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Senior Accountant Treasury Management

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We are excited to be able to offer an excellent opportunity to join a forward looking, dynamic local authority. An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Accountant Treasury Management who will play an important role within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets finance function.


The role, will be responsible for leading, managing and developing the treasury management function with emphasis on the need to deliver an efficient, effective and accurate service. The post holder will need to meet the challenges consistent with the policies and targets set by the team.


As a Senior Accountant specialising in Treasury, you will oversee the Council's management of investments across money markets, lending and borrowing from third parties. You will manage daily, monthly, and annual cashflow forecasts and maintain the Council's counterparty lists. You will execute trades through the ICD-MMF system, invest with the DMO as needed, consult with brokers, advisors, and counterparties, and coordinate CHAPS and FX payments across all departments. you will need to ensure required reconciliations and journals for the Treasury function are completed, along with ensuring compliance with Treasury Management Strategies, CIPFA codes of practice, and statutory requirements through the preparation of annual, quarterly, and half-yearly outturn reports, as well as the submission of external returns, including on DELTA.


You will assist with the year-end closedown of Treasury Management and external audits, update Treasury Management Practices and procedure notes, and support the wider finance function, particularly in relation to Pensions and Collection Fund.


Ideally you are either qualified or studying towards a CCAB or similar accounting qualification, with experience in treasury accounting within a large, complex organisation and a strong awareness of financial markets, the banking system, and financial news.


In addition, you will be a great communicator and co-ordinator both within internal departments and representing the Treasury Team externally with the Council's stakeholders. A strong numerical and analytical skill for spreadsheets and processing large numbers with excellent accuracy and record keeping is key.


A positive work ethic and willing to go the extra mile, with a willingness to develop, learn and grow. You will regularly attend treasury networks and conferences ensuring your knowledge about the financial markets is surpassing standard requirements.


You will also need to be a team player, contributing to supporting the wider team's function, particularly relating to Pensions and Collection Fund.


We offer a positive and inclusive working environment in which to advance your skills and experience, with plenty of opportunity to expand your learning and career development. Join us and help us make a difference in providing the sound financial environment that enables our front-line services to make it a safer, cleaner and fairer place for our residents, businesses, and visitors to our Borough.


Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.


Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

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