Director of Treasury Operations - Lincoln, NE

American Life; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing financial services company based in Nebraska is seeking a Director, Treasury Operations to oversee daily cash flow and manage financial risks. The ideal candidate will have strong finance skills, exceptional communication abilities, and experience managing teams. This full-time position involves collaboration with various stakeholders and requires a Bachelor's degree in finance, along with 7-10 years of relevant experience. The role offers normal office hours without expected travel.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in finance, with at least 3 years in a treasury and leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of financial and banking industry requirements, cash management, and financial risk management.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company's day-to-day cash flow and related cash accounting.
• Develop and implement cash management policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop financial strategies.
• Support treasury system implementation and data quality controls.
• Prepare financial reports for senior management and respond to audits.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cash management

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft Office

TPA software

Clearwater

Job description

American Life Financial Partners, LLC., a rapidly growing financial services holding company, is seeking a highly analytical, hands on, and energetic leader to join as a Director, Treasury Operations. We operate as a modern technology-enabled, insurance holding company focused on long-term growth, and to advance the insurance value chain through products and services that focus on reduced costs and increased customer value. Our objective is to leverage state of the art technology, product-development and administrative capabilities, and relationships and reputation, to create, sell, and administer life and annuity products through third party independent marketing organizations.

Summary/Objective

We are seeking a Director, Treasury Operations to join our team. This role will be responsible for managing the company's day-to-day cash flow and related cash accounting (including day-to-day banking transactions, activity reconciliations, and projects) across multiple legal entities and banking relationships, while minimizing financial risk. This position handles and oversees a high volume of daily cash and investment activity, while also managing a team across multiple offices/locations. The successful candidate will have a strong background in finance, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Knowledge of banking regulations and technology is desirable.

Essential Functions

• Develop and implement cash management policies and procedures to optimize the company's cash flow, reporting daily cash balances/uses and forecasting upcoming sources/needs and other changes to liquidity
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate financial risks and ensure the company's liquidity and banking stability
• Support cash controls, including bank/Custodian and internal system reconciliations (servicers’ systems, accounting ledger/sub-ledger systems)
• Support implementation and enhancements of Treasury Management System, including maintaining controls and oversight of data quality
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including the CFO, CIO, Accounting, Legal, and other members of the organization, to develop and implement financial strategies and initiatives
• Develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, auditors, and investors
• Facilitate daily private deal closings through stakeholder and timeline coordination from account setup to asset settlement (including executing wire transfers in accordance with firm’s policy)
• Raise FX and process FX settlements to fund accounts for settlements
• Manage debt covenants (bank and surplus notes)
• Manage, process and report investment expenses and fees
• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management
• Provide support for internal and external audit requests
• Strong knowledge of financial and banking industry requirements, cash management, and financial risk management
• Insurance industry experience a plus
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Experience with Oracle, external loan administration TPA software, Clearwater, financial software, and Microsoft Office (preferred)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment and decision-making

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance or a related field
• 7-10 years of experience in finance, with at least 3 years in a treasury and leadership role

Supervisory Responsibility

This position currently has supervisory responsibilities for a team of five people.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and communicate with others. This may be over the phone, in person, or through email and messaging. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand; walk, and use their hands and fingers to work with the computer, phones, filing cabinets, paperwork, etc.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours as needed to complete work and ensure operations/business is not interrupted or slowed.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the United States.

AAP/EEO Statement

American Life is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at 402-489-8266.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.