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Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | Compensation: $133,000 - 180,000 USD per year | Job Tags: Strategy & Ops

The Senior Treasury Operations Manager serves as a subject‑matter expert and strategic resource within the Treasury function. This role combines deep hands‑on ownership of treasury operations with high‑impact analytical and modeling responsibilities—including investment portfolio analytics, financial risk management, working capital analytics and treasury performance reporting. The Senior Treasury Operations Manager brings wide‑range expertise in treasury, accounting, and quantitative finance, working independently to resolve complex, non‑precedented problems with minimal supervision.

• Oversee global cash positioning, forecasting, and liquidity planning across the company and all domestic and international subsidiaries, supporting operational continuity, accuracy, and control integrity.
• Serve as secondary approver for disbursements, including foreign currency payments, and support the bi‑monthly disbursement process through preparation of cash position reports, SAP payment summaries, expenditure analysis and related memoranda.
• Support treasury operations as needed including cash settlements, bank account administration for domestic and international accounts, signatory maintenance, FBAR reporting and treasury system administration activities to ensure data integrity across integrated platforms.
• Monitor short‑term investment strategies across external managers and deposit accounts with a focus on principal protection, liquidity and yield within established investment policy guidelines.
• Perform quantitative analysis of portfolio yield, duration, credit quality and counterparty exposure, and develop recommendations for repositioning and for investment policy enhancements within approved parameters.
• Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly investment control reports, including NAV validation, fair market value reconciliation to Refinitiv or FACTSET, impairment assessments and 1940 Act compliance calculations.
• Maintain short‑ and long‑term cash flow forecasts incorporating inputs from FP&A, Tax, Accounting and AP, and perform variance analysis comparing forecasted results to actual outcomes for distribution to senior leadership.
• Partner with FP&A and Accounting to support fair value assessment, classification and disclosure of investments for GAAP and SEC reporting including 10‑Q and 10‑K tie‑outs and footnote support.
• Ensure strong internal controls aligned with SOX requirements; coordinate SOC 1 report reviews, segregation of duties assessments and internal and external audit support.
• Coordinate quarterly debt compliance certification activities, share‑based program support and monitoring of revolving credit facility covenant calculations.
• Support financial risk management activities related to interest rate sensitivity, counterparty/credit risk exposure and liquidity risk through data analysis, monitoring and reporting to senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain liquidity stress‑testing models and contingency funding plans, including defined escalation protocols and liquidity backstops; deliver scenario analyses to inform investment policy updates, debt structure decisions and capital return programs.
• Provide technical guidance and day‑to‑day support to Treasury team members and assist with responses to external auditor and audit‑related requests.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal and AP teams and support relationships with banking partners, investment managers and auditors to ensure timely execution of treasury activities.
• Perform other special projects and duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance and 10+ years of relevant progressive experience in corporate treasury, finance and/or accounting, including direct ownership of investment management, financial risk management or treasury analytics functions.
• With a Master’s Degree, 8+ years of relevant progressive experience is required.
• 5+ years of experience building quantitative financial models, advanced quantitative and analytical skills, strong technical knowledge of cash management, short‑term investment instruments and expertise in U.S. GAAP as applied to treasury instruments.
• Experience designing and operating financial risk management frameworks covering interest rate, counterparty/credit, FX and liquidity risk.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify strategic gaps, develop analytical frameworks, build cross‑functional consensus and drive implementation.
• Experience designing treasury KPI dashboards and management reporting packages for CFO‑level audiences, advanced Excel financial modeling and hands‑on experience with a treasury management system (e.g., Kyriba, FIS Integrity or similar).
• Precision‑focused with high attention to detail in cash flows, reporting and compliance, strong alignment with conservative investment and liquidity strategies, systems and automation mindset, high ethical standards, sound professional judgment in a SOX‑compliant environment, collaborative mindset and exceptional written and oral communication skills.

• Master’s Degree in accounting or finance.
• 5+ years of experience in a publicly traded pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences company with significant excess cash and investment portfolio management responsibilities.
• 1+ year of prior experience providing supervisory oversight or mentoring to others.
• Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) or AFP Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Financial Analyst.
• Experience with SEC treasury disclosures including 10‑Q/K cash, investment and debt footnotes.
• Strong knowledge of SOX compliance, internal control design and audit requirements in a large publicly traded company.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL or Python.
• Prior experience in international treasury matters including FBAR, multi‑currency cash management and cross‑border payments.
• Deep working knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP system in a treasury context; experience with Clearwater Analytics or similar investment reporting platforms.

• Hybrid role located in Silver Spring, MD; requires reporting to the office at least three days a week (in‑office requirements could increase based on business needs).
• Relocation assistance may be available for non‑local candidates.
• Salary range of $133,000 to $180,000 per year and eligibility for the company’s short‑term and long‑term incentive programs.
• Eligibility to participate in company benefits suite: medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401(k) and ESPP), paid time off, paid parental leave, disability benefits, and more.