Treasury Manager at Reach plc

We're searching for a talented individual to join us as a Treasury Manager, where you'll play a crucial role in managing our cash and liquidity, mitigating risks, and ensuring the availability of funds for business operations.

We are Reach plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it.

We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

You will be joining the UK’s largest commercial national and regional news publisher with a monthly readership of 47 million people. With over 100 national and regional news brands, we boast the largest online audience of any news publisher in the UK. Brimming with talented individuals, we are incredibly passionate about what we do and our people.

As our Treasury Manager, you'll serve as the subject matter expert in Treasury, taking ownership of all front and back office functions.

Your responsibilities will include reviewing and updating our company Treasury Policy & Strategy, implementing enhanced controls and procedures, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.

You'll also manage daily cash position reporting, weekly cash forecast reporting, and prepare short and long-term funding plans to optimise our financial resources.

Reporting directly to the Head of Tax & Treasury, you'll be the first point of contact for the business on Treasury and banking matters. You'll manage banking relationships, including cash balances, credit facilities, and financing agreements, while also overseeing the administration of banking platforms and ensuring compliance with bank mandates.

Your role will involve liaising with internal stakeholders, external financial institutions, and investment advisors to provide timely data, decision support, and advice.

Collaboration will be key as you work closely with the wider finance department and business units to implement payment solutions and adhere to PCI Security Standards. You'll also serve as the first point of contact for auditors for Year End and Half Year reporting on Cash and Treasury controls, ensuring compliance and transparency in our financial operations.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and manage financial risks, with experience in a large company.
• Ability to manage cash flow and forecasting to ensure liquidity for the company's financial obligations.
• Expertise in investing the company's excess cash into profitable and safe investment vehicles.
• Ability to perform risk assessment for financial markets, such as currency fluctuations, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information effectively to stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to set priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong working relationships.
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy in all aspects of financial reporting.
• Strong IT skills, with experience in using treasury management systems.
• Problem-solving & decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience

• A degree in business, finance, accounting or a related field.
• Previous experience in treasury or a related financial function.
• Strong experience in treasury risk management, including interest rate, currency, and liquidity risk management.
• Experience in managing banking relationships and credit agreements.
• Strong knowledge of financial instruments and money market instruments.
• Experience in using treasury management systems.
• Experience in developing and implementing treasury policies & procedures.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

Essential Behaviours

• Collaboration – Demonstration of working collaboratively, internally and externally.
• Determination – Demonstration of perseverance to achieve effective outcomes.
• Imagination – Demonstration of creativity and innovation
• Customer Focus – Consider the Customer in everything we do

We are offering a salary up to £65,900 plus a range of company benefit's 

• Help saving for your retirement - matched 6% pension scheme
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Flexibility - In this role, you’ll be fully remote-working (UK based) giving you more flexibility to balance home and life. We’ll support you with your home set-up, and you’ll be able to claim expenses for any trips to our office ‘hubs’ or client meetings
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.