Treasury Controller

Royal Mail Group; Hook-a-Gate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal services organization is seeking a Treasury Controller to join their Group Finance team. This pivotal role requires a qualified finance professional with treasury experience, overseeing all aspects of treasury-related accounting and managing the Treasury Management System. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills, excellent stakeholder influence, and a strategic mindset. This position offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, including family healthcare and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Family friendly support

Discounts and offers

Supportive company sick pay

24/7 Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional with treasury experience.
• Strong technical accounting skills and experience with financial controls.
• Experience in insurance markets and strategic risk transfer is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of treasury-related accounting.
• Manage and develop the Treasury Management System (IT2).
• Provide technical advice on hedge accounting.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Knowledge of treasury and capital markets

Experience with financial controls

Ability to influence stakeholders

Proactive strategic mindset

Education

Professional accounting or finance qualification

Tools

Treasury Management System (IT2)

Job description

Job reference 332159
Treasury Controller
Competitive Salary, £5,500 Car allowance, plus full family Healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential with 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing with years served and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time

This role can be based at either our London (Farringdon) office or Chesterfield (Future Walk) office, with an expectation to work onsite 2–3 days per week

Join the Group Finance team at International Distribution Services (IDS). This is a pivotal function that partners with Royal Mail’s Finance team to drive performance and deliver strategic financial insights. Be part of a team that shapes decisions and supports the success of one of the UK’s most iconic organisations.

We’re looking for a Treasury Controller to join our Group Finance team. This is a key role for a qualified finance professional with treasury experience.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Group Finance, you will act as the subject matter expert for all Treasury related accounting and controllership for the Group.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of treasury-related accounting.
• Manage and develop the Treasury Management System (IT2), including system upgrades and strategic improvements.
• Provide technical advice on hedge accounting and assess the implications of all hedge programmes.
• Lead on treasury-related elements within the IDS Group consolidated financial statements, including year-end disclosures, supporting analysis, presenting materials and working closely with external audit teams.
• Supported by external insurance broker, own and advise on the insurance strategy for the UK business, manage broker relationships, and represent Royal Mail externally.
• Support broader finance planning activities, including budgeting and forecasting.

About You

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:

• A professional accounting or finance qualification (essential)
• Strong technical accounting skills and experience with financial controls
• Advanced knowledge of IFRS 9 (desirable)
• Deep understanding of treasury, capital markets, and financial instruments
• Experience in insurance markets and strategic risk transfer or a willingness and demonstrated ability to pick this up
• A proactive, strategic mindset with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• A hands-on, enthusiastic approach with a drive to deliver results

Benefits

• Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers – there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing – you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Sunday 18th January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.