Treasury Assistant

Here at **Hobbycraft,**we are looking for a **Treasury Assistant**to join the team based at our Head Office in **Christchurch.** You will join us on a **full time, permanent**basis working Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm with 1 day working from home (we are flexible with start and finish times). In return, you will receive a competitive salary of up to **£28,000 per annum, depending on experience**, plus a pension with 4% contributions and many more benefits

Our working model of 1 day at home and 4 days in the office is the best balance for our colleagues, we believe that office working helps to sustain our strong collaborative culture. Being in the office promotes personal development, career advancement andenhances our working relationships. Our office environment is the perfect space for creative innovation, productivity, and wellbeing. Most importantly we want our colleague to be happy and motivated. Being together brings out the best in all of us

**What can we offer our Treasury Assistant?**
- Competitive Salary
- 25% Discount Card for Hobbycraft Stores and Haskins
- Dog Friendly Office
- Free Onsite Parking
- EV Charging Point
- Free Hot Drinks
- 33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays with an increase each holiday year
- Birthday Day Off
- Company pension contribution - up to 4% contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme provided by Retail Trust
- Cash Health Plan with Health Shield
- Contribution towards eyesight test and glasses
- Subsidised gym membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long service awards and gifts
- Continuous training, development, and performance management
- Colleague Wellness Programme
- A creative working environment
- Colleague Social Events throughout the year including Summer and Christmas events

**About the role**:
Following an internal promotion, we are looking to recruit a **Treasury Assistant** to support our Treasury Accountant within our busy Finance Department.

The main purpose of this role is to monitor the flow of cash into and out of Hobbycraft, performing all cash accounting and controlling all cash-related balances.

**Your responsibilities as our Treasury Assistant will include**:

- Recording all bank and cash balances, which involves posting journals to allocate payments and receipts to the general ledger
- Maintaining the cash flow model by categorising daily cash movements to assist in the forecasting of upcoming cash requirements
- Ensuring adequate bank balances are available across GBP, USD and EURO denominated bank accounts and updating the management team of bank balances daily
- Taking responsibility for various general ledger balances, which involves producing reconciliations as part of the month-end process
- Utilising automatic reconciliation software to ensure that all store and e-commerce takings are received
- Assisting with the investigating and reporting of till and banking discrepancies
- Engaging with our third-party cash provider to investigate and resolve any discrepancies
- Processing regular payments using the online banking portal
- Controlling petty cash for the Hub
- Creating new store set-up procedures
- Maintaining standing orders and direct debits
- Maintaining new and existing vendor records in the accounting system (Navision)

**What we're looking for in our Treasury Assistant**:
**Essential skills**
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential, with experience of working with formulas (e.g., SUMIFS & VLOOKUPs)
- Evidence of excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Experience of working in a financial environment

**Desirable skills**
- Experience of cash control duties
- Experience of handling large volumes of data
- Experience of performing administrative tasks efficiently and accurately

**Personal competencies**
- Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to interact across the business or with third parties
- A proactive approach to work, taking full accountability for outputs
- A committed team player who can work independently whilst remaining aware of the wider objectives of the team

If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, click '**Apply**' now to be considered as our **Treasury Assistant**:

- we'd love to hear from you