Treasury Manager

Cranfield University.; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Employer

Flexible working options

Job summary

Cranfield University invites applications for a key treasury role responsible for day-to-day cash and liquidity management, banking, borrowing, investments and financial reporting, working with colleagues across Finance and the wider University.

The post holder will oversee cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, treasury reporting, borrowing administration, foreign currency activity and related controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with treasury, banking or related finance experience.
• Strong understanding of cash management, reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Good numeracy, analytical and communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day treasury and banking activities including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management and treasury reporting.
• Oversee borrowing administration, investments and foreign currency activity with associated controls.
• Support month-end and year-end accounting, treasury-related audits and endowment fund accounting.
• Provide guidance across Finance and with banks, payment providers and auditors; drive process improvements.

Skills

Cash management

Reconciliations

Financial controls

Month-end processes

Treasury reporting

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in cash and liquidity management, banking, borrowing, investments, payment processes and financial reporting, working with colleagues across Finance and the wider University.

The post holder will be responsible for the University's day-to-day treasury and banking activities, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, treasury reporting, borrowing administration, investments, foreign currency activity and associated financial controls.

The role also includes responsibility for key banking and payment arrangements, including BACS, online banking, merchant services, payment terminals and corporate and purchasing cards, alongside supervision of the Treasury function. The post holder will support month-end and year-end accounting, treasury-related audit requirements and the financial management and accounting of the University's endowment funds.

Working closely with colleagues across Finance, the wider University, banks, payment providers and auditors, the post holder will provide advice and guidance, resolve issues and help ensure treasury and banking processes are accurate, secure, efficient and well controlled. The role will also contribute to continuous improvement across systems, procedures and financial controls.

You will be a professionally qualified accountant with relevant experience in treasury, financial accounting, banking or a closely related finance role. You will bring a strong understanding of cash management, reconciliations, financial controls and month-end processes, together with the confidence to work with complex financial information and significant transactions.

You will be analytical, accurate and well organised, with strong communication and relationship-building skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and critical deadlines. You will be confident using financial systems and Microsoft Excel, applying professional judgement and resolving issues within established policies and delegated authorities.

Experience of Higher Education, treasury management, borrowing, investments, endowments, corporate cards, payment security or electronic banking systems would advantageous. In return, the successful applicant will join a supportive and collaborative Finance team and take on a broad, high-impact role with real scope to influence and improve treasury and banking services.

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.