Job template - Oxford

Department: Core - Finance

Location: Oxford, UK

Description

As the business continues to experience fast international growth, the finance team are looking for an experienced Treasury Accountant. Reporting into the Head of Group Reporting, the Treasury Accountant will manage the day-to-day treasury activities of the Group, with a strong focus on cash management, accurate and insightful cashflow forecasting (including a rolling 13-week forecast), funding and loan reporting, and robust treasury accounting and controls across all countries and currencies. The role requires a solid understanding of both the cash and accounting aspects of treasury. This is a fantastic time to be joining Aurora Energy Research, and an opportunity to shape the Group’s approach to treasury and make the function your own.

Key Responsibilities

• Cash Management & Forecasting
• Manage the Group’s daily cash position across multiple currencies, entities and banking partners, ensuring sufficient liquidity to meet operational and strategic needs
• Prepare, maintain and continuously improve a rolling 13-week cashflow forecast, including variance analysis, commentary and reporting to the Finance Leadership Team
• Produce longer-term cash forecasts to support budgeting, funding requirements and capital expenditure planning
• Review payment runs and support payment approvals in line with short-term cash forecasts, budgets, liquidity requirements and internal controls
• Funding & Group Loans
• Manage the Group’s loan facilities, including:
• Ongoing reporting and monitoring
• Covenant compliance and headroom analysis
• Forecasting drawdowns and repayments
• Ensuring facilities are available and can be accessed when required
• Prepare information for lenders and internal stakeholders relating to funding and liquidity
• Provide clear insight to management on funding capacity, risks and options
• Intercompany Cash & Transfer Pricing
• Manage intercompany cash movements between Group entities, ensuring they are executed in line with transfer pricing policies, intercompany agreements and tax requirements
• Work closely with the Tax Manager to ensure intercompany funding, interest calculations and cash movements are compliant and appropriately documented.
• Support accurate accounting and reporting of intercompany balances, interest and settlements
• Banking, Controls & Payments
• Own relationships with the Group’s banking partners globally, including day-to-day operational matters and negotiation of fees, terms and services
• Maintain oversight of bank account structures and mandates , ensuring they are up to date, well controlled and consistently documented across all countries
• Design, implement and maintain consistent processes for payments, approvals and controls across the Group to ensure cash is protected and processes are scalable
• Ensure strong treasury controls are in place to safeguard cash and comply with internal policies and external regulations
• Accounting, Reporting & Close
• Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled daily and monthly, with transactions accurately coded and posted in Dynamics 365 (ERP)
• Take responsibility for treasury-related activities at month-end and year-end, including journals, reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Support the external audit process by providing treasury-related information and explanations
• Ensure treasury activity is correctly reflected in management accounts and statutory reporting
• Foreign Exchange & Risk Management
• Design, implement and operate the Group’s Foreign Exchange Policy
• Monitor and report on foreign currency exposures and positions, working closely with local finance teams
• Identify and mitigate risks relating to FX, interest rates and liquidity, using hedging strategies where appropriate
• Systems, Process & Stakeholder Management
• Work closely with FP&A, management accounts, tax manager and local finance teams to ensure accurate cash reporting and effective financial decision-making
• Partner with the ERP project team to enhance the ERP cash module, driving automation, improved controls and better treasury reporting
• Provide clear, insightful and timely treasury information and reporting to the finance leadership team to support decisions on cash, funding, investments and risk
• Support ad-hoc treasury and finance projects as required by the business

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or actively studying towards one
• Proven experience in a Treasury Accountant / Treasury Analyst / Cash Accountant role within a multi-entity and multi-currency environment
• Strong, hands-on experience producing and owning a rolling 13-week cashflow forecast, including variance analysis and stakeholder reporting
• Solid understanding of day-to-day cash management, liquidity monitoring and short-term funding requirements
• Experience working with group loan facilities, including reporting, drawdowns, repayments and covenant monitoring
• Good understanding of treasury accounting, including bank reconciliations, treasury journals and month-end close processes
• Experience managing or maintaining bank accounts and mandates, with a strong focus on controls and auditability
• High attention to detail and a strong control mindset, particularly around payments, approvals and cash protection
• Comfortable working with ERP systems and banking platforms, including extracting, reconciling and validating data
• Confident communicator, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation
• Able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, international environment
• Hands-on, proactive and comfortable “owning” tasks from start to finish.
• Well organised, methodical and process driven

Desirable attributes:

• Experience in a group or international environment with complex cash and intercompany structures
• Exposure to transfer pricing mechanics, including intercompany interest calculations and documentation
• Practical exposure to foreign currency transactions and monitoring FX exposures, with experience supporting or operating FX hedging and understanding hedge accounting principles
• Familiarity with covenant calculations and lender reporting packs.
• Experience working in a growth, PE-backed or rapidly changing business
• Experience with treasury management systems (TMS) or advanced ERP cash modules
• Strong Excel skills, including building and maintaining cashflow models
• Confidence presenting cash and liquidity information to senior finance stakeholders

What we offer

Some of the benefits we include are:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Parental Support
• Salary-Exchange Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Local Oxford Discounts
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Flu Jabs

At AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.

To apply, please submit your Résumé / CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications via email, telephone, or social media platforms. To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the link provided. Applications submitted through any other channel will not be reviewed.