Treasury Analyst in Surrey

Nomad Foods is a leading frozen foods company with revenues of approximately $3.3 billion. The Head Office is based in Bedfont, Feltham, Greater London. The Group Treasury Team is organised into a Front, Middle and Back office structure with a treasury accounting and reporting function. The treasury team works on the basis of a flexible hybrid solution, ideally 2 to 3 days per week in the office ensuring face-to-face interaction with other team members, other Head Office functions, and banking relationship meetings.

The roles and responsibilities of the Treasury Analyst include providing support to the Front Office (FO) function and delivering risk management and execution analytical reporting. The role will cover all aspects of a normal corporate treasury FO with a focus on managing risks within the Board approved Treasury Policy parameters.

Treasury risks include:

• Liquidity Risk Management (Credit Facilities, Cash Management)
• FX Risk Management
• Interest Rate Risk Management
• Counterparty Risk Management
• Operational Risk Management (Front Office)

This is a hands-on role, and the individual will be expected to bring a ‘can do’ attitude and be encouraged to help shape and implement back-office processes and operational improvements. The role will provide the successful candidate with a development plan and the opportunity to be a project participant/key contributor in ongoing and pipeline treasury projects.

Responsibilities:

• Support Front Office Manager on the daily management of Group cash and global cash repatriation.
• Consolidation of Global Daily liquidity, checking bank balances and ensuring companies and Group have appropriate levels of funding, and arranging investment of surplus funds.
• Liaising with business units to prepare and consolidate the weekly 13-week cash flow forecast.
• Assisting with preparation of Cash Pool reports and arrangements.
• Checking debt facility interest and administration fees and arranging payment.
• Assisting with managing Group banking structure, including supporting Middle Office Manager on opening accounts, KYC etc.
• Oversight of bank account structures and ensuring back office notified of any changes and making recommendations on changes/rationalisation.
• Execute MMF investment and redemption recommendations.
• Acting as administrator on various online banking platforms and Treasury systems.
• Supporting Treasury Accounting function on preparing the monthly consolidated FX forecast.
• Assisting with month end, including MTM valuations for internal and external counterparties.
• Assisting with preparation and communication of Group FX rates.
• Administering settlement of FX and liquidity management trades.
• Back up for FX trading actively involved with the 360T trading platform and efficient management of banks and ancillary business.
• Assisting with operation of Treasury’s Sarbanes-Oxley control environment.
• Carrying out ad-hoc departmental admin tasks, including raising POs and making sundry payments.
• Key contributor to Group Treasury projects, including implementation of new TMS S/4 Hana and setting up new cash concentration structures in different jurisdictions.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Graduate.
• Minimum of 1-2 years Treasury experience.
• Studying for AMCT or an accounting qualification.
• Very competent skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experienced in banking systems, both from an input and administrator perspective.
• Broad knowledge and experience in most aspects of back-office control and risk management.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work with large data sets/excel models.
• Intra-day operational treasury deadline focused.
• Proactive and flexible in approach with willingness to take on additional tasks and projects.
• Team focused with good communication skills.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of SOX control environment.
• Experience of SAP or other consolidation reporting system.
• Experience of a Treasury Management System / corporate banking platforms.
• Experience in liquidity investment and FX understanding.