Treasury Manager

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The Treasury Manager is responsible for overseeing the firm’s global daily cash-management activities, ensuring sufficient liquidity to meet operational and financial obligations while optimizing available cash.

This role manages daily cash positioning, cash-flow forecasting, banking activities, payments, short-term investments and borrowing, bank relationships, treasury accounting, and general ledger activities. The Cash Manager will collaborate with Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, FP&A, Tax, and business leaders to improve cash visibility, maintain accurate financial records, and support liquidity decisions.

Location:

Chicago or New York City - Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

Daily cash and Liquidity Management

• Manage daily cash positioning across the firm’s bank accounts and legal entities
• Monitor cash balances, inflows, outflows, and upcoming funding requirements
• Ensure sufficient liquidity is available to meet payroll, vendor payments, tax payments, debt obligations, and other operational requirements
• Initiate or coordinate intercompany and interbank transfers to efficiently concentrate and deploy cash
• Manage and monitor the daily flows of the cash pooling structure across multiple bank partners
• Optimize the use of excess cash, including short-term investments or debt repayment, in accordance with the firm’s policy
• Monitor available credit facilities and coordinate short-term borrowings when necessary
• Identify opportunities to reduce idle cash, avoid unnecessary borrowing, and improve working-capital efficiency
• Oversee daily banking activities, including cash administration, payments, collections, funding, and account management
• Review and approve wire transfers, ACH payments, and other non-routine transactions in accordance with delegated authority
• Manage bank accounts, authorized signers, account documentation, and online banking access

Cash-Flow Forecasting and Reporting

• Prepare and maintain short- and medium-term cash-flow forecasts in the CFF platform including daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly liquidity projections
• Partner with FP&A, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Payroll to collect and validate forecast inputs.
• Analyze actual cash flows against forecasts and explain material variances
• Identify potential liquidity surpluses or shortfalls and recommend appropriate actions

Treasury Accounting and General Ledger

• Oversee the accurate and timely recording of cash transactions in the general ledger
• Prepare, review, and approve journal entries related to cash, bank fees, interest income and expense, investments, debt, and intercompany transfers
• Perform and review bank-to-general-ledger reconciliations and ensure reconciling items are resolved promptly
• Research cash and general ledger discrepancies and coordinate corrections with Accounting and operational teams
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities related to cash and treasury accounts
• Support internal and external audit requests related to cash balances, bank reconciliations, and treasury transactions
• Support the implementation and optimization of treasury management systems, ERP platforms, bank connectivity, and payment technologies
• Develop procedures and training materials for new or revised cash-management and accounting processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five to seven years of progressive experience in corporate treasury, cash management, general ledger accounting, or a related finance function.
• Demonstrated experience with daily cash positioning, liquidity management, cash-flow forecasting, payment operations, and bank-account administration.
• Hands-on general ledger experience, including journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial close activities.
• Strong understanding of cash inflows and outflows, working capital, banking products, short-term investments, and credit facilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial analysis, reconciliations, forecasting, and large-data-set management.
• Experience using treasury systems and accounting systems, online banking platforms, and financial-reporting tools.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and execute accurately in a high-volume environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or progress toward a relevant professional certification
• Experience with a treasury management system such as Kyriba, GTreasury, FIS, or SAP Treasury.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite
• Familiarity with bank connectivity and payment formats, including APIs, SFTP, SWIFT, ACH, wires, and ISO 20022
• Experience in a multi-entity, multinational, or decentralized organization
• Knowledge of cash pooling, intercompany funding, debt, and short-term investment products.
• Experience supporting the financial close and external audit processes for a publicly traded or similarly complex organization.
  

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at .

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at or send us an email at .

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.

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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

Summary

• Location: Chicago; New York
• Type: Full time