Treasury & Investor Relations Manager

Morgan Advanced Materials; Windsor; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading materials company located in Windsor is seeking a Treasury & Investor Relations Manager. The role involves overseeing treasury functions, including cash management and FX transactions, and supporting investor relations through communication with shareholders. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong communication skills, a proactive attitude, and a desire to enhance their technical knowledge in treasury accounting. This permanent position offers the chance to work in a purpose-driven organization committed to sustainability.

Qualifications

• Desire to further develop technical understanding in treasury accounting.
• Understanding of derivatives and amortisation.
• Willingness to study for AMCT qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate reporting of treasury accounting.
• Maintain appropriate cash pool positions.
• Support investor communications and manage shareholder queries.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong spreadsheet skills

Negotiating skills

High levels of energy

Education

Qualified accountant or QBE

Tools

Finance software

Treasury Management System (TMS)

Job description

Overview

Treasury & Investor Relations Manager

Windsor, UK

Permanent Staff

The Treasury & Investor Relations Manager supports with the management of the Treasury (c. 75% of role, and including certain pension matters) and Investor Relations (c. 25% of role) functions.

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

We help our customers push the limits of their processes and products to meet the demanding requirements they face, from higher process temperatures to higher product performance to increasing miniaturisation.

Key Figures

Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Treasury & Investor Relations Manager (reporting to Group Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations)

Location: Windsor, UK

Role Type: Permanent Staff

Treasury

You will provide take responsibility for the accurate and timely reporting of all treasury accounting and key metrics (such as free cashflow), including supporting the Treasury Analyst.

You will drive the Group’s efficient use of cash through various mechanisms including cash pooling, inter-company lending/borrowing and dividend repatriation, as well as maintenance of funding facilities.

You will be responsible for the Treasury FX position, executing FX deals and money market transactions as required.

You will develop strong relationships with the wider business to drive an improved understanding of Group Treasury and best practice.

You will develop strong relationships with external stakeholders, in particular our Group banks.

Investor Relations

You will support the Director of Investor Relations in the day to day management of the function, including maintenance of consensus, helping with inbound shareholder queries, supporting investor roadshows and capital markets events.

You will develop strong relationships with external stakeholders, in particular our capital markets advisors.

Responsibilities – Treasury

• Supporting the Treasury Analyst as appropriate in timely and accurate reporting of all treasury transactions and key metrics
• Responsibility for maintaining appropriate cash pool positions, including borrowing/repayment measures as required for the efficient operation of the pooling structures. Improvement of new cash pooling structures. Implementation of new structures as required.
• Reporting on the group’s cash on a global basis, monitoring global cash cycles and supporting the Treasury Analyst in producing weekly position summary for the Group Executive. Developing and improving these processes to reduce manual effort
• Owning the maintenance of the Group Treasury bank and dealing mandates, supporting the Treasury Analyst as required. Acting as the first point of contact in managing our bank relationships
• Owning the payments, FX Confirmations and intercompany loan processes, supporting the Treasury analyst as required.
• Contribute to the ongoing upgrade of treasury controls, policy and procedures to ensure best practice across treasury processes, including working with the Controls and Internal Audit functions
• Primary ‘ownership’ of the TMS and working to improve the TMS over time
• Responsible for maintenance of the FX hedging programme, alongside day-to-day foreign exchange hedging and money market transactions
• Owning the cash repatriation process from subsidiaries where cash is not centrally pooled, including driving the inter-co dividend process
• Assist the Group Treasurer in delivering new credit facilities and improvements to other ancillary facilities such as overdrafts and ISDAs
• Assisting the Group Treasurer with all responsibilities regards the UK DB and DC pension schemes, including supporting the wider Group Finance function with pension accounting processes

Responsibilities – Investor Relations

• Maintenance of consensus, keeping up to date with Analyst updates
• Ownership of the IR mailbox. Dealing with shareholder queries as appropriate
• Supporting investor roadshows and capital markets events as required
• Involvement in production of external shareholder communications, such as preliminary announcements, RNS etc

Qualifications – Experience

• Qualified (or QBE) accountant with a strong understanding of controls, and a desire to further develop their technical understanding
• Understanding of treasury accounting such as derivatives or amortisation
• AMCT qualification or a willingness to study towards it would be desirable
• Strong spreadsheet skills and use of finance software including an awareness of TMS capability

Ideal Skills and Behaviours

• Excellent communication skills, including ability to interface at Executive level. Desire to partner with the business more broadly
• High levels of energy, pro-activity, initiative and self-motivation.
• Negotiating skills when dealing with the financial community.
• Highly disciplined with respect to operational matters and controls.
• Strategic thinking abilities.
• Curiosity about the business and results

Morgan Advanced Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Ind-1