Finance Manager - Treasury

Finance Manager - Treasury

Location: Peterborough

Department: Not Specified

Salary Details: Not Specified

Advertising End Date: Not Specified

Please note this role is advertised on a 15 Month FTC.

The Team: You will join the News UK Finance team and will be based at our Peterborough office.

Your Role: Your role as Finance Manager - Treasury will be an essential part of the Treasury Team, reporting directly to the Head of Finance - Treasury. Your role will cover elements across the News UK Group including Wireless Group, Octave and Newsprinters Holdings Limited where relevant and includes the management of a team of 4.

Day to day:

1. Operational review of daily and weekly cash-flow processes, including reporting to UK and US management.
2. Preparation of monthly and quarterly cash-flow submissions to UK and US management including variance analysis.
3. Preparation of rolling weekly and quarterly forecasts along with annual budgets and long range cash-flow plans, ensuring high level of engagement with business areas.
4. Management of accurate and timely recording of cash book entries and associated bank reconciliations.
5. Management of the daily cash-flow position process, including liaising with relationship banks and investing of funds.
6. Review of investment opportunities and preparation of proposals for review by UK and US management.
7. Forecast short and medium term foreign currency requirements.
8. SOX compliance. Assist in involvement in testing of finance processes including the review of documentation and testing and reporting any issues to management.

What we're looking for from you:

1. We're looking for someone with a full professional accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA or ACCA).
2. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
3. Enthusiasm and curiosity to ask questions and continuously improve processes.
4. Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact at all levels.
5. Proactive approach and good attention to detail.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office-based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what's required for your role.

Life at News: Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits:

1. Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
2. Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
3. Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions.
4. Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes.
5. 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme.
6. Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books.
7. Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities.
8. Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling.
9. A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%.
10. 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year.

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you to apply for any of our roles please contact us on recruitment@news.co.uk.