Treasury Accountant

A Treasury Accountant is required for a permanent role paying up to £52,175 (inclusive of allowances) with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Camden, London. 
  
BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great   Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and   security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of   freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally   and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As Treasury Accountant with BTP you will assist with the development of a detailed cashflow forecasting model for the entire organisation supporting and maintaining the efficiency of the police force as a whole.

As Treasury Accountant you will be required to:

• Develop the cashflow model and timely updates that will provide long term forecasting.
• Manage the reconciliation of the current account on a weekly basis.
• Support the team in the management and review of Financial Accounts.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Promote effective team working within the Finance and Commercial team and the wider business
• Prepare, analyse and coordinate information for internal and external audits to ensure accurate and timely provision of information.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful Treasury Accountant will be required to evidence the following skills:

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) ideally within a well-established accountancy firm
• Experience of preparing cash flows and developing cash flow models
• High standard of financial reporting
• Promotes teamwork and cooperation across teams to enhance performance
• Takes pride in ones work and demonstrates reputable work ethic
• Display a passion in providing cashflow forecasting work

About the Hiring Manager:
 

“In terms of my background, I trained at Wilkins Kennedy (a top twenty practice), where I completed both my AAT and ACA. During this time I covered all aspects of finance from management accounting, financial statement preparation to tax and audit. This covered a whole host of sectors including everything from not-for profit to whisky distilleries. Following on from this, I specialised in Film, TV and Video Games managing a portfolio of clients at Saffery Champness (a top 15 firm).  I report into the DDFC who trained ACCA at Ernst and Young, as well as gaining two years post qualified experience there.” - Katharine O’Farrell – Financial Accounting Manager.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary up to £44,605.03, plus £5000 Market Supplement, plus £2,570 London Allowance
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Final salary pension scheme
• Other benefits include a bespoke BTP rewards platform and various salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work as well as many high street and online retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (12 months) for current substantive posting.