Treasury Analyst

We are recruiting for a Treasury Analyst to join our Finance team in London.

Department purpose

To provide high quality advice and relevant information to the decision makers in A&O Shearman, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations and delivering our service efficiently.

Role purpose

To provide support to the Group Treasurer with treasury tasks and administration, including cash reporting, cash-flow forecasting, developing and documenting policies and procedures, managing bank operations in order to provide a world class Treasury service.

Role and responsibilities

Liquidity and Cash Management:

• Forecasting cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment, ensuring that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
• Advising management on the liquidity aspects of its short and long-term planning
• Managing the firm's global cash resources to ensure that we optimise our use and location of funds in all major operating currencies by working with the needs of the network offices and utilisation/repatriation of surplus funds.
• Maximising efficiency of the firm's cash resources by pooling currencies to avoid conversion
• Regular use of banking systems and Elite 3E to process fund flows

Risk Management and Compliance:

• Responsibility for maintaining treasury policies and their implementation, maintaining systems and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over treasury activities
• Ensure KYC requirements and bank mandates are satisfied and updated

Foreign Exchange Management:

• Reviewing the firm's natural currency hedge and balance sheet exposures, taking action to correct any imbalance, recommending hedges and other financial derivatives where appropriate

Other:

• Work with management to develop and improve strategies to integrate Elite 3E and banking systems
• Develop strategy for treasury operations including evaluating treasury systems to improve efficiencies and rationalising bank accounts
• Assume other special projects and responsibilities as required

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Treasury functions, ideally in large international environment, with previous cashflow forecasting/ change-management / integration experience desirable
• ACT qualification / TMS experience / Elite 3E knowledge
• Must be prepared to be hands on in role as well as step up when necessary to deputize for Group Treasurer
• Should have a thorough understanding of bank account management, international funds flows and cash management systems
• Experience with foreign exchange and intercompany cash management and structuring
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to communicate complex financial issues in simple, understandable terms
• Strong organisation and project management skills; able to meet tight deadlines and handle multiple tasks/ projects
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and strong problem-solving skills (agility); able to elicit and comprehend quantitative and qualitative information
• Self-starter, with the demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated team-leadership skills and ability to influence project outcomes
• Strong knowledge of accounting processes and internal controls
• Must possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills and be detail-oriented

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing an onsite gym, wellbeing centre and GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, season ticket loans and online discounts and lifestyle management services.

Our approach to hybrid working seeks to combine and maximise the benefits of effective remote working with the benefits of being in the office. Our current hybrid working arrangements require office based working for a minimum of 60% of your time ( i.e. three days per week for a full time role ) in accordance with our hybrid working policy.