Treasury Services Officer

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Leapfrog Limited is seeking a numerate and detail‑oriented trainee to support treasury operations in the UK. You will help process deposits, FX trades and short-term cash placements, while monitoring liquidity and reconciliation tasks.

Training is provided to develop core treasury skills across client service, finance and operations. You will join a collaborative team, learn to verify instructions within approved limits, and contribute to daily reporting and data quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education, strong numeracy and written English.
• Transferable skills from education, banking, payments, finance, administration or customer service welcomed.
• Accuracy, analytical ability, clear communication and sound judgement are essential.
• Experience following procedures, checking information and maintaining records desirable.
• Basic knowledge of Excel and Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Process deposits, cash placements, FX transactions and other treasury instructions within deadlines.
• Monitor cash balances, inflows/outflows, settlement positions and liquidity needs.
• Ensure instructions are authorised within mandates and keep clear records.
• Track transactions to settlement and support reconciliations across systems.
• Maintain accurate counterparty records, dealing docs and signatory information.
• Prepare daily/periodic reports on balances, maturities, yields and liquidity.
• Monitor counterparty exposures and escalate breaches or regulatory concerns.
• Respond to treasury queries and build cross-functional relationships.
• Assist onboarding by gathering docs and completing due diligence.
• Maintain procedures, support system/ workflow improvements and testing.
• Provide handovers and contribute to business continuity.

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Written English

Teamwork

Education

General education

Tools

Excel

Microsoft 365

Job description

Put your numerical skills to work in treasury, supporting client cash management, payments and foreign exchange transactions. Training is provided, making this an opportunity to build on transferable skills.

Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Process approved deposits, short-term cash placements, foreign exchange transactions and other treasury instructions within agreed deadlines.
• Monitor cash balances, expected inflows and outflows, settlement positions and upcoming liquidity requirements, escalating concerns promptly.
• Check that instructions are complete, appropriately authorised and within approved mandates and limits, maintaining clear approval records.
• Track transactions through to settlement, investigate discrepancies or failed payments, and support reconciliations across bank, custody, dealing and internal records.
• Maintain accurate account details, counterparty records, dealing documentation, signatory information and supporting due diligence records.
• Prepare daily and periodic reports covering balances, maturities, yields, exposures, liquidity positions and exceptions.
• Monitor counterparty exposures and approved limits, escalating breaches, concentrations and operational, fraud or regulatory concerns.
• Respond to treasury queries and build effective relationships with colleagues across client service, finance, compliance and operations.
• Help identify clients who may benefit from treasury services, ensuring any engagement is appropriately authorised.
• Support new client onboarding by gathering documentation, coordinating approvals and ensuring due diligence and account setup requirements are completed.
• Maintain procedures and checklists, contribute to improvements in systems, workflows and data quality, and support testing of approved changes.
• Provide effective handovers, maintain orderly records and support business continuity and treasury cover where trained and authorised.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a good standard of general education, strong numeracy and written English, and a careful, organised approach. Previous treasury experience is helpful but not essential; transferable skills gained through education, banking, payments, finance, administration, customer service or another controlled environment are welcomed. Accuracy, analytical ability, clear communication and sound judgement are essential, alongside respect for confidentiality and a willingness to escalating concerns promptly. Experience following procedures, checking information and maintaining records is desirable, as is basic knowledge of Excel and Microsoft 365. A collaborative approach, willingness to undertake relevant training or qualifications, and flexibility around payment and market deadlines will also be important.

For a full job description or further information on this role please call 711188 , or email [e-mail] .