TREASURY ANALYST, Financial Affairs

The Treasury Analyst is a key member of the Debt, Treasury, and Risk Management team at Boston University, and works closely with internal customers from Budget, Business Affairs, Student Accounts, and Research Accounting, and collaborates with other external banking partners. Major duties of this position include:

• Daily management of areas relating to banking and investment activities, which include reviewing the status of the University's bank and investment accounts, moving cash for domestic and international payments, executing University debt service payments, documenting processes, and maintaining payment workflow and record storage system.
• Maintains required records including those that bank and daily cash activity and the transfer of electronic funds (wires/EFT), book transactions in the general ledger and implements and maintains system automation of critical Treasury processes.
• Provides analytical support for the unit's Debt and Treasury activities, including regulatory and bank/bond covenant compliance, ad hoc projects, and the preparation of Senior-level management reports.
• Works collaboratively with university and banking partners, to define and apply best practices of banking and cash management using relevant technology.
• Assist treasury processes and technology modernization, including treasury platform, and workflow automation, with a focus on strong controls, data quality, and enhancements, bank connectivity improvements integration to university financial processes.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 2 - 3+ years of Finance, Treasury and Cash Management experience.
• Advanced skills utilizing Excel, including complex formulas in order to acquire, organize, and analyze data. Experience in other data management and reporting tools is a plus.
• Experienced in analyzing data to determine relevant conclusions and suggest appropriate actions to management.
• Proven track record to multi-task and prioritize routine tasks and ad-hoc requests in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated intermediate oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented, demonstrating accuracy and quality of work output.
• Ability to work optimally and collaboratively in a small, collegial team environment.
• Self-motivated, proactive, intellectually curious.

Preferred Skills:

• Public accounting or experience within a higher education institution.
• Experience with ERP/SAP

Benefits/Other Information: Boston University's generous benefits package includes health, dental, life insurance, and paid time off! Full-time employees are also eligible for tuition remission for courses at Boston University. Note: the remission benefit extends to dependents as well. For more details on benefits, please refer to the Boston University benefits page at https://www.bu.edu/hr/employee-resources/benefits/. The department of Financial Affairs at Boston University values intellectual, cultural, and social diversity among its staff and students. We remain steadfast in our dedication to building a team that is inclusive and equitable and a place where all constituents can thrive. For all positions, we are looking for individuals who enjoy working with colleagues in a collaborative environment and who are flexible and creative. We strongly encourage applications from women and under-represented groups who share our interest in serving a university community with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities. Interested applicants are asked to upload a resume, list of references (if available), and submit a cover letter addressed to 'Hiring Manager Treasury Analyst position'. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.