Treasury & Finance Manager

Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking for a better way of doing things?
Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on, entrepreneurial, business building experience?
Do you want to have the opportunity to be involved in building a best-in-class finance function for an exciting and ambitious company?, We are looking to hire high-energy, entrepreneurial and value-adding talent at Blenheim Chalcot, the UKs most successful venture builder to support the transformation and growth of one of our portfolio companies. This is a pivotal role within in a small, agile Finance function with exposure to Senior Management, Funding Partners and BC Partners with a fundamental impact on our development and growth., This role offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated and technically strong Treasury & Finance Manager to take full ownership of key areas in the Finance function within one of the BC portfolio businesses.This is a newly created role and so will have some scope to be shaped as you embed into the role. You will be responsible for driving improvements across the Finance team to continue progress made to date in achieving a gold standard Finance function.Key responsibilities
The Treasury & Finance Manager is a vital role within the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio business and will require excellent attention to detail and a drive for continuous improvement.
The successful Treasury & Finance Manager will play a key role in leading and shaping our Finance function and will have full responsibility for improving the processes, controls, structure and culture that make a gold standard Finance function.
Specific duties

Technical treasury go-to person within the business
Creation of BAU Treasury deliverables, including forecasting of cashflows and reporting for our funding providers
Implement best practices in treasury management, including cashflow management, hedging and funding optimisation
Advise on Treasury tactical and strategic decision-making, based on the contractual agreements with our funders and the aims of the business
Support other members of the Finance team where required with treasury and finance expertise
Implement and maintain internal controls to safeguard financial assets (including, but not limited to, reconciliations and leading on fixing any data discrepancies)
Coordinate and manage external audits, liaising closely with auditors to provide necessary documentation and explanations
Conduct financial risk assessments and develop strategies for risk mitigation
Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency and accuracy
Leverage technology, including AI, to enhance processes

The ideal candidate will also lead some of the core Finance areas, in addition to the Treasury team, including:

Prepare and oversee the generation of statutory financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements
Implement best practices in financial reporting, processes and accounting
Lead preparation of monthly management information
Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
Ensure compliance with financial regulations and reporting requirements, including tax filings (such as corporation tax and R&D claims)
Ensuring sound cost management and controls within Finance and the wider business

KPIs & Deliverables

BAU Treasury processes are carried out accurately, efficiently and on time
Processes are improved where needed to increase accuracy, efficiency and timeliness using technology, including AI, to automate as much as possible
Expertise is used to guide effective tactical and strategic Treasury decision-making
Strict controls are implemented and maintained to reduce risk
Senior management have confidence that outputs are accurate, supported by data and robust controls

Honesty and integrity trustworthy
Resilience - keeps going when the going gets tough, remains optimistic in the face of challenges, open to feedback and willingness to change and experiment
Team work is collaborative and supportive, elevating and developing others to deliver results
Innovation - restless to improve, challenges how to make things better
Deliver results - keeps promises, drives to achieve, commitment to high quality work
People awareness collaborative and supportive, respectful
Commercial awareness - looks for best value solutions for the business, understand costs / revenues, spends money wisely, The ideal candidate will have a track-record in delivering results in a fast-moving business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty. Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential to being successful in this role.
The Ideal Candidate
Skills

Good organization, accuracy and attention to detail to effectively meet deadlines
Self-motivated and intellectually curious
Financial services Treasury experience (ideally in a non-bank lender)
Financial services accounting experience desirable but not essential
Ability to work in high pressure environments with an aptitude for problem-solving
A team-player with good stakeholder management and communication skills
Good level of competence in MS Office (specifically Excel) and computerised systems; experience with PowerBI desirable but not essential
Microsoft Business Central experience is desirable (but not essential), ACT or other relevant Treasury qualification desirable
CIMA, ACCA, ACA desirable but not essential

At Blenheim Chalcot, we use our ideas, infrastructure, and people to create an innovation system that transforms disruptive ideas into innovative businesses. We originate the ideas ourselves, grow them from the ground up and take them through to scaling and ultimately exit.
We typically build enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) products, powered by Generative AI and target industries which are exposed to market, regulatory or technology discontinuities. We have built businesses across the following sectors, Our track record has seen us build more than 60 businesses over the last 25+ years. The portfolio has annual revenues of 500m, employs more than 3,000 people, has raised 600m in equity, and secured exists totalling over 1bn.
Blenheim Chalcot has three global locations. Portfolio companies are headquartered from Scale Space, London, our 200,000ft2 collaboration space which was built as a joint venture with Imperial College London. Our Mumbai offices provide unparalleled scaling capability and technical expertise, and our U.S. operation powers the go-to-market activities of the portfolio across North America.

Have the opportunity to be a part of and learn from the incredible talent in BC
Be exposed to the right mix of challenges, within a culture that promotes continuous learning and development
A fun and open, if a little cricket obsessed, atmosphere
Discretionary bonus
25 days of paid holidays + your birthday off
Life Assurance (4 x annual salary), Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme
Flexible Benefits: Private Medical and Dental, Gym Subsidiaries

PROCESS
We have a rigorous recruitment process which we use for all our roles to ensure we attract the very best and diverse talent.