Senior Analyst Treasury Cash Forecasting & Analysis

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The Senior Analyst Treasury Cash Forecasting & Analysis prepares the cash forecast and related analysis to support the broader Corporate Treasury team in maintaining, updating, and evolving the cash flow forecast for the second-largest retirement plan provider in the US. The Senior Analyst Treasury Cash Forecasting & Analysis critically examines actual cash activity and forecast variances, identifies key cash flow drivers, and translates detailed transaction data into clear, concise, management-level summaries and variance explanations.

This role is focused on detailed analysis, controls, and validation of sources with a focus on leveraging technology and automation to enhance forecasting processes. In addition, this role will support the Corporate Treasurer with special projects, including presentations and analysis, as needed.

• Prepares and maintains the weekly cash forecast, ensuring a controlled output with validated sources.
• Creates detailed variance analyses for actual results compared to forecasts/budget, summarizing key cash flow drivers into concise, management-ready explanations.
• Enhances sensitivity and scenario analysis with a focus on evaluating required cash balances.
• Effectively partners with Treasury leadership, Investments, and Portfolio Management team to ensure a solid and reliable forecast estimate with usable outputs.
• Seeks opportunities to improve and automate the cash forecasting process, leveraging technical and data analytic skills and tools such as Power Automate, Power Query, AI, and other technologies to streamline data integration, enhance reporting, and improve forecast efficiency.
• Supports Kyriba TMS activities with a focus on actuals analysis and forecast model inputs. Serves as the primary owner of budget code tagging rules to accurately classify bank transactions and support reliable cash flow reporting and forecasting.
• Utilizes Kyriba TMS to create reports to be used in cash forecasting and other analysis, as needed.
• Collaborates with Finance department, including Accounting, to formulate and execute financial strategies that align with risk tolerance and corporate objectives.
• Supports the Corporate Treasurer with special projects including presentations and analysis, as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Science, Business Analytics, or other related discipline and 5-7+ years of work experience.
• Experience working in a complex life insurance or retirement recordkeeping environment strongly preferred.
• Experience with financial statements and cash flow; strong knowledge of accounting and the interaction between balance sheet, income statement and cash/non-cash items required.
• 3 to 5 years of Kyriba TMS experience required
• Financial modeling experience with a strong focus on data analytics, process automation, and technical problem-solving required.
  
  Experience with accounting systems such as SAP S/4
  
  HANA strongly preferred.
• Power Query and Power Automate skills strongly preferred.
• A positive can-do attitude.
• Self-starter who operates comfortably along the spectrum from…