Corporate Finance Manager
3 days ago
Worsley
The Corporate Finance Manager will play a key role in supporting the Group's funding and treasury activities, ensuring the business maintains an appropriate capital structure, strong liquidity and effective relationships with lenders and other financing stakeholders. The role will be responsible for managing the Group's c.£0.5bn debt facilities, covenant compliance, Treasury Policy and liquidity forecasting, while supporting an active M&A portfolio and other strategic growth initiatives. Working closely with the Group Reporting Manager and Treasury Manager, the Corporate Fi-nance Manager will oversee financing risks, treasury governance and liquidity management, while acting as a key contact for lenders, Credit Rating Agencies and banking partners. This is a newly created role within the Group Finance team, reflecting the continued growth and development of the business and providing an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the Group's financing and treasury activities, supporting a substantial debt portfolio and an active acquisition strategy. • Own the Group’s Senior Facilities Agreement, ensuring ongoing compliance with all terms, conditions and reporting obligations., • Develop and maintain the Group Treasury Policy, ensuring alignment with the Group’s strategic objectives, risk appetite and funding requirements., • Own the calculation, monitoring and reporting of all debt covenant compliance requirements., • Manage funding requirements for acquisition and other strategic initiatives, including sup-port for bank migration projects., • Manage interest rate risk exposure and recommend appropriate hedging strategies, including the use of straightforward derivative instruments where appropriate., • Oversee the investment of surplus cash and liquidity management activities, ensuring compliance with the Treasury Policy., • Prepare materials for Credit Rating Agencies, lenders and other financing stakeholders., • Lead banking and lender Know Your Customer (KYC) processes., • Work with the Group Reporting Manager to support the optimisation of the Group’s corporate and financing structure., • Work with the Treasury Manager on day-to-day cash management and cash flow forecasting activities as required, to support business operations and improve processes., • Identify opportunities to improve treasury systems, processes and reporting capabilities., • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with relevant post-qualification experience in corporate finance, treasury or group finance., • Strong understanding of corporate finance and treasury activities, including debt facilities, covenant compliance, liquidity management and financial risk management., • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience building effective relationships across finance teams and with external partners, including banks and lenders., • Highly organised and proactive, with strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively., • Experience identifying and delivering process improvements, enhancing controls, efficiency and reporting across finance and treasury activities. We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package. Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy. Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater. We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer. We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
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