Treasury Analyst

Join a high-impact treasury team at the heart of a capital-intensive business, where your work directly supports strategic funding and liquidity decisions. This role offers hands-on exposure to cash management, banking, and financial risk in a dynamic, growth-focused environment.

Client Details

My client is a capital-intensive, infrastructure-rich business at the heart of national supply chains. With long-term institutional backing and a diverse revenue model, they operate across various key sectors. The organisation is undergoing an exciting evolution, combining operational complexity with a strong emphasis on financial control, sustainable investment, and innovation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Treasury Analyst to join a forward-thinking treasury function that manages group-wide liquidity, funding, and financial risk within a business of strategic importance. The role supports both daily operations and longer-term treasury initiatives, offering excellent exposure to banking counterparties, internal finance teams, and senior treasury leadership.

Description

The Treasury Analyst will support all core treasury activities, with a focus on group-wide cash positioning, intercompany transfers, investments, and financial risk management. Reporting to the Assistant Treasurer and working closely with the Head of Treasury and Tax, the role includes both operational delivery and process improvement across cash forecasting, bank account administration, short-term investments, and derivative portfolios.

This role will suit a detail-oriented professional with a hands-on approach and a keen interest in treasury operations within a highly visible, investor-owned business.

Key Responsibilities

Culture & Collaboration

• Actively contribute to team integration, culture, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with internal treasury policy and controls.
• Work collaboratively with internal finance teams and external stakeholders to support the company's strategic objectives.

Operational Treasury

• Manage group cash positions, liquidity needs, and internal transfers across all entities.
• Execute daily treasury activities including dealing of surplus cash, settlements, and payments.
• Maintain and administer group loan, investment, FX, and derivative portfolios.
• Monitor counterparty risk and ensure appropriate credit exposures.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure timely reporting to Group Finance.

Systems & Bank Administration

• Maintain banking systems (e.g., NatWest Bankline, Barclays.Net), manage mandates and authorisations.
• Coordinate the opening/closure of bank accounts and update signatory lists.
• Support system administration and drive automation or process enhancement where appropriate.

Cash Forecasting & Analysis

• Engage with business units to collect cash forecasts and develop variance analysis reporting.
• Support accuracy and relevance of cash flow data provided by regional finance teams.
• Ensure optimal liquidity levels are maintained, balancing operational needs with investment strategy.

Compliance & Reporting

• Support regulatory reporting, accounting inputs, tax data collection, and KYC requirements.
• Ensure treasury processes adhere to internal controls and industry best practices.
• Maintain registers of guarantees and oversee banking cost management.

Profile

Essential:

• Degree-qualified with 1-2 years' experience in treasury.
• Solid understanding of cash management and treasury operations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships across the business.
• Highly IT literate, analytical, and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working under pressure and managing multiple priorities.

Desirable:

• Experience with treasury systems and online banking platforms.
• Exposure to derivatives, foreign exchange, or short-term investment products.
• Strong commercial awareness and enthusiasm for treasury as a long-term career path.

Job Offer

• £40,000 to £45,000 salary + benefits package
• Hybrid working model
• Supportive and inclusive culture with opportunities for career development and study support.
• Involvement in capital markets activity, sustainability-linked finance, and innovative treasury practices