Treasury Analyst

The Treasury Analyst role sits within the Back Office team supporting FO transaction management and accounting. The role will report to the Treasury Accountant. The Back Office manages Treasury payments and is required to ensure that the resulting accounting entries are correctly booked in the general ledger and audit trail is maintained. With significant accounting flowing from our Treasury Management System, the role is an opportunity for those with practical accounting experience to build on this and add considerable value to their skill set. 
At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.
 

Responsibilities of the Role

Transaction management:

• Ensure payment flows from previous day have been processed by the bank, notifying Front Office of any exceptions or unrecorded inward flows.
• Settle deals when due; process the daily Front Office transactional activity in the Treasury Management System from reconciliation to payment.  
• Process all relevant payments via SWIFT or bank portals prior to the relevant cut off times, and in line with corporate approvals. 
• Confirm Treasury transactions in a timely manner - Ensure all external trades are matched on Misys Finastra promptly, reporting discrepancies or outstanding confirmations to ensure that any corrections are made prior to bank cut – off deadlines.
• Following up and dispute resolution with banks on trade settlements.
• Respond to queries from all stakeholder groups.

Accounting & Controls 

• Account for Treasury transactions - perform daily bank reconciliations in the Treasury System to ensure all funds have moved as expected and that Treasury transactions have been correctly posted in Oracle. 
• Liaise with internal teams to onboard new beneficiaries in the Treasury System and automate internal cash postings. 
• Ensure that the Back Office team is Sarbanes Oxley compliant and update Treasury templates where required.  
• Work with the Treasury Accountant and Treasury Accounting Analyst to update and document the Back Office procedures. 
• Process and reconcile static data changes in Treasury static data.
• Supervise the payment functionality and controls established within the Treasury System.

Reporting

• Distribute the Back Office control and activity reports to the applicable audience. 
• Assist in providing the relevant audit trail to internal and external auditors.

Project support

• As capacity allows, provide project support to Treasury initiatives. 

Skills and qualifications

• Previous experience of working in Corporate Treasury environment and knowledge of Treasury products and processes preferred.

• Accounting and/or Treasury qualification an advantage 

• Solid analytical skills, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. 

• Ability to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders. 
• Ability to remain flexible to changing working requirements. 
• Accommodating and responsive to ad-hoc requests. 
• Proficient in Excel