Overview
Take ownership of accurate cash flow forecasting and day-to-day treasury operations within a newly acquired business. This permanent role offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated and hands-on Treasury or Accounting professional looking to progress their career in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Client Details
Our client is a leading provider of integrated infrastructure engineering services, playing a key role in supporting the UK’s green energy transition.
Description
- Lead short and long-term cash flow forecasting across the group, incorporating input from all business units and ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Prepare and deliver weekly cash flow reports for both internal and external stakeholders, monitoring performance against forecasts and highlighting key variances.
- Manage a small team of two direct reports (Credit Controllers), promoting a collaborative, high-performance environment.
- Oversee daily cash positioning and working capital management, including approval of weekly payment runs such as payroll and supplier payments.
- Identify and implement improvements to streamline manual processes, embed best practices, and introduce efficient solutions.
- Assist on key treasury projects, with a focus on receivables and payables.
- Oversee group-wide banking facilities including credit and purchasing card programs.
- Assist the Finance Director in shaping and delivering the treasury strategy in alignment with the group’s medium- to long-term objectives.
- Ensure treasury operations are compliant with internal controls and policies across all group entities.
- Work on treasury aspects of M&A activity, including the migration and integration of banking operations and related processes.
- Manage the opening, maintenance, and closure of corporate bank accounts in response to business needs.
- Support the Purchase-to-Pay lead and contribute to regulatory reporting, including payment practices reporting.
Profile
Required:
- Proven, hands-on experience in cash flow forecasting and cash management
- Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels, working closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team
- Experience in a fast-paced, Private Equity-backed business
- Proactive and adaptable with a “roll up your sleeves” mindset
- Experience managing small teams
- Ideally a professionally qualified accountant or treasury professional (ACT, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Familiarity with leveraged banking facilities and structures
Job Offer
- A competitive salary range between £40,000 – £50,000
- A supportive and professional company culture.
- Opportunity to be the face of Cash Management for the business.
- Chance to develop a treasury function in-line with the businesses objectives
- Hybrid role (3 days in the office in Crewe)
- This role is unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time so you will need UK working rights in order to apply.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a join a fast-paced PE firm driving the UK’s green energy transition. Develop your treasury, accounting, and credit skills while managing a small team of two.
