Treasury Manager

Cranfield University; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cranfield University’s Finance PSU is seeking a professionally qualified accountant to lead treasury, cash management and banking activities within a dynamic university environment. You will manage liquidity, forecasting, investments and financial controls while supporting month‑end and year‑end processes.

Working with colleagues across Finance and the wider University, you will help ensure robust financial management of the endowment funds and banking arrangements, contributing to continuous

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with treasury, banking or financial control experience.
• Strong cash management, reconciliations and financial controls knowledge.
• Experience with month-end and year-end accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Handle cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and treasury reporting.
• Oversee banking arrangements (BACS, online banking, cards) and related controls.
• Support month-end/year-end closing and endowment accounting, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Treasury management

Cash management

Financial reporting

Banking processes

Month-end processes

Analytical skills

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Organisation: Cranfield University
Faculty or Department: Finance
Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of GBP49,735 to GBP59,837 per annum, with potential progression up to GBP72,471 per annu
Apply by: 04/11/2026

Role Description

The Finance PSU welcomes applications from qualified finance professionals who are looking for a varied and rewarding opportunity within a dynamic University finance environment. This role will suit someone who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with treasury, banking and financial control, and who wants to make a visible contribution to the effective management of the University's financial resources.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in cash and liquidity management, banking, borrowing, investments, payment processes and financial reporting, working with colleagues across Finance and the wider University.

The post holder will be responsible for the University's day–to–day treasury and banking activities, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, treasury reporting, borrowing administration, investments, foreign currency activity and associated financial controls.

The role also includes responsibility for key banking and payment arrangements, including BACS, online banking, merchant services, payment terminals and corporate and purchasing cards, alongside supervision of the Treasury function. The post holder will support month–end and year–end accounting, treasury–related audit requirements and the financial management and accounting of the University's endowment funds.

Working closely with colleagues across Finance, the wider University, banks, payment providers and auditors, the post holder will provide advice and guidance, resolve issues and help ensure treasury and banking processes are accurate, secure, efficient and well controlled. The role will also contribute to continuous improvement across systems, procedures and financial controls.

About You

You will be a professionally qualified accountant with relevant experience in treasury, financial accounting, banking or a closely related finance role. You will bring a strong understanding of cash management, reconciliations, financial controls and month–end processes, together with the confidence to work with complex financial information and significant transactions.

You will be analytical, accurate and well organised, with strong communication and relationship–building skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and critical deadlines. You will be confident using financial systems and Microsoft Excel, applying professional judgement and resolving issues within established policies and delegated authorities.

Experience of Higher Education, treasury management, borrowing, investments, endowments, corporate cards, payment security or electronic banking systems would be advantageous. In return, the successful applicant will join a supportive and collaborative Finance team and take on a broad, high–impact role with real scope to influence and improve treasury and banking services.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world–class expertise, large–scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here .

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on–site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 04 November 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications.

Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.