Treasury Assistant Accountant

Treasury Accounts Assistant
Up to £30k + Study support
SW London / Hybrid working

I am currently recruiting for a fantastic developmental role working for a Global Retail Brand in London. This role is a Treasury Accounts assistant role, which offers a lot of exposure and the opportunity for someone bright, with a couple of years experience as an accounts assistant to take their career to the next level.

Primary responsibilities will include the following:

• Post all daily, weekly and monthly journal entries covering bank statements for 30 multi-currency bank accounts across various subsidiaries (covering debit and credit cards, cash receipts, suppliers and non-suppliers payments, bank loans and interest payments)
• Maintain FX forward contracts schedules used for month end by Management Accountants
• Monitor foreign currencies balances and initiate Intercompany payments in various currency to maintain optimum balance of foreign currencies
• Post intercompany transactions cash receipts and payments
• Monthly reconciliation of all bank accounts
• Cash Control account reconciliations for stores & web store for different payment types & currencies (Barclaycard, AMEX, Cash, Paypal) & query discrepancies
• Investigate difference and unreconciled transactions, including coordinating with other departments
• Post non-polled refunds processed by Customer Service and web related channels
• Raise non-supplier related payments in Lloyds bank (e.g. HMRC, loans & interest repayment)
• Assist Management Accountants in the preparation of cash flow forecasting
• Assisting the Treasury Accounting Supervisor in various projects
• Main contact in relation to bank transactions during yearly audit
• The main point of contact for Bank related amendments & queries (e.g. user set-ups, mandate changes, payment recalls, and bank account closures)

• Other
  • Responsible for HO petty cash reconciliation
  • Raise payroll payments as and when needed
  • The main point of contact in Finance for store banking related queries & store G4S cash solutions
  • Monthly cheque & cash deposits to main bank account via our local Lloyds branch
  • Check Payroll batches are complete for payday
  • Assisting during annual audit in relation to UK bank related queries
  • Monitor/maintain the Accounts & Banking Queries mailboxes
  • External archiving of store banking related documentation

Candidate specification:

• BS in Accounting or similar with a minimum of two years of experience.
• Knowledge of banking and experience with online banking.
• Experience in the retail sector is a plus.
• Is self-motivated with strong attention to detail.
• Has good communication, follow up, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Ability to prioritize tasks effectively to meet deadlines