Treasury and Asset Assistant

Gist; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics and supply chain company in Barnsley is seeking a qualified AAT professional to oversee financial management tasks within the Treasury & Asset Management Team. The role focuses on maintaining cash books, ensuring compliance in balance sheet reconciliations, and managing estate responsibilities. Candidates should possess strong SAP knowledge and intuitive reconciliation skills. With competitive salary and numerous employee perks, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their financial expertise in a supportive environment.

Benefits

20% M&S discount

25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan

Auto Enrolment Pension or Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Access to well-being support

First-class welcome with tailored induction

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Good level of understanding of financial ledgers and reconciliation skills.
• Attention to detail is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile multiple cash books for approximately £600m turnover businesses.
• Control and compliance of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Handle utilities accruals and reporting to stakeholders.
• Manage estate responsibilities for rent, rates, and insurance payments.
• Centralised accrual reconciliation and control.
• Interface with internal and external auditors.

Skills

SAP

Reconciliation and account maintenance

Intuitive reconciliation skills

Excellent PC & systems skills

Analytical thinking

Teamworking cross functional teams

Data warehouse experience

Database experience

Excellent SAP knowledge & capability

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.

At Gist, safety and people sit at the heart of everything we do. We value individuality and create an environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, contribute meaningfully, and make a real impact.

The Financial Management Centre operates all financial transactions and processes for the business.

The Treasury and Asset Management Team encompasses cashbook reconciliation and control, cash allocation, fixed asset management & reporting, capitalising, WIP reconciliation, estate management, reporting and balance sheet compliance.

What's in it for you?

• 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
• Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
• Amazing perks and discounts via our App to major restaurants and retailers
• Access to a wide range of well-being support - including our Employee Assistance Programme
• A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme

Role details:

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday - Friday

Location: Barnsley, S71 3LJ

What you'll do:

The Treasury & Asset Team is responsible for:

Fixed Assets, including maintenance of ledgers, asset management, capitalisation, WIP reconciliation and asset verification.

• Treasury and cash management. Encompassing multiple cash book maintenance for circa £600m turnover businesses. Cash allocation and cash management.
• Estate management. Responsibility for rates and utilities on company properties and rental properties, ensuring ledger control in payment and compliance.
• Dealing directly with internal and external auditors with regards to management and maintenance of processes and reconciliation.
• Supporting the wider Finance team in weekly and monthly accounts preparation.
• Creation & Development of relevant reporting information for both Finance & Operational areas of the business.
• Working with the wider Finance community across Gist to develop, enhance and streamline processes and workflows.
• Financial housekeeping and control of balance sheet ledgers.

The main duties of the role are:

• Maintenance and reconciliation of multiple cash books for circa £600m turnover businesses.
• Balance sheet reconciliations control and compliance.
• Utilities accruals and reporting to stakeholders.
• Estate management with responsibilities for rent, rates and insurance payments & reconciliations
• Centralised accrual reconciliation and control.
• Interface with internal & external auditors

Who you are:

This role would ideally be suited for an AAT qualified person, that potentially would be looking towards furthering their financial qualifications. You should have a good level of understanding of financial ledgers and reconciliation skills with ability to apply attention to detail is essential.

Experience needed:

• SAP
• Reconciliation and account maintenance

• Intuitive reconciliation skills
• Excellent PC & systems skills
• Analytical thinking
• Teamworking cross functional teams

• Data warehouse experience (desirable)
• Database experience (desirable)
• Excellent SAP knowledge & capability (desirable)

Why Gist?

At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative, and ethical.

Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S's sustainability commitments in Plan A.

Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there's never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.

Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it's meaningful to you, it's important to us.

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

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Recruiter

Carr, Rachel (Recruitment Lead - )