Treasury Assistant
Company Overview
The largest multi-channel distributor of business supplies and services in the industry with unparalleled reach and experience in the UK, EVO Group provides sourcing, storage and fulfilment services to over 20,000 resellers, corporate organisations and direct customers through VOW, VOW RETAIL, Banner and Truline.
With an unrivalled logistics platform, the highest number of direct manufacturer relations and the broadest multi-channel sales structure, we continue to lead the business supplies and services industry across the UK and Ireland. Through constant innovation, progressive business services and the most extensive product range, we remain at the forefront of our industry offering an exceptional overall customer experience.
Role Specification
Role Objective:
The Treasury Assistant role primarily underpins the Treasury department whilst at the same time providing support to the wider business.
Summary of Role Responsibilities:
- Daily reconciliation of subsidiary Accounts Receivable ledgers
- Assist with daily monitoring of the business’ financing facilities
- Month end reporting of the business’ financing facilities
- Bank reconciliations on a daily basis (preparing bank recs for the different bank accounts)
- Following up on queries to ensure all bank statements are accurately reconciled through to entering of journals
- Investigation of any un-reconciled items
- Ensuring any inter-company bank transactions are reconciled
- Daily monitoring of Currency Market rates to ensure Accounting systems reflect most recent market data
- Month end balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepare, post and reconcile month end nominal journals/accruals
- Co-ordinate and perform month end system close procedures to pre-defined deadlines
- Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports to other departments, management and external stakeholders
- Process daily BACS/CHAPS payments through relevant Accounting system or via Online Banking
- Monitoring cash balances of all bank accounts
- Provide support to resolve any Ad Hoc banking queries
- Assist with external audits
- Assist with process improvement projects
- Ensuring Group controls and policies are adhered to, including challenging deviations and escalating to management as required. Including but not limited to Fraud Prevention
- Providing cover for the Senior Treasury Assistant and Treasury Assistant Manager
- Any other duties as and when required by management.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
Desirable
1. A degree in a finance/maths related subject;
2. AAT qualified or;
3. Actively studying towards AAT qualification
- Ambition to develop further through advanced study
SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Knowledge of MS Office packages (Word, Excel & Outlook).
- Confidence to communicate with all levels within the business and when representing the Company to third parties.
- Methodical and analytical approach with a strong attention to detail.
- Determination and flexibility to ensure all deadlines are met.
- Good work ethic and must be able to work as part of a team as well as an individual.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
NOTE: The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.
What we offer:
We offer a competitive range of benefits, including but not limited to:
- Free parking (subject to site availability),
- A contributory pension plan,
- Employee Assistance Programme,
- Retailer and lifestyle perks and discounts,
- One paid day off per year for you to support the charity of your choice,
- Staff discount rates,
- An opt-in medical plan and
- eyecare assistance.
In addition, we recognise our employees hard work and ensure it is rewarded through the evo Honours reward programme and long service recognition schemes.
We support and encourage your ongoing training and development with access to an e-learning platform covering a wide range of topics, plus the opportunity to complete various training schemes (terms apply).
We also have a generous holiday package and a holiday purchasing scheme. As standard, all of our employees either celebrate their Birthday with a day off every year or are given a voucher in their birthday month! Subject to business area, we also close between Christmas and New Year!
Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Statement
It is our people that make us successful and so we are committed to making the evo Group of companies an inclusive workplace.
We encourage a diverse culture, in which we value you for being you, and the excellent contributions you make to business, no matter your age, gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, race, nationality or religion. The evo Group of companies expect their employees to respect one another and treat their colleagues, and others that they come into contact with, as they would wish to be treated themselves.
evo Group are proud to be a ‘Disability Confident’ accredited employer. We have a strong CSR and ESG ethos which is reflected in our Company values and the work we do.