Treasury Assistant Job in Birmingham

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Treasury Assistant Job in Birmingham

Job Description
Treasury Assistant

Full-Time / Permanent (Mon – Fri: 08:45 – 17:00)

Sutton Coldfield / Head Office (Hybrid flexibility working available)

£22,108 per annum + company benefits

At Dignity, we are proud to work in a unique industry. We succeed by helping people through difficult times with compassion, respect, openness and care. We offer a range of challenging and rewarding roles for caring individuals across the funeral profession and we continually invest in our staff, premises and vehicles so that we can ensure clients and their loved ones receive the highest standard of care. Every day, we want to exceed our customers’ expectations, we aim to do this by persistently delivering excellent client service through the continued dedication of our people.

We are currently recruiting within our established Finance Team and are looking for a hard-working individual to join the Dignity family as a Treasury Assistant. You will report to the Asset & Reconciliations Manager to ensure all specified bank reconciliations are completed on a timely basis, overseeing all operational receipts and payments are input and reconciled to Oracle General Ledger as well as preparing daily cash forecast reports.

Alongside a highly collaborative, dedicated and supportive management team, we will give you the room to stretch and develop within the industry. With both training and learning opportunities, our dedicated Learning and Development team and management team will ensure that you are delivered full training to confidently perform this role and will also aim to promote your progression. Alongside this, Dignity Plc really believes in our people, so you will also have access to a wide range of Mental and Financial Well-being tools, access to financial support and a broad range of benefits.

What will I be doing as a Treasury Assistant? 

As a Treasury Assistant, you will have a key involvement in external audit processes for both half and year-end. You will maintain and produce reconciliations for multiple bank accounts across the group as well as provide operational support for Treasury-related queries. 

Other duties will include: 

Preparation of daily cash forecast reports
Issue new and replacement signatory mandates on group bank accounts from across the business
Submit new and amend existing Standing Order and Direct Debits
Process ad-hoc payment requests directly through the online banking process.
Preparation and posting of journals to ensure accurate accounting of bank movement 

What Do I Need?

Hands on experience within an accounts department 
Experience of Bank Reconciliations and month-end processes and deadlines
Experience of Purchase Ledger or Sales Ledger
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in Oracle would be desirable or any other accounting programmes
Organised, inquisitive and detail-orientated with strong technical and communication skills
A proactive approach to work and problem solving and the ability to spot and resolve issues as they occur 

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). 

Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy).  Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences.

We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable. 

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

What are the next steps?

If you are interested in learning more about Dignity Plc, please feel free to visit our website at . Alternatively, to be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our resourcing team will review your application. 

As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response and are treated with the same level of dignity as our customers. We will be receiving applications until (21/10/22) though Dignity Plc retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at the earliest opportunity

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Birmingham
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Sutton Coldfield
County: West Midlands (County)
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £22108/annum £22,108pa + company benefits
Benefits: £22,108pa + company benefits