Treasury Manager - #1694370

Job Title: Treasury Manager

Reports to: Senior Manager - Tax and Treasury

Department: Finance

Location: Leeds

Job Grade: M

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

Channel 4’s Finance team has a vision to be trusted advisors, supporting and informing decision-making through insightful analysis, expert opinion and timely and accurate reporting. Efficiently and effectively ensuring the sustainability of Channel 4 through a strong system of financial control and compliance.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the role is to provide accurate treasury reporting, advice and recommendations to the Business. The main responsibilities of the role are to manage and implement our working capital strategy, investment strategy and capital structure alongside managing short term cash forecasting and hold key banking relationships on behalf of Channel 4.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the following processes:
• Ownership of our key banking relationships and KYC requirements
• Managing RCF facility including reporting requirements
• To review and implement the optimum capital structure, sources of liquidity and working capital facilities
• Management of our investment strategy ensuring we are maximising returns on our cash balances
• Managing the production of our 13-week cash flow forecast and reporting
• Updating and reviewing our Treasury Policy
• Managing ESG reporting to ensure we comply with our ESG linked facility
• Management of our working capital profile
• Preparing materials for monthly Treasury Risk Committee
• Managing our FX trading and FX forecasts
• Review monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparation of Treasury Notes for Annual Report
• Ownership of designing and improving the Group's treasury processes and controls
• Interact with FP&A team to fully understand the immediate and longer-term cash requirements of the business and to ensure cash forecasting is continuously updated with accuracy maintained
• Support on key strategic and corporate projects

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Proven treasury experience and/or a recognised treasury qualification
• Proven low risk cash investment experience
• Relevant degrees will be considered an asset (e.g. in finance, accounting, banking)
• Experience of cash flow forecasting
• Understanding of cash management structures
• Competent and comfortable with detailed analysis with ability to interpret data and summarise key variables
• Appetite to challenge and negotiate appropriate positions with banks
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to take ownership and strive to improve processes and add value
• Attention to detail, accuracy and rigour
• Strong communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Customer orientated with proven ability to develop close relationships with key contacts
• Advanced Excel skills (experience of basic financial modelling)
• Excellent analytical skills and logical approach to problem solving
• Team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude who can collaborate effectively and efficiently but who can also work independently when required
• Able to use own initiative to scout areas for improvements and suggest improvements for recurrent issues
• Able to work to tight deadlines and effectively manage changing priorities

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Experience producing dashboards using Power BI (or similar)
• Experience in the technology, media, and telecom sector

Hybrid Working

From September 2023 employees will be working minimum 3 days per week in their office location. The other 2 days should be working from home. This is to create more time for collaboration, creativity, learning and feedback. We also have a working from another location policy for up to 10 days. This pattern is subject to future changes which would be communicated in advance to provide employees with adequate notice of any change. If you need any additional support or workplace adjustments upon joining, please speak with your manager or our workplace disability lead.