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Financial Accountant/Treasury Manager

Employer
Ian Leech Professional Recruitment
Location
Peterborough, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Oct 20, 2019

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Job Role
Financial Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
My client is a highly successful organisation operating in a unique but highly lucrative sector. Following a reorganisation in the finance team, they now wish to appoint a newly/recently qualified accountant to undertake a key role in the small but professional finance team. The job holder will need to develop effective relationships across all group entities to ensure that cash management and budget/forecast processes are accurately prepared and properly understood. Information should be analysed and presented in both a timely and accurate manner. Proactive relationships with the Financial Accounting Manager and Group Management accountants are expected to improve communication, controls, systems and processes. Key Responsibility and accountabilities Develop and maintain a 16-week rolling cash flow outlook on a daily basis. Review budget and forecast data for the Group to ensure its reliability and accuracy to support the cash management. Develop cash forecasting aspects of the 'Planning Model'. Report Group cash position on a daily basis to the key stakeholders, and analyse variances to outlook/forecast. Manage the Group's banking across sterling and foreign currency bank accounts subject to co. policy and risk mitigation. In conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, Group Financial Controller and Financial Accounting Manager ensure currency forward purchases are in place and that forex policy is adhered to. Manage the Group's day to day relationship with banks. Manage the day to day relationship with credit card acquirer and gateway provider in conjunction with IT. Chair weekly Cash Review Meetings with the Chief Financial Officer, Group Financial Controller and Financial Accounting Manager. Validate all Group payment runs to ensure they are managed within the working capital/cash facilities of the Group and to the latest Short Term Cash Forecast. Review Group bank reconciliations for accuracy and ensure preparation in accordance with the month end timetable. Adhere to the company treasury policy and support the Financial Accounting Manager in ensuring that robust controls are in place. Ad hoc requests from the Financial Accounting Manager, Group Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer. Person Specification Newly/Recently Qualified accountant. Previous cash flow management desirable. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to meet tight deadlines. Self-starter. Technical awareness and an ability to convey financial concepts to non-financial people. Experience of working in a complex business (legal structure and operationally). Strong work ethic. Able to command respect and display sound judgement. Advanced Excel skills. Attention to detail. Good communication skills. Ideally some management/supervisory experience.

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