Treasury Accountant

ACCA Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent annual leave

Generous pension

Enhanced parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Cycle to work

Life Assurance x4

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking an experienced Treasury Accountant to join our Finance team in London. You’ll manage cash, liquidity, debt and treasury risk while leading improvements to our Treasury Management System and related reporting, enabling sound financial decisions across the organisation.

The role requires practical treasury expertise, experience with banking interfaces and multi‑company cash forecasting, with a focus on accuracy and process enhancement.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge and practical experience of treasury operations and an understanding of their wider impact on an organisation.
• Experience of implementing, developing or enhancing a Treasury Management System, including improving treasury reporting.
• Experience of treasury accounting, including accounting for financial derivatives.
• Strong experience of bank account management, including electronic banking interfaces, bank mandates, opening accounts and coordinating KYC requirements.
• Practical experience of preparing multi-company daily cash-flow forecasts and reporting daily cash positions.
• Experience of investing surplus cash and managing drawdowns from loan facilities within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of cash and liquidity management.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information, identify issues and provide practical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office, with an interest in using systems and technology to improve treasury processes and reporting.
• Membership of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) or qualification as a CCAB accountant.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an outstanding operational treasury service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor the Group’s daily cash position and forecast future cash requirements, ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet our financial obligations.
• Manage the investment of surplus cash in accordance with NHG’s Treasury Management Policy.
• Support the effective management of the Group’s debt portfolio, including drawdowns and the rollover of floating-rate loans.
• Ensure interest payments and other treasury obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintain covenant compliance schedules and ensure required information is provided to lenders within agreed deadlines.
• Take ownership of the Treasury Management System, ensuring information is accurate, current and effectively used to manage the Group’s debt portfolio.
• Lead improvements and enhancements to the Treasury Management System, using technology and dynamic reporting to improve efficiency and help make treasury increasingly digital.
• Maintain bank mandates across the Group and support the opening and administration of bank accounts, including KYC requirements.
• Oversee electronic banking interfaces and help ensure appropriate controls are maintained.
• Ensure treasury transactions are accurately recorded and accounted for in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, banks, lenders and other stakeholders, providing clear and dependable treasury information and support.
• Continually look for opportunities to improve treasury processes, controls, systems and reporting.

Skills

Treasury operations

Treasury management system

Cash forecasting

Financial analysis

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

ACT membership or CCAB qualification

Tools

Treasury Management System

Job description

What You’ll Do

Are you an experienced treasury professional who enjoys combining hands-on treasury operations with systems improvement, financial analysis and process transformation? We’re looking for a Treasury Accountant to join our Finance team and play an important role in helping Notting Hill Genesis effectively manage its cash, debt and financial risks.

This is a varied role where you’ll be at the heart of our day-to-day treasury operations. You’ll monitor and forecast cash requirements, manage liquidity, support the management of our debt portfolio and ensure treasury transactions are accurately accounted for.

You’ll also take the lead on our Treasury Management System, helping us get the most from our technology, improve processes and reporting, and continue developing a more efficient and digitally enabled treasury function. Working with colleagues across Finance and the wider organisation, as well as banks, lenders and other external stakeholders, you’ll provide a responsive, accurate and high-quality treasury service that supports sound financial decision-making and ultimately enables us to continue delivering for our residents.

How You’ll Do It

• Deliver an outstanding operational treasury service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor the Group’s daily cash position and forecast future cash requirements, ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet our financial obligations.
• Manage the investment of surplus cash in accordance with NHG’s Treasury Management Policy.
• Support the effective management of the Group’s debt portfolio, including drawdowns and the rollover of floating-rate loans.
• Ensure interest payments and other treasury obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintain covenant compliance schedules and ensure required information is provided to lenders within agreed deadlines.
• Take ownership of the Treasury Management System, ensuring information is accurate, current and effectively used to manage the Group’s debt portfolio.
• Lead improvements and enhancements to the Treasury Management System, using technology and dynamic reporting to improve efficiency and help make treasury increasingly digital.
• Maintain bank mandates across the Group and support the opening and administration of bank accounts, including KYC requirements.
• Oversee electronic banking interfaces and help ensure appropriate controls are maintained.
• Ensure treasury transactions are accurately recorded and accounted for in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, banks, lenders and other stakeholders, providing clear and dependable treasury information and support.
• Continually look for opportunities to improve treasury processes, controls, systems and reporting.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.

Essential

• Proven knowledge and practical experience of treasury operations and an understanding of their wider impact on an organisation.
• Experience of implementing, developing or enhancing a Treasury Management System, including improving treasury reporting.
• Experience of treasury accounting, including accounting for financial derivatives.
• Strong experience of bank account management, including electronic banking interfaces, bank mandates, opening accounts and coordinating KYC requirements.
• Practical experience of preparing multi-company daily cash-flow forecasts and reporting daily cash positions.
• Experience of investing surplus cash and managing drawdowns from loan facilities within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of cash and liquidity management.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information, identify issues and provide practical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office, with an interest in using systems and technology to improve treasury processes and reporting.
• Membership of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) or qualification as a CCAB accountant.

What’s in it for you?

Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits Include

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

All About Us

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 65,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,800 employees.

For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/

This role is currently eligible for potential sponsorship in line with our Eligibility to Work policy, under the Skilled Worker visa route (SOC Code 2421). This will depend on your current right to work situation and government rules.