Treasury Analyst

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About the Role

What's in it for you?

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, detail-oriented individual to join our Treasury Team within the Finance Centre of Expertise. You’ll be part of a 50-person Finance function, gaining broad exposure across Octopus and insight into how the business operates.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is self-motivated, and enjoys working independently while managing multiple tasks.

The Team

The Treasury Team sits within the Finance Centre of Expertise and is responsible for the Group’s cash management (including payments and bank reconciliations), managing banking relationships, KYC and risk management.  

What You’ll Be Doing

Payments & Approvals

• Manage the Treasury Payments Inbox and ensure requests are processed accurately and on time
• Execute FX and Money Market Fund trades within bank cut-off times
• Track and escalate outstanding approvals

Reconciliations & Journals

• Prepare and submit daily/weekly journals
• Complete reconciliations and explain any variances

Cashflow & Reporting

• Produce daily cashflow reports, weekly balance analysis, and end-of-day summaries

Controls & Compliance

• Maintain process documentation and ensure SLA compliance
• Update signatory lists and support audits

Bank Account & KYC Management

• Open/close bank accounts and maintain the masterfile
• Fulfil KYC requirements and manage onboarding for new funds

Ad Hoc Support

• Resolve payment queries, support audits, and suggest process improvements
• Provide general Treasury support and handle ad-hoc requests

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications: 

• At least 1 year experience in a similar role 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Understand KYC and bank account opening/closing protocols 
• Studying or wanting to toward a Finance/Treasury professional qualification 
• Competent in Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, able to build basic reports) 
• Kyriba or any other Treasury Management System (Desirable) 
• Banking portals (HSBC, Natwest, Barclays, Santander) (Desirable) 
• Competent IT Skills 

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. What’s the worst that can happen? 

What we offer

💰 A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan
✈️ Untracked holiday
🏡 This role is based in our London HQ, we do 3 days in the office and 2 remotley
⚓ Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, employee assistance program & more
👪 Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender
❤️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your family
🚗 Electric vehicle leasing

Our Values 
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.   

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.