Treasury Accountant

Job description

Ready to find the right role for you?

Salary: Competitive per annum plus bonus, car and Veolia benefits

Location:

Hybrid- Home/Cannock.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you;

• Access to our company pension scheme
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What you'll be doing;

The role holder will assist and support the Treasury Manager in providing a full Treasury function to the countries falling within the scope of the Finance Shared Service Centre, Northern Europe Zone. The role holder will need to be familiar with financial and banking matters in a centralised cash management environment, where cash is pooled to the Group parent on a daily basis.

• Some informal authority over other departments to maintain control, compliance and accuracy - can escalate to Treasury Manager
• The role occasionally supports the implementation of small development projects, coordinating the activities of internal and external teams
• Support the improvement of the performance / targets / KPIs of the centralised Treasury team, ensuring high quality and continuous improvement through the use of action plans
• Responsible for monitoring and improving service level agreements
• Role assists with contacts with multiple external parties; a number of banks and other financial institutions, insurance agencies, statutory auditors, third party software suppliers and legal advisors
• Financial services are provided to full scope Northern Europe so there are multiple internal customers; Operational Finance, Operational Managers (bonds, guarantees), Corporate Finance Function (London), Internal Control, IS&T, Finance SSC Peers and Group Treasury
• Bank repository and account administration (opening,closing, linking to systems etc)
• Management of cash pooling including calculation / posting of interest
• Analyse financial results (external cost of financing, forex)
• Responsibility for analysing financial lines in Vector (financial debt, cash & cash equivalent, working capital etc)
• Provide and analyse cash flow forecasts and actuals to Treasury Manager, including the explanation of discrepancies
• Propose then manage action plans that improve operational cash flows (including working capital, capex etc) and improve the robustness and reliability of cash flow forecasts

What we're looking for;

• Finance / Treasury / Accounting qualification
• Treasury experience
• Accounting knowledge
• (has ideally obtained some accounting qualifications and worked in a Treasury environment)
• Understands Treasury Management Systems (TMS)
• Understands relevant accounting standards (IFRS)

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation and Highly Commended as a workplace for 55+.

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.