Treasury Assistant

Intertek; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Intertek is seeking a Treasury Assistant to join our Group Finance team in the UK. You will support day-to-day treasury activities, cash management, and treasury reporting in a global organisation.

You will work with the Treasury Manager and stakeholders, contributing to process improvements and operational excellence while developing your treasury career.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Finance/Business or related discipline.
• Working towards recognised accounting/treasury qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AMCT).
• Strong Excel skills with financial data.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate cash flow forecasts and monitor daily cash positions.
• Process treasury payments and assist with bank administration.
• Prepare treasury reporting and reconciliations for month-end close.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Multi-priority management

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Finance/Business

Studying towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AMCT

Tools

Treasury Management System (TMS)

Job description

We are seeking a Treasury Assistant to join our Group Finance team in the UK. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to develop a career in treasury, gaining exposure to cash management, banking operations, treasury reporting and financial controls within a global organisation. Working closely with the Treasury Manager and stakeholders across the business, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day treasury activities that help ensure the efficient management of the Group's cash and banking operations.

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly organised and detail-oriented finance professional with a strong interest in treasury operations and cash management. Comfortable working with financial data, you take pride in ensuring accuracy, maintaining strong controls and delivering work to a high standard. You enjoy collaborating with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, have a proactive approach to problem solving and are keen to develop your knowledge within a global treasury environment.

Required skills and experience:

• Educated to degree level, ideally in Finance, Business or a related discipline.
• Working towards, or willing to study towards, a recognised accounting or treasury qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AMCT).
• Good Excel skills, with confidence working with financial and numerical data.
• Strong attention to detail, with an accurate and methodical approach to financial transactions and reconciliations.
• Well organised and able to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Exposure to finance, banking or treasury activities such as payments, cash reporting or reconciliations
• Familiarity with treasury management systems or online banking platforms

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Group Treasury team and play a key role in supporting Intertek's global treasury operations. Working closely with Finance teams, banking partners and other key stakeholders across the business, you will support cash management activities, treasury reporting, bank administration and payment processing. The role offers broad exposure to treasury operations within a global organisation and provides an excellent opportunity to develop your technical and commercial finance skills while contributing to process improvements and operational excellence.

Key activities:

• Consolidate Group cash flow forecasts and monitor daily cash positions to support effective liquidity management.
• Process domestic and international treasury payments, ensuring timely and accurate settlement of transactions.
• Perform daily reconciliations between bank statements and the Treasury Management System (TMS).
• Prepare treasury reporting, reconciliations and supporting schedules for month-end close activities.
• Support bank account administration, including the maintenance of user access and banking mandates in accordance with company policies.
• Maintain accurate treasury records and documentation to support reporting and audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with treasury controls, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Support treasury-related projects and initiatives focused on process improvement, automation and system enhancements.
• Work closely with Group and Regional Finance teams, banking partners and internal stakeholders to support treasury operations.

WHAT WE OFFER

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Development and career opportunities around the globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement and does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.