Senior Manager, Treasury Services

Job summary

This position supports the organization’s treasury operations, including the management of investments, debt, cash flow, and pension and retirement plans. The role involves executing financial strategies, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, and contributing to the development of financial reports and disclosures. The individual will also assist in budgeting, system enhancements, and maintaining relationships with financial institutions.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and strategic finance professional with over five years of experience working in treasury functions. They should demonstrate:

- Strong knowledge of financial markets, investment and debt management; including compliance and reporting

- Experience with pension and retirement plan administration and financial statement preparation

- Proficiency in financial systems, particularly Oracle, and the ability to develop and test system modules and reports

- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and recommend improvements

- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, working effectively with internal teams, auditors, and external partners

- Commitment to continuous learning, staying current with industry standards and best practices

This posting closes on August 27 at 5:00 pm MT.

Work environment and schedule

This position works a typical workweek schedule (Monday through Thursday or Monday through Friday) in a general office environment and may be eligible for hybrid workdays. The successful candidate should reside within a commutable distance of Fort Collins. Performing this work requires occasional physical effort to lift and carry light objects and is primarily sedentary; minimal walking or standing is required on an as-needed basis.

Essential duties and responsibilities

- Models the mission, vision, values, and culture of the organization

- Provides support for the daily activities of the investment portfolio including recommendations for overall portfolio strategy

- Maintains and revises the investment policy and ensures the investment program is following state statutes to maintain compliance

- Researches and establishes other financial policies and procedures that guide financial decisions

- Executes investment purchases, sales, and swaps, as well as manages the daily cash activities

- Develops monthly portfolio analysis, makes recommendations, and implements investment strategies

- Provides support for all aspects of debt financings

- Implements ongoing debt activities including rating agency reports, continuing disclosure, debt schedules, and compliance filings

- Assists with managing the daily banking and broker relationships

- Provides support for the organization's pension and retirement plans

- Prepares investment and debt financial disclosures

- Prepares financial statements for the pension fund

- Represents the organization in a professional manner to external organizations

- Communicates with director, treasury services on developments in areas of responsibilities

- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in industry groups

Other functions

- Assists in the development of annual and long-term budget for treasury services

- Assists in development and updates to treasury policies, procedures, and guidelines

- Develops ERP reports for treasury services

- Evaluates, tests, and implements ERP modules related to treasury services

- Assists with counterparty credit analysis

- Collaborates with auditors

- Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

- Knowledge of the laws, regulations, and standards governing public sector investing

- Advanced computer skills (Bloomberg, Microsoft Office, ERP, and investment software)

- Ability to manage time and meet deadlines while balancing multiple projects

- Strong leadership, problem solving, and analytical skills and abilities to understand complex issues

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and to provide a high level of internal service

- Ability to develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships

- Highly driven individual with ability to develop and implement multiple initiatives

- Ability to see and communicate the 'big picture' of the organization and align actions with strategies and goals

- Strong business judgement and acumen

Qualifications

Required criteria

- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting from an accredited university

- Five years of experience with accounting, fixed income investments, or debt management

- Valid driver’s license and ability to remain insurable under the vehicle liability policy

Preferred criteria

- Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field

Pay

This position is an exempt role; salaries are paid bi-weekly and are annualized below for reference. Factors that may be used to determine actual salary include specific skills, years of experience, education, and certifications.

- Hiring range: $162,930 to $199,672

- Full range: $162,930 to $236,307

Recruitment notice:

Platte River Power Authority does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based placement services. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations to staff are accepted without a valid agreement. Any unsolicited resume submitted to staff will be considered property of Platte River Power Authority and with no obligation to pay any referral fees.