Treasury Analyst

WTW; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WTW Portugal is seeking a Treasury Specialist to manage end-to-end payment flows, settlement, and controls within the Treasury System. You will process payments, confirm transactions, and resolve bank discrepancies to ensure accurate daily cash movements.

The role requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder communication, and fluency with Excel. You will collaborate with teams to onboard beneficiaries and support treasury projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate treasury environments with knowledge of treasury products.
• Accounting or treasury qualification is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills with high accuracy.
• Effective communication with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to changing working requirements.
• Accommodating and responsive to ad-hoc requests.
• Proficient in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage payment flows from the previous day, notifying exceptions.
• Settle deals and process daily treasury activity in the Treasury System.
• Process all payments via SWIFT or bank portals before cut-off times.
• Confirm treasury transactions in Misys Finastra and report discrepancies.
• Follow up with banks on trade settlements and respond to queries.
• Liaise with internal teams to onboard beneficiaries and automate postings.

Skills

Corporate Treasury experience

Treasury products knowledge

Excel proficiency

Education

Accounting or Treasury qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Description

Responsibilities of the Role

Transaction management:

• Ensure payment flows from previous day have been processed by the bank, notifying Front Office of any exceptions or unrecorded inward flows.
• Settle deals when due; process the daily Front Office transactional activity in the Treasury Management System from reconciliation to payment.
• Process all relevant payments via SWIFT or bank portals prior to the relevant cut off times, and in line with corporate approvals.
• Confirm Treasury transactions in a timely manner -Ensure all external trades are matched on Misys Finastra promptly, reporting discrepancies or outstanding confirmations to ensure that any corrections are made prior to bank cut - off deadlines.
• Following up and dispute resolution with banks on trade settlements.
• Respond to queries from all stakeholder groups.

Accounting & Controls

• Account for Treasury transactions - perform daily bank reconciliations in the Treasury System to ensure all funds have moved as expected and that Treasury transactions have been correctly posted in Oracle.
• Liaise with internal teams to onboard new beneficiaries in the Treasury System and automate internal cash postings.
• Ensure that the Back Office team is Sarbanes Oxley compliant and update Treasury templates where required.
• Work with the Treasury Accountant and Treasury Accounting Analyst to update and document the Back Office procedures.
• Process and reconcile static datachanges in Treasury static data.
• Supervise the payment functionality and controls established within the Treasury System.

Reporting

• Distribute the Back Office control and activity reports to the applicable audience.
• Assist in providing the relevant audit trail to internal and external auditors.

Project support

• As capacity allows, provide project support to Treasury initiatives.

Qualifications

Skills and qualifications

• Previous experience of working in Corporate Treasury environment and knowledge of Treasury products and processes preferred.
• Accounting and/or Treasury qualification an advantage
• Solid analytical skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to remain flexible to changing working requirements.
• Accommodating and responsive to ad-hoc requests.
• Proficient in Excel