Manager - Treasury and Commodities Advisory

About the role:

We are seeking managers for our growing team to lead and develop teams in delivering treasury, cash, and commodity consultancy services.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and implementing governance, controls, and risk management policies; developing market, credit, and liquidity management programs
• Advising on foreign exchange and commodity risk management
• Working on treasury and cash transformation projects
• Implementing payment and cash management structures.

You will also support clients in setting up treasury and trading functions and work on M&A-related projects. We empower our team to work independently while providing coaching and guidance. Opportunities for travel within the UK and abroad are available. Join us for an exciting new challenge working with varied and interesting clients.

The world of Treasury and Commodities is changing. With ever changing business, financial and regulatory environments our clients are asking for ever more challenging support. Our expertise includes technical accounting advice on financial instruments, advice on trading, risk management, hedging strategies and derivatives, assessing the impact in deals and helping clients set up and improve their operational and risk management functions.

PwC's Treasury and Commodities team provides a full range of treasury support to clients across non-bank financial services businesses, trading businesses and leading multinational corporations. Our teams provide these specialist services across a wide geographical area, including the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

In the UK, we have the Global Firms largest concentration of expertise including former Treasurers, Analysts, Risk Managers, Traders, IT Specialists and Finance professionals.

Our Treasury and Commodities team is a rapidly growing deals business that sits in the Risk line of service within PwC. T&C supports our clients through moments of exceptional change - whether that is through managing new risks, growth, capital and debt raising, divestitures, stress, or business transformation.

CFOs are under increasing pressure to stay on top of emerging issues and, the Treasury and Commodity team is a leading provider of assurance and advisory services to companies facing challenges created by the fast pace of change and volatility in the world markets. Our team is recognised as one of the leading providers of corporate treasury services in the UK.

Treasury involves managing the financial risks of an organisation (funding and liquidity, cash management and market risk management e.g. FX) and covers the end to end process from cash to debt to eliminating volatility from the P&L. Whilst the primary purpose of Commodity Management is to manage risks generated through the management of supply and demand and to reduce them to an acceptable level. Volatility in price, regulatory requirements, political and economical context all have impacts on what we call 'Commodity Management'.

What your days will look like:

• Lead and Develop Teams: Guide teams in delivering treasury, cash, and commodity consultancy services, including governance, controls, and risk management, as well as market, credit, and liquidity programs.
• Client Advisory: Advise on foreign exchange and commodity risk management, hedging strategies, and support clients in setting up treasury and trading functions.
• Project Management: Manage treasury and cash transformation projects, implement payment and cash management structures, and engage in M&A-related projects to analyse FX and commodity price impacts.
• Independent and Collaborative Work: Work independently with coaching, collaborate with clients and teams, and travel within the UK and abroad to address market challenges.

This role is for you if you have:

• Work experience in two or more of the following areas: treasury/commodity trading systems, treasury and cash operations, commodity trading risk management, and front, middle, and back office treasury operations.
• Awareness of treasury, cash, payment, and commodity trading technology options and practical experience in their design and implementation.
• Understanding and/or experience of full lifecycle projects to deliver change in a treasury, cash, and commodity trading environment.
• Associate member of the ACT or studying/intending to study towards it.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including report writing, and ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Proven ability to deliver on tight timelines, manage well under pressure, and build and maintain business relationships while leading and developing teams.

What you'll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.