Early Careers Opportunity - Group Operational Analyst

Location: This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London office.

Contract Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

***This role is suitable for an early careers’ opportunity or a Graduate***

Group Treasury is at the heart of how the business manages and protects its financial resources, supporting growth, maintaining strong banking relationships and ensuring funding is available across the organisation. The team is responsible for key activities including cash management, liquidity forecasting, funding, foreign exchange and treasury systems, providing a unique opportunity to gain exposure to the financial operations of a global FTSE-listed company.

As an Operational Analyst, you'll play an important role in supporting the day-to-day activities of the Treasury team. You'll gain hands-on experience across areas such as cash management, reconciliations, reporting, treasury systems and banking operations, while developing a strong understanding of financial controls and risk management. Working alongside experienced treasury professionals, you'll have opportunities to learn, contribute to process improvements and build valuable skills that will support a long-term career in Treasury and Finance.

This role offers an excellent foundation for someone looking to start or enhance their career, providing broad exposure to treasury operations, funding, systems and financial processes within a dynamic global business.

By ensuring treasury activities are completed accurately and efficiently, you'll help support the smooth running of the function and contribute to the protection of the Group's financial assets. You'll also be encouraged to identify opportunities to improve processes, embrace technology and automation, and help drive continuous improvement across the Treasury team.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily

• Ensure daily bank reconciliations are completed accurately and exceptions investigated and resolved promptly.   
• Run, review, and prepare Treasury journals for posting into SAP.  
• Confirm all FX trades have matched successfully in Finastra before payment approval. 
• Act as the first point of contact for queries relating to In-House Bank account transactions. 

Monthly

• Validate bank charges and interest calculations against agreed banking terms.  
• Load and maintain FX and interest rates within Treasury systems and distribute updates to stakeholders.  
• Calculate and process monthly interest accruals and issue relevant account statements. 
• Prepare month-end Treasury files and supporting documentation for reporting and control purposes.
• Review and upload intercompany payment file. 

Ad-hoc

• Support internal and external audits by providing Treasury documentation, transaction evidence, and bank information.  
• Maintain and monitor bank mandates and authorised signatory records.  
• Ensure bank and counterparty settlement instructions (SSIs) remain accurate and up to date within Treasury systems.  
• Maintain Treasury-related information on the company SharePoint site.  
• Update Treasury systems for changes to financing arrangements, counterparties, and private placement holders. 
• Updating bank processing rules when required
• Cover for Cash Analyst

System Controls

• Use data and technology to improve efficiency, reporting quality, and control effectiveness. 
• Support Treasury system enhancements, upgrades, and testing activities. 
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual intervention through improved system utilisation, automation, and workflow optimisation.
• Champion process improvement and automation opportunities across Treasury operations. 

• Assist with the implementation of new Treasury technologies and digital initiatives. 

• Document Treasury procedures and promote best practice across the function. 

What You’ll Bring

• Willingness to undertake accredited training including exams
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to operate effectively under pressure whilst maintaining high standards of control and compliance.

We Are RS

At RS, we are making amazing happen for a better world.

As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customers operate more efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five million additional products, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.

What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technical expertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – We are one team, We deliver brilliantly, We do the right thing, and We make every day better, we're creating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Join us and help make amazing happen.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provide all of our people the opportunity to participate in a short-term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offering provide the opportunity for us to recognise, reward and enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but include:

• Financial - pension/retirement; life assurance; salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme)
• Wellbeing - medical plans; health screening; critical illness; disability insurance; holiday / paid time off; employee assistance programme; discounted gym/health club membership
• Lifestyle - transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing); onsite catering/lunch vouchers; retail discounts
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

Join over 8,500 colleagues and help us shape the future of our industry. Whoever you are, wherever you are — it all starts here.

Apply now and make RS a part of your journey.

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