Treasury Analyst

Do you pride yourself on being able to make a real difference through your commitment and passion for treasury? Do you want to take your career to the next level by being part of the team responsible for one of the largest corporate debt programmes in the UK in support of our ambitious capital investment programme?
You will be support the liquidity management in a Group with debt obligations of over £14bn, annual group interest costs of c.£500m and a derivatives portfolio with a notional value of over £10bn, reporting into the Assistant Treasurer.

This is a broad and exciting Treasury Analyst front office role at the UK’s largest Water and Wastewater Company, in which you will gain exposure to our wider business and external stakeholders on all elements of treasury.

This opportunity will give the right person an exciting challenge and scope to help shape the direction of our Treasury team.

What you will be doing as Treasury Analyst?

• Responsible for completing daily cash management activities including money market funds, deposit transactions and facility drawdowns for the Group.
• Preparation of weekly, three months rolling cash forecast and support production of longer term forecast.
• Counterparty exposure and risk analysis.
• Create deals on the Treasury Management System.
• Prepare periodic covenant compliance certificates.
• Identify and implement process efficiencies and automation using the treasury management system including transaction inputting, reporting and market data uploads.
• Liaising with Treasury colleagues to ensure transactions are recorded and accounted for properly.
• Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with treasury policy and procedures.
• Develop new procedures and documentation where required.
• Support on projects/delivery of information eg. to auditors and other stakeholders on the debt/derivatives portfolio.
• Support Assistant Treasurer with any other tasks/ad hoc activities or analysis.

What skills are we looking for?

• A talented individual with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• An understanding of debt and derivatives transactions, including index-linked instruments.
• 1-2 year’s Treasury experience desirable.
• Good at building relationships, a team-player and an effective communicator
• Excellent MS excel skills, familiar with Treasury Management Systems.
• Part or fully qualified finance professional

Base Location: Clearwater Court, Reading – Hybrid working
Working Pattern or hours: Full-Time

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary Circa £50,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.