Treasury Assistant

Equans is looking for a Treasury Assistant to join our team based in Quorum Business Park, Newcastle on a permanent basis. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

You’ll be based at our brand new, super modern Shared Services office in Newcastle, which is a dynamic multifunctional operation, where our people are committed to delivering great services that enable our business to meet its goals.   

We invest in our people through a broad range of learning opportunities such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes.    

We care about the health and wellbeing of our people and we’re proud of our Better Health at work Gold certification, achieved through various campaigns and activities supporting our employees.   

We champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and have various forums across Shared Services where we encourage our people to take part, get involved and continue to shape and build on the culture we are proud of here at Equans Shared Services. 

What will you deliver? 

• Prepare and process manual payments in a timely and accurate manner.

• Update the cash books on a daily basis and process any sweep entries in SAP.

• Run scheduled supplier BACS payment runs across all entities, including foreign currency.

• Maintain the treasury mailbox in a professional, timely and accurate manner and providing timely resolution to queries on an ad hoc basis.

• Complete bank reconciliations on all Barclays, NatWest and HSBC accounts on a monthly basis, working with other EBS teams to clear down unreconciled items and ensuring action plans are in place for aged items where necessary.
• Complete cash pool reconciliations.
• Ensure all direct debits and standing orders are reflected in SAP and are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure they are still required and have up to date owners.
• Check accuracy of all supplier bank detail changes made by procurement daily.
• Upload the Barclays bank statements into SAP daily.
• Liaising with AR to compare receipt values at month end and month start. 
• Provide daily cash forecast to Group Treasury to allow it to manage pool balances.
• Produce monthly reporting, including cash forecast, cash actuals and comparisons by collating data from cash books and working with the business to ensure forecasts are as accurate as possible.
• Produce weekly liquidity report, ensuring data is consistent and accurate before sharing with the wider business.
• Undertake or contribute to routine and ad-hoc management reporting and contribute to any special projects as requested.
• Quality checks on various tasks, including SAP postings and cash book coding, ensuring all data entered is accurate.
• Challenge existing ways of working and develop a continuous improvement culture.
• Review and maintain existing processes and systems and support development of new systems and processes. 
• Assist with audit data requests and queries.
• Maintain positive banking relationships.

What can we offer you? 

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays).

• Free parking.

• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary.

• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers.

• Gym membership discounts.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Holiday purchase scheme.

• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year.

• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes.

• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme.

• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network.

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app.

Who are we looking for? 

• Experience of working in a Treasury / Banking environment.

• Continuous improvement mindset.

• Excellent planning and prioritisation skills.

• Ability to challenge at appropriate levels within the business / organisation.
• Proficient user of MS Excel.
• SAP experience would be a desirable.
• Experience of banking systems.

This role includes a Basic DBS check therefore ability to pass is essential. 

Who are we? 

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.  

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group. 

Our ambition

At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.  

We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers’ needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day. 

What’s next? 

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.  

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. 

The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.