Treasury Accountant

DLA Piper LLP; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Treasury Accountant role sits within the Group Treasury team of the International Firm, offering exposure to multi-currency operations and treasury controls. You will lead close, prepare journals, manage FX and intercompany funding, and deliver insightful reporting for senior finance leaders in a global professional-services firm.

Based in the UK, the role emphasises accounting excellence, strong analytical skills and collaboration with Finance, Tax and local teams to drive treasury

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional with ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Strong accounting and financial controls knowledge
• Experience with treasury transactions and reporting

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close for treasury entities and activities
• Prepare and post treasury journals (FX, interest, intercompany)
• Manage intercompany funding and settlements
• Provide treasury reporting for senior management
• Monitor FX exposures and hedging reporting
• Ensure compliance with Treasury Policy and controls

Skills

Excellent numerical and analytical

Excel and PowerPoint/MS Office

Translate large datasets into insights

Strong communication across countries

Problem solving / process improvement

Attention to detail / tight deadlines

Willingness to learn / develop new sk

Proactive approach to problems

Education

ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Treasury Accountant is a key member of the Group Treasury team, supporting the effective management, accounting, control and reporting of the International Firm's treasury activities.

Working across a complex, multi-currency international organisation, the role combines treasury accounting, foreign exchange risk management, intercompany funding, reporting, banking and treasury controls. The role will work closely with colleagues across Finance, Tax and with local finance teams internationally.

The position offers broad exposure to the activities of a global treasury function and provides an excellent opportunity to develop treasury expertise within an international professional-services environment whilst still being predominantly accounting focused.

Main duties and responsibilities

Treasury Accounting & Financial Control

• Lead the month-end close process for treasury-related entities and activities
• Prepare and post treasury accounting journals, including foreign exchange, interest, intercompany and other treasury-related transactions
• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies in conjunction with Group Finance and other finance teams
• Lead the budgeting and reforecasting processes for treasury-related entities and activities and analysis of performance against budgets/reforecasts
• Lead the accounting and reporting of bank interest, borrowing costs, bank charges and foreign exchange gains and losses
• Support the external audit and internal control requirements for treasury related activities

Cashflow Forecasting

• Lead cash planning process, generating cashflow and balance sheet budgets and forecasts
• Implement and drive cash flow forecasting excellence

Foreign Exchange & Risk Management

• Support the identification, monitoring and management of foreign exchange exposures across the International Firm
• Analyse currency exposures and assist in determining appropriate hedging requirements
• Monitor existing hedging positions and provide clear and insightful reporting on exposures and risk
• Execute FX hedging deals in line with the Treasury Policy and in accordance with the changing needs of the business
• Support the ongoing development of FX risk management and associated controls

Intercompany Funding

• Maintain and administer intercompany loans and associated documentation
• Calculate and coordinate intercompany interest postings and settlements
• Work with local and Group Finance teams to ensure intercompany transactions are appropriately recorded and reconciled
• Support settlement of intercompany balances across multiple jurisdictions and currencies

Reporting, Governance & Compliance

• Prepare impactful treasury reporting and analysis for internal stakeholders including senior and executive management
• Lead banking covenant monitoring and reporting
• Support compliance with the Firm's Treasury Policy and associated processes
• Drive continuous improvements to controls, reporting and management information and streamline activities

About you

• Qualified finance professional (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Strong grounding in accounting and financial controls, with the ability to understand the accounting implications of treasury transactions and activities
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Great Excel skills and working knowledge of PowerPoint and other MS Office products
• Ability to translate large datasets and complex transactions and their financial implications into meaningful insights
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with finance colleagues across different countries and functions.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and process improvement
• Strong attention to detail is an absolute must with good organisation skills and ability to work to tight deadlines
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Strong problem solver with intellectual curiosity and a "can-do" attitude