London Treasury
London Treasury’s mission is to help local authorities achieve better outcomes from their investments and treasury management activities. Created as an arm’s length subsidiary by the GLA, it addresses liquidity, treasury, net zero and SME investment challenges faced by its clients. London Treasury is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to facilitate sharing our areas of expertise with the public sector.
Role Purpose
The Treasury Analyst post will have core responsibilities for ensuring a smooth and effective daily cash flow process, maintain an accurate cash flow in the short to medium term and support the team in servicing clients and their needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Production and ownership of accurate cashflow forecasts and managing the daily liquidity requirements of the GLA and its shared service participants, liaising with the Investment team to ensure investment profiles match cashflow needs.
* Production of near final treasury management reports in accordance with the Treasury Management Code and Prudential Code issued by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) and ad hoc reports for the GLA and its shared service participants as required. These reports should be produced with clear working papers supporting them with minimal or no errors.
* Undertaking a range of accounting activities, including responsibility for year-end closure of accounts, costing of daily dealing activities and in-
year budget reporting as well as participating in the annual budget setting process.
* Liaising with internal and external auditors presenting a professional and complete response and ensuring the best audit opinion.
* Completion of statutory returns to government departments and statutory reports for the GLA and its shared service participants to the highest professional standards.
* Collating, analysing and reporting treasury management and relevant accounting information to the GLA and its shared service participants and working with those customers to continually adapt and improve reporting to meet their needs.
* Developing and maintaining the financial models used by the team, including cashflow and debt management models.
* Supporting the development and growth of the Treasury function ensuring that all tasks are completed to the highest standards and as efficiently as possible to ensure that more senior staff require minimal time to review and freeing them up to focus on more strategic tasks.
* Participating in ad hoc projects, analysis and modelling.
* Committing to continuing professional development (CPD) and to updating your skills and knowledge to keep abreast of the matters affecting public sector treasury management and relevant accounting regulations.
Role Specific Requirements
* Relevant professional qualification, including AAT or part qualified CCAB or ACT.
* Ideally a minimum of two years’ experience of working in or with a local authority treasury management function.
* Good understanding of recent developments in public sector treasury management and its regulatory environment, including familiarity with CIPFA’s Treasury Management Code and Prudential Code or a willingness to commit to immediate intensive study of this field.
* A high level of literacy and numeracy.
* Experience of using cashflow software such as TreasuryLive or spreadsheet-based models with a high degree of expertise.
* Ability to prepare accounts to trial balance.
* Positive and customer focused attitude with a proven ability to multi-task.
General Requirements
* Effective written and oral communication style.
* Problem-solving mindset.
* Proven people skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and instil confidence with internal and external stakeholders.
* Professional knowledge of Microsoft Office core applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook) including shortcuts and use of functions to ensure maximum efficiency.
* Attention to fine detail while maintaining awareness of overall organisational strategy.
* Commitment to collegiate and collaborative working, actively contributing to an inclusive culture for all.
* Willingness to undertake training and development as required by the firm from time to time.
* Flexibility and ability to adapt as the company grows.
How to apply
Please not this is Not a GLA post - The Employer is the London Treasury - You will be redirected to the London Treasury Website to Apply.