Job Description
Come and join us as a conscientious, proactive, and results-driven Treasury & Receivables Facility Analyst and be part of a hugely successful and friendly finance team.The Role: As our Treasury & Receivables Facility Analyst, you will be the core process owner of our new invoice financing facility with BNP Paribas. You will be responsible for managing daily cash allocations from a trust account, managing daily drawdowns, and ensuring our balance sheet remains perfectly reconciled.Key Responsibilities Manage the daily administration of the BNP Receivables Finance facility, including submitting sales ledger uploads and executing daily drawdowns.Monitor facility headroom, ensuring the business maximises its available cash while staying within borrowing limits and covenant thresholds.Act as the primary operational point of contact with BNP Paribas.Write process notes for key Treasury and Receivables tasks.Assist with other Cash & Banking, Cashflow, and Treasury processes as required.Work closely with the Sales Ledger team to ensure customer payments are accurately and swiftly allocated against specific invoices on customer accounts.Accounting & Reconciliation:Post accurate double-entry journals relating to the facility (advances, customer receipts, and finance charges/fees).Own the month-end balance sheet reconciliation for the BNP Facility Liability account and the Accounts Receivable ledger.Ensure all accounting treatments comply with IFRS 9 / local GAAP regarding the non-derecognition of factored assets.Prepare month-end reporting on facility usage, effective interest rates, and debtor days (DSO)This is a hybrid-based opportunity with 4 days required in the office, but you should be within commutable distance of our head offices in Crick, Northamptonshire.You: You'll live and breathe our customer-first ethos, bringing a highly collaborative, investigative, and proactive approach to untangling complex financial data sets. You'll enjoy working cross-functionally with internal transactional teams and external stakeholders, and you'll be committed to acting with precision, integrity, and honesty in everything you do.Skills and competencies Part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or AAT qualified, with a strong grasp of double-entry bookkeeping. Previous experience in Treasury or managing an Invoice Discounting, Factoring, or Receivables Finance facility is highly desirable. Advanced spreadsheet skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, handling large data sets) and experience with mid-to-large tier ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite). Highly capable of understanding interconnected systems and processes. High attention to detail with excellent communication skills required to liaise effectively with Sales Ledger and banking networks.Us: From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We're proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we're super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.Benefits Package and Cultural Environment: BonusEnhanced pension options after 2 years of service Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailersLife assuranceExtended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and moreMental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each otherComplete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages developmentFinancial education and loansFlexible working optionsA business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true selfAnd more! We're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don't want you to 'fit' our culture, we want you to enrich it. We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.