I am recruiting a fixed term contract for 12 months within a Group Treasury team based in the South Manchester Region. This is a very firendly business with a great culture and benefits!

Working within the Group Treasury team, the role will primarily support the internal and external process associated with hedging the groups Risk. The role will also extend to supporting other areas of the Treasury function to include execution of foreign exchange derivatives, management of various back-office treasury tasks and wider reporting on treasury activity.

As well as interaction with fellow finance colleagues, the Treasury function has a high degree of interdependence with internal stakeholders from all over the group and thus the role presents a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the business in a global business.

Responsibilites

Commodity Trading - Executing commodity trades with external brokers

Stakeholder management - Main point of contact for the applicable internal and external relationship points for any queries regarding commodity trades and positions. This may include pricing and position queries as well timely resolution to any trading issues.

Back Office Management - Working closely with treasury back-office colleagues to ensure timely settlement and reconciliation of commodity trades placed. This will include ensuring daily checks and balances are carried out to ensure correct recording of hedging positions (FX & commodity). Ensure internal and external positions balance and trades match those reported by external brokers. Settlement of external trades as and when they fall due.

Accounting Support - Working closely with finance colleagues at Group and business unit level, providing assistance with reporting requirements and checks associated with the month end process as well as support with journal creation on wider Treasury activity. Working closely with Group Financial Controller on month end profit and loss reporting.

Reporting - Provide regular reporting to management with an overview of current commodity positions and utilisation of lines across the group in addition to timely month end reporting on hedging positions as required for monthly financial reporting.

FX Trading & Back office - Working closely with the Group Treasury Manager - Risk, involvement in the management of the groups FX exposure to include creation and execution of FX trades to mitigate exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.

Wider treasury support within the team. Roles to include deputising for cash and banking analyst for creation of payments and liaising with applicable colleagues for approval and sending instruction for processing.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Can demonstrate management and interpretation of high volumes of financial data.
• Proficient in Excel and comfortable using formula and analytical functions
• Ability to take a proactive ownership of the role and self-manage workload.
• Understanding and awareness of financial markets (specifically FX and Commodity) is desirable
• Meticulous and thorough approach to working, with a keen eye for numeric detail, whilst adhering to defined policy and procedures.
• Can work to deadlines and multitask as the demands and underlying markets require throughout the working day.
• Any experience to banking and other financial platforms is preferable

This role is 3 days in the office and you must be able to start a role within 4 weeks.

Please apply today to secure this fantastic opportunity!

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