourage women, Black and Asian Ethnic minority, disabled and LGBT+ people to apply.

How to Apply

Click on the 'Apply on website' button below to apply online. The closing date for applications is Friday 16th January 2026.

For any queries, please email .

CVs are not accepted as part of the application.

Unite reserves the right to withdraw this role at any time.

Please be advised that the successful candidate may be required to undertake a DBS check as part of their pre-employment checks dependent on the nature of the role.

HR Training & Development Department