Director, Treasury, Cash & Payroll

At Alaska Communications, we’re committed to putting our team first, always being customer focused, having a can‑do attitude, owning our results and always acting with integrity. This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day.

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The Director of Treasury, Cash & Payroll provides strategic and operational leadership for the Company’s treasury, liquidity, debt management, cash forecasting, payroll and balance sheet forecasting activities. This hands‑on leadership role is accountable for building, maintaining, and owning the Company’s cash flow and balance sheet forecasting models, while also leading the associated processes, analysis, and team deliverables. The Director safeguards Company funds, maintains strong financial controls, ensures timely and accurate payroll, supports compliance with debt agreements, and delivers forward‑looking cash and balance sheet insights for executive decision‑making.

The role also leads banking and lender relationships, improves financial processes and systems, and partners across Finance and the business to optimize liquidity, working capital and financial risk management.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Treasury, Liquidity & Cash Management Lead the Company’s treasury and banking structure, including daily liquidity, cash positioning, funds transfers, bank accounts, investments, authorized signers and banking access. Ensure all treasury transactions are executed securely, accurately, timely and in accordance with approval requirements, Company policies and internal controls. Own banking relationships, evaluate banking products and services, monitor fees, and recommend structural or process improvements that enhance efficiency, yield, security and liquidity.
  
  Oversee treasury systems, online banking platforms, reporting tools and related data integrity, access administration, upgrades and vendor relationships to support secure and efficient treasury operations. Develop and maintain treasury policies, procedures, documentation and business continuity practices; drive automation and continuous improvement.
• Debt Management & Compliance Administer the Company’s debt portfolio and credit facilities, including interest and principal payments, borrowing activity, compliance deliverables, renewals and amendments. Monitor debt covenants and other contractual requirements; coordinate timely calculations, certifications, reporting and supporting documentation for management, lenders and other stakeholders. Maintain effective relationships with lenders and external advisors, and support financing, refinancing activity and other capital structure initiatives.
  
  Partner with Accounting to ensure debt balances, interest, fees, discounts, issuance costs and current versus long‑term classifications are accurately recorded and forecast.
• Cash & Balance Sheet Forecasting Build, maintain, and own the Company’s short‑term and long‑range cash flow and balance sheet forecasting models, including the underlying assumptions, calculations, schedules, data inputs, and model architecture. Own the end‑to‑end cash forecasting process, integrating operating performance, capital expenditures, financing activity, taxes, payroll, working capital, and other significant cash flows. Lead balance sheet forecasting for cash, debt, accounts receivable, accounts payable, deferred revenue, accrued liabilities, fixed assets, and other significant accounts, with clear linkage to the income statement and statement of cash flows.
  
  Establish and document forecast assumptions, methodologies, data sources, controls, and reporting requirements to create a repeatable and sustainable forecasting process. Perform detailed actual‑to‑forecast…