Treasury Dealer

United Utilities; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in the UK is looking for a motivated finance professional to join their Treasury team. Responsibilities include managing cash pools, ensuring financial compliance, and conducting risk analysis. The ideal candidate will have a degree and an accountancy qualification, with strong analytical and communication skills. This role offers competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive salary and pension scheme

Annual performance-related bonus

26 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Motivated, analytical finance professional.
• Strong mathematical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Involved in daily cash dealing process.
• Ensures compliance with financial contracts and policies.
• Conducts financial risk analysis and prepares reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Mathematical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Resilience under pressure

Collaboration skills

Initiative

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Tools

Financial analysis software

Excel with macros and Power Query

Job description

United Utilities' (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener, and healthier Northwest. To achieve this, we need to carefully manage our financial resources and that's where you come in.

We're looking for a motivated finance professional to join our Treasury team, helping us to make efficient investment and borrowing decisions to ensure we maintain appropriate levels of liquidity, whilst managing financial risk so we can keep investing in essential services for our customers and communities.

What you'll be doing

In this dynamic and varied role, you'll be directly involved in our daily dealing operations and wider treasury activities, including:

• Training on our daily cash dealing process, a critical business role managing multiple cash pools, in close contact with the group's banks ensuring the UU Group stays liquid and makes essential payments to avoid default.
• Ensuring compliance with financial contracts, regulatory obligations, internal governance and treasury policies.
• Supporting debt issuance, hedging activity, and the group's broader financing strategy, including opportunities to get involved in electricity and interest rate hedging.
• Conducting detailed financial risk analysis in areas such as liquidity and credit risk, preparing monthly and quarterly treasury management information packs and writing accurate, clear and concise reports for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Treasury Committee and Audit & Risk Committee.
• Supporting management of relationships with the group's insurance brokers, insurers and various bankers / money transmission providers.
• Learning to use and manage the various IT systems and applications used by the treasury team for cash management purposes and to support the wider treasury function.
• Supporting ad hoc treasury projects and investor relations activities.
• Following detailed, process-driven procedures within a well-controlled and monitored environment, with a focus on continuous improvement, efficiency, and innovation.

You will undertake a 3 month training programme when you first start, which will be predominantly office based, with lots of support to build your expertise and confidence. This role offers strong development opportunities to explore different areas of treasury and finance, fostering business wide collaboration and personal growth.

What we're looking for

We want a motivated, analytical finance professional with:

• A degree level of education or equivalent.
• An accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Strong mathematical skills, excellent attention to detail, and a high level of accuracy.
• Good IT skills, with proven Excel experience (knowledge of macros and Power Query are a real advantage).
• The ability to analyse data insightfully and logically, telling a compelling financial story.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and build credibility at senior levels.
• Resilience under pressure and strong prioritization skills to deliver high-quality results.
• A collaborative approach, balanced with the initiative to work independently.
• A keen interest in bringing efficiencies and innovation to treasury processes.
• A willingness to study towards the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) exams - funding and support will be provided.

What we offer

You'll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company that puts people and sustainability at the heart of everything we do. At United Utilities, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme (7% employee 14% employer contribution)
• Annual performance-related bonus up to 10.5%
• 26 days' holiday rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidays
• A wide range of private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Opportunities for professional development
• Hybrid working model: typically 3 days per week in the office, with more days initially to support your initial embedment into the role

Join us and help shape the financial strength that underpins our mission to deliver great water, for the long term, to our communities across the North West.

Apply now to be part of a stronger, greener, healthier North West.

Why United Utilities

We're more than just water. We're a purpose-driven organisation committed to sustainability, innovation, and the communities we serve. Join us and be part of a team that values integrity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves. Whether you join a team that shares your vision or connect with colleagues across our networks, you'll find a welcoming and supportive organisation ready to help you thrive.