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Houston Christian University is committed to maintaining a teaching faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith. The Preamble to the By-Laws of the University sets forth a statement of belief that each University employee is expected to support and personify. Your submittal of an application for employment indicates your acceptance and affirmation of these statements.

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Supports the University’s liquidity, financial risk management, and funding needs by monitoring cash flow, optimizing investment strategies, managing banking relationships, and supporting debt and other financing activities. Produces reports to aid in forecasting cash needs and assists with treasury functions to support the University’s financial health, compliance with internal policies, and overall financial operations. Works cross-functionally with the finance team to identify financial exposures, support cash management activities, and strengthen treasury processes and reporting.

• Monitor daily cash flow and ensure adequate liquidity to meet short-term and long-term obligations.
• Forecast short term and long-term cash requirements, prepare variance analyses, and provide cash position summaries for management review.
• Maintain relationships with banks and financial institutions to support University goals and needs.
• Monitor and approve payments while ensuring compliance with internal controls.
• Execute and monitor investment activities, ensuring alignment with university policies, risk tolerance, and applicable internal controls.
• Forecast endowment trends and allocation of endowment earnings.
• Support the implementation, management, and administration of bank accounts, credit facilities including University's credit cards, online banking platforms, authorized signatory records, and other financial instruments.
• Maintain bank account documentation and legal documentation related to SOX requirements, FBAR regulations, audits, and internal reviews.
• Assist in management of debt obligations including maintaining accurate documentation of debt instruments.
• Prepare treasury-related reports, and provide information on financially sensitive matters, including cash position summaries, debt compliance reports, investment performance reports, risk metrics, and other financial analyses.
• Provide information in connection with external and internal audits and monitor cash management activities to ensure compliance with University's policies, GAAP, SOX, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Use treasury management systems, ERP platforms, online banking platforms, Banner, Husky Net, Argos, Anaplan, and other financial reporting tools to support treasury reporting, reconciliation, cash management, and related processes.
• Identify and implement best practices to enhance efficiency, accuracy, internal controls, and consistency in treasury operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new systems, improve processes, and support financial reporting needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field is required. MBA preferred.
• Two to five years of experience in treasury, finance, accounting, budget, or related financial operations roles is preferred.
• CTP, CPA, or CFA certification preferred.
• Knowledge of banking industry practices, bank products, foreign exchange, cash management, and treasury operations.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and internal controls related to treasury functions.
• Ability to quickly understand complex financial transactions and apply finance, accounting, and treasury principles and take appropriate action when needed.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel with working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Experience with SQL preferred.
• Proficiency with treasury management systems, ERP systems, online banking platforms, and other treasury-related technology preferred.
• Proactive, self-motivated individual with excellent analytical skills and an ability to solve problems, identify trends, and recommend actionable strategies.
• Ability to coordinate the implementation of solutions and identify and analyze accounting, treasury, and financial reporting issues.
• Ability to keep financial matters confidential with respect to students, staff, faculty, banking information, institutional records, and related financial data.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with senior academic and administrative positions, departmental leaders, financial institutions, and internal finance teams.
• Effective communication, presentation, planning, priority setting, organization, interpersonal, and multitasking skills.

Houston Christian University is an independent, private Christian liberal arts institution with a diverse student body. It has access to all the cultural advantages of one of the largest metropolitan centers in the country. For more information about the University, visit hc.edu.

The University has implemented its Ten Pillars vision (hc.edu/vision) and anticipates significant growth in student enrollment and university programs. The successful candidate will also be able to articulate a vision for the role of his or her discipline at HCU that is supportive of the Ten Pillars vision statement.

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