Treasury Controller

Bupa; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health insurer in the City of London is seeking a Treasury Controller to lead treasury operations and manage a team within a collaborative environment. The role offers a salary between £87,000 and £92,000, a car allowance, and the opportunity to earn up to 25% bonus. The ideal candidate will have a professional accounting qualification and experience in financial services, along with strong technical knowledge of treasury products and proven leadership capabilities.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Annual performance-based bonus

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) required.
• Experience in financial services or large treasury teams preferred.
• Ability to manage and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of three.
• Oversee treasury operations including derivatives exposure.
• Drive process improvement and automation.

Skills

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Strong technical knowledge of treasury products

Experience in financial services or insurance

Excellent relationship-building skills

Proactive approach to process improvement

Line management experience

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Join to apply for the Treasury Controller role at Bupa

£87,000 – £92,000, depending on experience + £6,000 car allowance and up to 25% bonus

Hybrid working, 2-3 days per week in the office

Permanent

Full-time – 35 hours per week

We Make Health Happen

At Bupa, we’re here to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world.

As a Treasury Controller, you’ll play a key role in supporting our purpose by ensuring our financial operations are robust, efficient, and future-focused. You’ll join a diverse, collaborative team that values innovation and continuous improvement.

This role is pivotal in driving standardisation and synergy across our treasury and technical accounting functions, helping us deliver on our promise to make health happen for our customers and communities.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Lead and manage a team of three, fostering a supportive and high‑performing environment.
• Report to the Head of Accounting Advisory, building strong relationships across the Treasury and technical accounting teams.
• Oversee treasury operations, including exposure to derivatives and hedge accounting.
• Drive process improvement, automation, and business‑as‑usual (BAU) enhancements.
• Balance month‑end responsibilities with strategic projects, ensuring both day‑to‑day and long‑term objectives are met.
• Collaborate with colleagues to standardise practices across multiple entities, promoting efficiency and consistency.
• Engage with external auditors and stakeholders, ensuring compliance and transparency.
• Embrace change and champion continuous improvement within the team and wider business.

What you’ll bring:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Ideally hold further Treasury qualifications (e.g. ACT).
• Experience in financial services or insurance, or within large, matrix companies with substantial treasury teams.
• Strong technical knowledge of treasury products, derivatives, and hedge accounting.
• Proven ability to manage and develop a team—line management experience is preferable.
• Commercial acumen and a proactive approach to process improvement and automation.
• Excellent relationship‑building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a matrix environment.
• Curious, adaptable, and eager to get involved beyond the job description.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discount

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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