Assistant Cash Analyst (12 month FTC)

Preston, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

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More About Your Role

In this role, you will manage the group's daily liquidity operations, ensuring sufficient cash flow to meet obligations by preparing daily and weekly cash reports and forecasts. You'll input payments and inter-company transfers into the Treasury Management System (City Financials) and oversee month-end and daily accounting tasks, including debt reporting and balance sheet reconciliations. You'll also provide analysis and timely reporting on cashflow forecasts, long-term cashflow models, and bank charge variances, supporting executive-level reviews. Additionally, you'll assist with updating bank mandates to align with delegation of authority and provide administrative support to ensure smooth operations and offer financial analysis to the Operations teams.

This is a hybrid role based from our Preston office with a mixture of office based and home based working (2 days office based).

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Essential Criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of daily liquidity management.
• Knowledge and understanding of cashflow forecasting
  
  

More About You

You should have a strong understanding of daily liquidity management and cashflow forecasting, as well as experience in working with both internal and external stakeholders. Ideally, you will also have experience liaising with management teams and departments such as AP, Payroll, Pensions, Developments, and Property Sales. Knowledge of banking requirements, particularly Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations, and an understanding of the liquidity lifecycle, including AP/AR processes, would be beneficial. It's also desirable if you're working towards a professional Treasury or Accounting qualification (e.g., AAT), with experience in the housing sector, preferably development.

If all of this sounds like you then we urge you to make an application with us today.

Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
  
  

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team

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