Treasury Operations Manager

Wright State University is an equal opportunity employer.

Faculty Rank or Job Title

Faculty Rank or Job Title Treasury Operations Manager

Job Category:

Job Category:
Administrative (exempt/non-exempt)

Department

Department Office of the Controller

EEO number:

EEO number: 27P099

Position FTE

100%

Minimum Annual Salary

Minimum Annual Salary 70,000

Eclass

Eclass 21 Unclassified FT Salary MO

Salary Band:

Salary Band: S06

Job Summary/Basic Function:

Under the direction of the Associate Controller, Treasury, the Treasury Operations Manager manages the University’s treasury operations and supervises its accounts payable function. The position is accountable for daily cash management, bank and enterprise reconciliations, treasury and investment accounting entries, and the integrity of the University’s payment operations. It implements and administers controls, approval authority, and procedures that govern disbursements and treasury activity and recommends enhancements to the Associate Controller, Treasury.

The Treasury Operations Manager exercises independent judgment to safeguard University cash assets, enforces internal controls, provides year-end audit support, and serves as the primary operational backup to the Associate Controller, Treasury.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related field and at least five years of related experience; OR a master’s degree and three years of related experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience with complex bank reconciliations and cash management.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles and personal computer applications, including Microsoft Excel.
• Skill in written and interpersonal communication, and the ability to communicate effectively with all components of the University and external constituents.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education finance.
• Experience supervising an accounts payable or disbursement team.
• Experience with the Ellucian/Banner or other ERP system.
• Experience with treasury banking platforms, ACH , wire transfers, and payment controls.
• Experience leading process-improvement or system-implementation projects.

Essential Functions and percent of time:

Accounts Payable Supervision and Payment Operations (30%)

• Supervise the Accounts Payable team, including work assignment, training, and performance management.
• Manage the University’s disbursement operations and hold accountability for timely, accurate, and compliant vendor payments.
• Implement and administer payment controls, delegated approval-authority levels, and segregation of duties requirements established or approved by the Associate Controller, Treasury.
• Coordinate payment operations across Procurement, Payroll, Financial Aid, and other University units.
• Develop staff through cross-training and documented procedures to ensure operational continuity.

Treasury Operations and Cash Management (25%)

• Manage the University’s daily cash position, including daily rolling cash and short-term liquidity to meet operating needs.
• Authorize and release large cash transfers, wire payments, and ACH transactions, and administer the controls that govern them and escape significant or unusual transactions as appropriate.
• Administer the operational aspects of banking relationships and treasury banking platforms, including user access and payment security.
• Safeguard University cash assets and maintain continuity of critical treasury operations.

Reconciliation and Financial Integrity (20%)

• Direct and perform reconciliations of University bank accounts to the Banner enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system.
• Reconcile federal and institutional student loan funds.
• Record treasury and investment accounting entries and related adjustments.
• Manage the…