Overview
Treasury Accountant Jobs in Preston, England, United Kingdom at Sowena Group
Title: Treasury Accountant
Company: Sowena Group
Location: Preston, England, United Kingdom
Job Title: Treasury Accountant
Location: Lancashire (Hybrid)
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 (there is flexibility on this for the right experience)
Sowena have been retained by a large, PE-backed services group based in Lancashire to appoint a Treasury Accountant as they continue to strengthen their group finance function during an exciting phase of growth
.
This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified ACCA/CIMA accountant, or an experienced finance professional, looking to develop their career within a broad treasury and finance role. Working closely with an experienced Group Financial Controller and CFO, you'll gain exposure across treasury, cash flow forecasting, management accounting support, VAT and wider group finance activities, whilst playing a key role in supporting a fast-growing acquisitive busines
s.
This position offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders and provides the opportunity to influence financial processes, support strategic decision-making and develop within a high-performing finance te
am.
Key Responsibili
- tiesPrepare and maintain the Group's rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, providing weekly reporting to senior managem
- ent.Report actual cash performance against forecast, investigating and analysing key varian
- ces.Identify opportunities to improve working capital and support initiatives to enhance cash generation across the Gr
- oup.Partner with operational and finance teams to gain a thorough understanding of cash cycles, improving the accuracy of forecast
- ing.Oversee daily cash balance reporting across multiple entit
- ies.Manage Group liquidity, ensuring funds are transferred efficiently between bank accounts where requi
- red.Maintain relationships with external lenders, supporting monthly reporting, interest calculations, covenant compliance and wider financing requireme
- nts.Support foreign exchange activities, including monitoring currency exposure and assisting with hedging where appropri
- ate.Prepare VAT returns for several Group entities and assist with wider statutory and regulatory reporting requireme
- nts.Support the Group Financial Controller during the month-end and year-end close process, assisting with management accounting activities where requi
- red.Facilitate the bureau process for supplier payments on behalf of clie
- nts.Support the Group Financial Controller and CFO with ad hoc analysis, reporting and strategic finance proje
- cts.Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, streamline processes and drive efficiencies across the finance funct
ion.
Abou
- t YouPart-qualified ACCA or CIMA, or qualified by experience within a similar finance
- role.Previous experience within treasury, management accounting or financial accoun
- ting.Strong understanding of cash flow forecasting and working capital management would be advantag
- eous.Experience preparing or assisting with VAT ret
- urns.Confident analysing financial information and communicating with stakeholders across the busi
- ness.Strong Excel skills and experience using ERP sys
- tems.Proactive, organised and keen to develop within a growing, fast-paced environ
ment.
What's on
- OfferSalary of £40,000-£45,000 (there is flexibility on this for the right experience, so please still get in touch if your expectations are outside of this l
- evel.)Study su
- pport.Opportunity to work within a growing, PE-backed organis
- ation.Broad exposure across treasury, group finance and commercial finance activ
- ities.Genuine opportunities for career progression as the finance function continues to evolve through growth and acquisi
tions.
