Treasury & Risk Manager

Permanent, Full Time

Worthing / Lancing Area, West Sussex

Parking Available & Close To Train Station

Salary Negotiable

A rapid-growth international organisation based in the Worthing / Lancing area is looking for a new addition to their expanding finance team. This company have a well-established global presence and are at the forefront of their industry.

This newly created Treasury and Risk Manager opportunity will report directly to a qualified Head of Finance and CFO. This individual will work alongside an established finance team and be responsible for all areas of treasury and tax for the business, from posting cash and bank reconciliations to cash forecasting, and supporting compliance work in tax, covenants and foreign exchange hedging. It is likely this person will need to recruit more junior staff to support them over time.

Having had a significant global impact for some time now, the company are approaching a new and exciting phase of expansion including acquisitions and branching out into new countries.

Overview of duties:

• Prepare weekly cash forecast for the business for distribution to senior management team, liaising with credit controller and purchase ledger clerk in all areas of the group businesses.
• Manage the cash balances in the group and ensure sufficient funds are in each account for operational activity and debt commitments.
• Maintain a schedule for loans and interest payments to tie in with cash forecast.
• Work with CFO and Head of Finance to introduce hedging arrangements in a multi-currency group.
• Weekly and monthly bank account reconciliations.
• Liaise with Financial Controller and Head of Finance reporting on meeting covenants.
• Other ad hoc balance sheet reconciliations, such as petty cash and foreign cash.
• Calculate and file monthly UK VAT return, monthly Intrastat and EC sales returns.
• Ensure compliance for overseas VAT registrations and returns.
• Expand and manage group cash portfolio and tax obligations as the group grows organically and through acquisition.
• Review processes and propose improvements as necessary to ensure adequate controls are in place.
• Ad hoc tasks as necessary.

Candidate requirements:

• Qualified accountant or ACT
• Previous treasury experience essential.
• Knowledge of IFRS reporting.
• Good ERP system experience (examples Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, Sage 200 etc).
• Strong Excel skills.

Free parking is available onsite.

Please apply via website or contact Georgina at Harvey John for more information.