Treasury & Accounting Manager - Chicago, IL

Overview

A fast-growing and highly acquisitive energy company in the heart of downtown Chicago is looking for a Treasury & Accounting Manager to join the team and build out the department. This is a high-visibility role (reporting to the Controller!) within a profitable and well-funded company.

Responsibilities:

Treasury and Compliance

• Manage the organization’s financial operation, including liquidity and cash flow management.
• Oversee and forecast cash flow position, related borrowing needs and funds available for investment and issue weekly reporting to Senior Management.
• Oversight for policies and procedures to record daily bank activity accurately and completely.
• Partners with CFO and Operations to use hedging to mitigate financial risk of commodity and interest rates. Oversees and reviews the financial impacts of raw material hedge contracts.
• Monitors and manages the organization’s debt and credit facilities including drafting quarterly and annual compliance reporting.
• Maintain bank account administration including opening and closing bank accounts as well as authorized signers and system users.
• Ensure timely management of banking tasks related to ongoing business acquisitions and integrations.
• Manage and support ongoing treasury operations transformation initiatives to support and scale for a rapidly growing organization.
• Develops new and maintains positive long-term relationships with bankers.

Corporate Accounting

• Leads the month-end and quarter-end close process for Treasury, including approving journal entries and ensuring book-to-bank reconciliations.
• Develops, enhances, and monitors the internal controls surrounding the Company’s treasury and tax compliance functions.
• Supports Accounting during financial statement audits.

Other Core Responsibilities

• Partners with CFO and Controller to ensure compliance with federal and state and local taxes.
• Primary liaison with minority shareholder reporting matters including K-1s.
• Monitor the organization’s retirement plans (401k) and interact with third-party providers.
• Manage the organization’s insurance and risk management programs including leading annual insurance renewal through coordination with lead insurance broker.
• Prepares and analyzes bank and credit card fees on a quarterly basis reporting results to Senior Management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Finance or Accounting)
• 6 to 10 years of applicable experience within treasury management and corporate general ledger accounting
• Advanced Excel skills required
• MBA and/or CPA with Public Accounting experience a plus
• Keen attention to detail, drive to consistently maintain high standards and quality and strives for continuous improvement
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Interpersonal skills needed to maintain good working relationships across all areas of the organization
• Ability to work as part of a team, flexibility regarding assignments and responsiveness to the organization’s needs in a high-growth, dynamic environment