Treasury Analyst at Fidelity & Guaranty Life Business Services in Des Moines, Iowa

Job Description:

The Treasury Analyst is responsible for supporting the day-to-day cash positioning of the company, including the timely and accurate accounting, managing and reporting of cash balances and movements in our various accounts and manages our daily cash position including liquidity forecasting.


Organization


The Treasury Analyst reports directly to the Manager, Cash Management and has contact with various departments/areas, Investment Managers, Third Party Administrators and Banks.


Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in managing the Company's daily cash position in a timely and accurate manner by prioritizing the development of the daily cash position for Custody and Operating accounts, working within the Treasury Workstation, creating the daily Open Payable/Receivable and Balance Roll forward, ensuring settlement of the day's transactions, reconciling daily variances with intraday reporting, and escalating issues to management as appropriate.
• Maintain intensive and detailed Excel spreadsheets in support of Treasury Operations, must be able to review and debug complicated formulas to ensure accurate results
• Transition reporting and analysis activities from Excel into the Treasury Workstation
• Processes cash disbursement requests, prioritizes, stages the item for payment, and records the cash impact for analysis.
• Assist the Treasury Manager with overseeing banking relationships.
• Proactively plans for contingencies and propose improvements.
• Identifies and proposes process improvements.
• Track record of automating manual tasks & processes.
• Engages knowledgeably and confidently with customers to satisfy requests in a timely manner within the confines of good judgement and the internal control environment.
• Support the bank fee analysis in an automated and regular fashion; track and model bank fees and custodial fees for forecasting purposes.
• Analyze banking activity, consider and develop banking strategies.
• Supports documentation of Standard Operating Procedures and Internal Control narratives related to the cash management functions with accuracy and completeness.
• Supports company-wide internal control objectives for Treasury by identifying key risks, adhering to controls, documenting controls for compliance and testing, assisting in the preparation of control self-assessments, and remediating any control gaps.
• Monitors the interface with external banking institutions by acting as initial point of contact for issue resolution. Escalates issues to management for resolution when necessary.
• Prepares ad-hoc analyses promptly and accurately in response to management requests.
• Provide for Business Continuity.
• Act as primary support and backup for the Treasury Manager
• Act as a backup to develop the weekly funding.
• Demonstrate independent thinking and decision making, willingness to look for red-flags and challenge issues.
• Support escheatment processing and training activities.
• Crosstrain within all areas of Treasury department, acting as a backup where segregation of duties allows.
• Perform special projects as assigned.

Experience and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years Treasury experience preferred in a high-volume banking environment (many banks and accounts)
• Experience with automated banking and cash management systems required, preferably FIS Integrity and eBAM
• Experience with ERP software, preferably Oracle
• Insurance, Banking, or Financial Services experience preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Exercises good judgement in all aspects of performance, particularly in identifying when urgency is required, and a willingness to look for red-flags and challenge issues.
• Highly motivated, self-starter & team player with a high energy level & willingness to aggressively take on responsibility.
• Able to make decisions/recommendations based on analysis of data and trend analyses.
• Strong computer knowledge including working knowledge of financial based accounting packages, spreadsheets and word processing software.
• Able to work and effectively communicate with all levels of management, including executive management.
• Strong computer knowledge including working knowledge of financial based accounting packages, spreadsheets and word processing software. Excel proficiency required, including comfort with pivot tables, IF statements, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP.
• Strong communicator with sufficient verbal and writing skills. Recognizes the importance of a communication serving as evidence in the audit trail. Comfortable gaining management's attention to communicate immediate concerns.
• Knowledge of unclaimed property - beneficial.
• Strong analytic skills, high level of accuracy, and the highest attention to detail.
• Highest level of integrity and commitment to achieving goals.
• Willingness to double-check work before handing it off.
• Support effective partnerships with key groups and individuals and have good consultation and change management skills.
• Able to produce in a fast-paced environment while effectively addressing multiple projects and responsibilities.

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Additional Information

Work Environments


F&G believes in an employee-centric flexible environment, which is why we offer the ability for in-office, hybrid and remote work arrangements. During the hiring process, you'll work with your leader to decide what works best for your role.

F&G complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for F&G. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact talentacquisition@fglife.com.

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About F&G


Since 1959, Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (F&G) has offered annuity and life insurance products to those who are seeking security in retirement and protection during life's unexpected events.

As a national Top Workplace1, an Iowa Top Workplace2 and a proud equal opportunity employer, F&G team members are empowered, collaborative, dynamic and authentic. We believe that by embracing these values, we will continue to build and strengthen the company while continuing to be a great place to work.

1Top Workplaces USA 2022 - 2023


2Des Moines Register Top Workplaces 2018 - 2022



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