Senior Treasury Manager

Connect Search, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 143,270,000 - 171,924,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC is seeking a Senior Manager of Treasury in Chicago (hybrid). You will lead daily treasury and cash operations across multiple funds, oversee wires/ACH payments and investor distributions, and own cash controls and banking platforms.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong collaboration with fund accounting and management teams. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in treasury/cash operations, experience managing a treasury function, and solid Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Strong treasury and cash operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day treasury and cash operations across multiple entities, funds, and client accounts.
• Oversee wires, ACH payments, and distributions; manage bank signatories and access.
• Design, test, and enforce treasury policies and cash controls.
• Coach and develop treasury staff and ensure cross-training.

Skills

Treasury operations

Cash controls

Banking platforms

Team leadership

Wires & ACH

Cash reconciliation

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline

Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)

Tools

Entrilia

Fund accounting platforms

Job description

Now Hiring: Senior Manager, Treasury | Chicago, IL | Hybrid

Location: Downtown Chicago - near Ogilvie Transportation Center

Pay: Up to approximately $50-60/hour W2

About the Opportunity

Our client, a well-known financial services organization in downtown Chicago, is looking to add an experienced Senior Manager of Treasury to lead its treasury operations. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity for a hands-on treasury leader who brings strong cash controls, banking platform expertise, and team leadership experience. This position will lead the treasury function supporting a complex portfolio of investment funds and fund administration clients. The Senior Manager will have ownership over daily cash movement, treasury controls, banking platforms, payment execution, fund cash administration, and treasury process improvements. This is a hands-on leadership position requiring someone who can maintain rigorous financial controls while providing excellent service to internal teams, clients, banking partners, and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day treasury and cash operations across multiple entities, funds, and client accounts
• Manage outgoing wires and ACH payments, including operating payments, investment and loan disbursements, and investor distributions
• Oversee incoming cash activity, including capital call proceeds, loan proceeds, debt service, and other payments
• Design, document, maintain, and test treasury policies and cash controls
• Maintain strong dual-control and segregation-of-duties procedures surrounding cash movement
• Own bank signatory and user-entitlement administration across multiple banking institutions
• Administer multiple online treasury and banking platforms
• Manage account openings, closings, signers, payment templates, and online banking access
• Oversee fund-level debt service and distribution payments
• Reconcile incoming capital call activity and support related cash processes
• Partner closely with Fund Accounting and Fund Management to ensure payments are properly supported and released accurately
• Support financial statement audits, controls reviews, and bank-led treasury assessments
• Evaluate banking services, fees, payment automation, APIs, positive pay, and other treasury technology
• Identify and implement process improvements that reduce manual activity while strengthening financial controls
• Oversee treasury and investor services activities
• Supervise, coach, and develop treasury team members while building effective cross-training and coverage

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline to Accounting, Finance or Business.
• 7+ years of treasury and/or cash operations experience required
• Prior experience leading or managing a treasury function
• Strong knowledge of cash controls, dual control, segregation of duties, and banking entitlements
• Hands-on experience working with multiple banking institutions and treasury portals
• Experience with wires, ACH transactions, payment processing, cash administration, and reconciliations
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
• Intermediate or better Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment when handling sensitive cash transactions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while remaining highly collaborative and service-oriented
• Stable professional background and genuine interest in a contract-to-hire opportunity

Preferred Qualifications

• Fund administration, asset management, banking, or investment industry experience
• Experience supporting investment funds and/or investor distributions
• Familiarity with debt service and distribution calculations
• Experience with Entrilia or similar fund accounting/investor platforms
• Payment automation or treasury technology implementation experience
• Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) designation