Treasury Manager
Location - Bexhill or London - Hybrid
Welcome to Hastings Direct
We’re a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company, we’ve made huge investments in our technology, pricing, data and analytics capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people. And as a Finance team, we're doing exactly the same – building a market leading finance technology platform, investing in our team and our approach to leadership development, with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business.
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Role overview
Our vision in Finance is to become a world class function by the end of 2026. This means displaying industry leading performance across 5 key areas, Control, Insight, Efficiency, People and Technology. Treasury supports the business through effective liquidity management, risk management and ensuring compliance with our legal and regulatory requirements. We provide business support for all forms of inbound and outbound payments, ensuring our customers have an effective and efficient range of ways to both make payments to and receive payments from Hastings Direct).
This role is a senior contributor within Hastings’ Treasury function, responsible for leading the control, reporting, and systems oversight of middle office activities. You will act as a key partner to the Group Treasurer and front office, ensuring that the Group’s liquidity is monitored effectively and that treasury operations are compliant, resilient, and well-governed. You will lead the delivery of board-level reporting, month-end close, and regulatory submissions, while also driving improvements in systems, processes, and data quality. A key focus will be the implementation of a new Treasury Management System (TMS) and the advancement of the treasury technology estate.
Job details – you’ll need to have demonstrable experience in:
1. Oversee liquidity monitoring processes, ensuring the Group’s financial commitments are met and risks are identified early
2. Deliver accurate and timely month-end close and board-level treasury reporting, including MI, KPIs, and variance analysis
3. Drive continuous improvement in treasury operations, including documentation, controls, and reporting
4. Support front office and back office, being able to provide cover across the team.
5. Lead or support the implementation of a new Treasury Management System (TMS), acting as a key business SME
6. Collaborate with Finance, Risk, and IT to ensure treasury processes align with broader business objectives
7. Represent Treasury in internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and strategic projects
Essential skills/experience:
8. Solid experience in a treasury function, with demonstrable middle office expertise
9. AMCT qualification (or equivalent)
10. Strong understanding of CASS 5 rules, FX operations, interest accruals, and treasury controls
11. Proven experience leading or contributing to treasury system implementations or upgrades
12. Advanced Excel and familiarity with Power BI or other reporting tools (eg TM1)
13. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
14. Demonstrated ability to lead change, coach others, and deliver results in a regulated environment
The interview process
Our interview process involves the below:
15. Recruiter screening call
16. 1st stage interview with hiring leader
17. 2nd interview with hiring leaders leader
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website
Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
Benefits: in addition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive…
Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail
Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen
Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes – discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
There's more! – 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ….
Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we’ll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.
At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.
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