At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead treasury strategy and manage financial risk in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking organisation committed to positive change.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, bonuses, and access to extensive development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a transformative journey with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while driving inclusion and high performance in your team.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant or treasury professional with leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Contract Type: 12 months Fixed Term Contract
What to expect:
As a Head of Treasury, you will join us on our journey and undertake a valuable role reporting to the CFO. The Head of Treasury is a senior member of the Finance leadership team, responsible for ensuring the effective leadership, stability and delivery of Group Treasury activities, always role modelling the Post Office behaviours and demonstrating a Postmaster first mindset. The Head of Treasury will lead the management of treasury strategy, including management of treasury risk, liquidity, funding arrangements, derivatives, daily banking operations and financial risk. Alongside this, they will be responsible for the arrangement and management of group insurance policies. They will drive a culture of inclusion, continuous improvement, and high performance in the teams they lead, delivering effective treasury governance, liquidity management and risk mitigation to support decision-making across the business, customers and partners during a period of transition and change.
What we can do for you:
Our business is changing and we understand that attracting the right talent is pivotal in driving the positive change needed to help us achieve our ambitious goals. Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- 27.5 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 2 years), plus bank holidays
- Up to 18% on target bonus opportunity
- Annual car allowance
- Generous pension scheme with minimum 9% employer contribution
- Access to 24/7 digital GP services and our Employee Assistance Programme
- 6 x Life assurance and income protection after 12 months service
- Over 400 online courses, mentoring, apprenticeships, and development programmes
- Access to our benefits platform for exclusive discounts & savings
What you’ll need to succeed:
Experience and Qualifications:
- Professionally qualified accountant or treasury professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AMCT or equivalent) or appropriately experienced professional.
- Experience of maintaining continuity and delivery within a Group treasury function in a complex, regulated organisation.
- Experience leading treasury strategy, liquidity management, cash forecasting and financial risk management.
- Proven experience managing FX and interest rate risk, including hedging strategies and exposure management.
- Demonstrable experience working with external banks, financial institutions and stakeholders.
- Experience leading teams and delivering results through others in a specialist finance function.
- Demonstrable experience leading large teams, collaborating with senior leaders to deliver functional strategy and business objectives.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving change within a finance environment.
Skills and Capabilities:
- Authoritative and credible finance leader with strong judgement and decision‑making capability.
- Ability to interpret complex financial, treasury and risk matters and communicate them effectively to senior stakeholders.
- Strong influencing and relationship management skills, operating effectively at senior and executive levels.
- Commercially astute, with the ability to balance risk, cost, efficiency and organisational priorities.
- Strong understanding of governance, controls and risk management in a regulated environment.
- Experience with treasury and finance systems (e.g. SAP, treasury management systems).
- Advanced communication and influencing skills, able to drive alignment and outcomes across diverse stakeholders.
- Strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- A track record of building and developing high-performing teams.
Head of Treasury in Chesterfield employer: Post Office Ltd
As the Head of Treasury at Post Office, you will be part of a dynamic team that values inclusion, continuous improvement, and high performance. With a competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including generous annual leave, a robust pension scheme, and access to professional development opportunities, we are committed to fostering your growth in a supportive environment. Join us in a pivotal role where your expertise will directly contribute to our ambitious goals during a transformative period.
