Treasury Manager

Channel 4 Corporation; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Treasury Manager to oversee critical financial strategies and cash management processes. This role involves managing banking relationships, optimizing investment strategies, and ensuring accurate cash flow forecasting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in treasury management, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. Join a dynamic finance team dedicated to supporting business decisions through insightful analysis and expert advice. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility while fostering collaboration within a high-performing culture.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Free Virtual GP access

Discounted Gym memberships

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Holiday Purchase

Financial guidance 1-2-1's

Qualifications

• Proven treasury experience and/or a recognized treasury qualification.
• Experience of cash flow forecasting and cash management structures.
• Ability to interpret data and summarize key variables.

Responsibilities

• Manage banking relationships and cash forecasting processes.
• Implement investment strategy and optimize capital structure.
• Prepare materials for monthly Treasury Risk Committee.

Skills

Treasury Management

Cash Flow Forecasting

Financial Analysis

Excel Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

Degree in Finance

Degree in Accounting

Recognized Treasury Qualification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Treasury Manager
Reports to: Senior Manager - Tax and Treasury
Department: Finance
Location:Leeds
Job Grade: M

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

Channel 4’s Finance team has a vision to be trusted advisors, supporting and informing decision-making through insightful analysis, expert opinion and timely and accurate reporting. Efficiently and effectively ensuring the sustainability of Channel 4 through a strong system of financial control and compliance.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the role is to provide accurate treasury reporting, advice and recommendations to the Business. The main responsibilities of the role are to manage and implement our working capital strategy, investment strategy and capital structure alongside managing short term cash forecasting and hold key banking relationships on behalf of Channel 4.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the following processes:
• Ownership of our key banking relationships and KYC requirements
• Managing RCF facility including reporting requirements
• To review and implement the optimum capital structure, sources of liquidity and working capital facilities
• Management of our investment strategy ensuring we are maximising returns on our cash balances
• Managing the production of our 13-week cash flow forecast and reporting
• Updating and reviewing our Treasury Policy
• Managing ESG reporting to ensure we comply with our ESG linked facility
• Management of our working capital profile
• Preparing materials for monthly Treasury Risk Committee
• Managing our FX trading and FX forecasts
• Review monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparation of Treasury Notes for Annual Report
• Ownership of designing and improving the Group's treasury processes and controls
• Interact with FP&A team to fully understand the immediate and longer-term cash requirements of the business and to ensure cash forecasting is continuously updated with accuracy maintained
• Support on key strategic and corporate projects

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Proven treasury experience and/or a recognised treasury qualification
• Proven low risk cash investment experience
• Relevant degrees will be considered an asset (e.g. in finance, accounting, banking)
• Experience of cash flow forecasting
• Understanding of cash management structures
• Competent and comfortable with detailed analysis with ability to interpret data and summarise key variables
• Appetite to challenge and negotiate appropriate positions with banks
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to take ownership and strive to improve processes and add value
• Attention to detail, accuracy and rigour
• Strong communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Customer orientated with proven ability to develop close relationships with key contacts
• Advanced Excel skills (experience of basic financial modelling)
• Excellent analytical skills and logical approach to problem solving
• Team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude who can collaborate effectively and efficiently but who can also work independently when required
• Able to use own initiative to scout areas for improvements and suggest improvements for recurrent issues
• Able to work to tight deadlines and effectively manage changing priorities

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Experience producing dashboards using Power BI (or similar)
• Experience in the technology, media, and telecom sector

Basic salary per annum starting from

Application questions to complete

Please remember to complete the additional application questions by uploading a Word or PDF attachment. These questions really help us get to know you better and we won’t be able to consider your application without them.

Please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Experience & Skills’ outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)

Benefits There are a million reasons why it’s great to work at Channel 4, here are just a few of the perks for you;

• Private medical insurance
• Free Virtual GP access for employees
• Free Female Health hormone test each year
• Free Tastecard membership
• Financial guidance 1-2-1’s available each quarter
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Holiday Purchase

Hybrid working From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week.
Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.

Applications Close Date

Applications Close Date 16 May 2025

Equal Opportunities Channel 4’s purpose is to create change through entertainment; by representing unheard voices, challenging with purpose and delivering content which reflects the diversity of different communities across the UK.

We are only able to deliver on this remit by having a workforce rich in diversity of thought, background and lived experience. As an employer we encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on disability, age, gender reassignment, gender expression, criminal history, length of time spent unemployed, marriage or civil partnership status, national origin, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Disability Confident Scheme:
Channel 4 is a member of the Business Disability Forum (BDF) and has also maintained the highest level of the Department of Work and Pension's Disability Confident scheme - Level 3: Leader. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, we aim to offer an interview to all candidates who have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and who meet the essential criteria for an advertised job. If you wish your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please select yes when completing the application questions. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident Campaign website.

For our roles and schemes that receive a high volume of applications it may not be possible to provide an interview to all applicants who meet the essential criteria and in this situation we can only select applications that best meet the skills needed for the role.

Care Leaver Friendly Employer:
Channel 4 is a Care Leaver Friendly Employer. By signing the Care Leaver Friendly Employer Charter and adopting its principles, we are supporting an immensely talented yet often under-served and under-represented community of young people/ adults. We commit to offering an interview (and constructive feedback) to applicants who identify as care experienced and meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined on the job description. Applicants should indicate if they wish to apply under our Care Leaver Scheme by selecting the option on the application form.

Workplace Adjustments:
We are committed to providing disabled applicants a level playing field when applying for a job and support whilst employed to perform to the best of their ability and develop their careers. If you have a neurodiverse condition, impairment or long-term condition and require any adjustments, additional support or alternative arrangements during the recruitment and wish to discuss this confidentially, please let us know via the following e-mail [e-mail]