Treasury Specialist

Join us at WWF-UK – TREASURY SPECIALIST

Location: Living Planet Centre, Woking, Surrey

Contract: 12-month FTC, full time (35 hours)

Hybrid working: Minimum 40% in person collaboration per month

Salary: £31,394 + excellent benefits

Safeguarding level: Level One

About the role

We’re excited to be recruiting a Treasury Specialist to join WWF-UK’s Treasury team for a 12-month fixed term contract to help ensure our financial operations run smoothly, accurately and securely.

Sitting within Accounting Operations, you’ll support the day-to-day management of WWF-UK’s bank accounts, income, cashflow and sales ledger activity, helping make sure transactions are recorded correctly and funds are available when and where they are needed.

You’ll be responsible for reconciling bank and income control accounts, processing income journals and supporting foreign currency transactions. You’ll also maintain daily bank reporting and short-term cashflow information, investigating significant movements and working with colleagues across WWF-UK to understand and resolve queries.

This is a varied role that combines accuracy, organisation and strong financial controls with plenty of interaction across the organisation. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute ideas that improve Treasury processes and ways of working.

We’re looking for someone who is organised, proactive and comfortable working with financial data and detailed reconciliations. You’ll have strong attention to detail, be confident managing competing priorities and enjoy working as part of a collaborative finance team.

Skills and experience

You’ll bring the skills and experience needed to succeed in this role, including:

Essential

• Experience working within a finance team in a medium or large organisation
• Experience carrying out high-volume or complex reconciliations accurately
• Good working knowledge of Excel and confidence working with financial data
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage and reprioritise your workload
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work calmly and collaboratively in a busy team environment
• Strong general IT skills and confidence learning new systems

Desirable

• Experience working with foreign currency transactions
• Previous experience within a Treasury function
• Familiarity with Business Central or a similar finance system
• Experience supporting cashflow reporting or short-term liquidity management
• Knowledge of sales ledger, credit control or accounts receivable processes

What we offer

We believe in rewarding our team with more than just a salary. Here’s what you can expect:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options, to support your work life balance
• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, rising to 10% with employee contribution
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow
• Regular wellbeing initiatives to support your health and happiness.

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

This role is hybrid with a minimum 40% of your contracted hours spent at our beautiful UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey, where you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with millions of supporters and hundreds of projects around the world.

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left isn’t enough. We’re racing to restore nature and prevent catastrophic climate change. And it’s a race we can win with everyone’s help.

We’re courageous, passionate, and driven by science. For more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We work with integrity, collaboration and deep respect for those we partner with.

How to apply

Click the link to apply via our website. You’ll be asked to complete an application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement that tells us why you’ll be a great addition to WWF-UK.

Our Diversity Promise to You

At the heart of our mission is a simple truth: the planet needs everyone. That means you - in all your uniqueness, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or how you choose to express yourself.

We don’t do stereotypes. We work together with purpose, driven by passion and enhanced by respect, courage, and integrity. We pull together from all walks of life to fight for a better future, and we want you to feel supported every step of the way.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

So, if there’s anything we can do to make your application or interview experience more comfortable or accessible, just give our Talent Acquisition Team a shout at recruitment@wwf.org.uk

Safeguarding Commitment

Just as we celebrate diversity in all its forms, we are equally dedicated to creating a safe environment for every person we work with or encounter.

Our commitment extends to children, adults at risk, and individuals experiencing any form of vulnerability, whether temporary or permanent.

We proudly stand behind CAPSEAH (Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment) and put this commitment into action through clear policies, thorough training, and recruitment checks tailored to each role, which may include external vetting.

If you ever have a concern, however big or small, know that there are confidential channels ready to support you at WWF-UK. We promise to respond promptly and with care, because protecting every individual is at the heart of everything we do.