DescriptionThe Treasurer's Office has a dual report to the Board of Regents and the Vice President for Budget and Finance and is responsible for overall cash management, debt management and property management. It provides support and assistance to the campuses on financing strategies, real estate issues, banking relationships, and other investment-related issues.
Position Summary:
The Treasurer's Office has a dual report to the Board of Regents and the Vice President for Budget and Finance and is responsible for overall cash management, debt and investment management and banking relations. It provides support and assistance to the campuses on financing strategies, real estate issues, banking and credit card support, and other investment-related issues.

The Senior Treasury Accountant provides accounting support to the Office of the Treasurer and reports to the Associate Treasurer in charge of Operations. This position supports the University's mission by providing timely, accurate, and relevant financial information to the University's fiscal employees and external entities, as well as assisting with necessary accounting functions within the Treasury department. To thrive in this position, the individual must be an accomplished accounting professional and a creative and self-motivating problem-solver, interested in analyzing accounting problems and pursuing solutions. The Senior Treasury Accountant must be both a strong team-player and a successful independent worker, with excellent verbal/written and interpersonal communication skills. This position is exempt from the State of Colorado Classified Staff system.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

General Responsibilities:

• Remain informed about the reporting requirements created by Federal, State, and university organizations, particularly with respect to investments and debt.
• Assist Treasury department in ensuring that GASB is followed when recording financial transactions.
• Provide back up the Senior Treasury Accounting Assistant as needed.

Investment:

• Prepare reconciliations and journal entries for monthly or quarterly transactions, including cash distributions for externally-managed trusts, internally-managed trusts, and custodial held endowments at the CU Foundation.
• Create reconciliations and journal entries for monthly transactions in the Treasury pool, including internally and externally managed accounts.
• Reconcile and record transactions monthly for other non-pool portfolios.
• Reconcile and record investment fees monthly including custodial fees and investment manager fees.

Debt Related:

• Prepare reconciliations and monthly journal entries for transactions in the bond ladder portfolio.

Year-end / Annual Audit:

• Assist Associate Treasurer with the annual preparation of numerous investment, debt and cash schedules for external auditors and the state; including the pledged revenue report.
• Prepare annual reports such as the yearly gift report for the State of Colorado and other State Exhibits.
• Provide backup documentation for samples selected by auditors.
• Analyze potential audit adjustments.
• Prepare posting for year-end receivable balances.

Cash Management and Banking:

• Initiates or approves wire transfers through “CEO”, Wells Fargo’s banking software platform.
• Provide secondary back-up to the Cash Manager on daily cash management processes and reconciliations.
• Provide secondary approval on banking access requests made by campus departments.
• Review and approve transactions between the University and the University of Colorado Foundation.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Prepare and document new and existing operating procedures for Treasury accounting.
• Approve gift fund purpose code requests and PIE attribute updates made by the campuses.
• Assist with department wide filing project to help organize both paper and electronic files.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
To be successful in this position, candidates will need the following:

• Knowledge of accounting best practices and policies.
• Knowledge of GASB rules and regulations.
• Knowledge in fund, endowment, investment and debt accounting.
• Strong general accounting skills including understanding of accounting procedures and best practices.
• Skilled in and the ability to interpret rules and regulations with regard to accounting, investments, and debt.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service orientation and commitment.
• Exceptional organization and teamwork skills.
• Advanced organization and teamwork skills.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office suite.

Who we are: System Administration, which also houses the Office of the President, is located in the uptown neighborhood of Denver with an office in Broomfield and a few smaller offices located on the campuses. However, this position is located in Denver. Many of our departments support the educational and research missions of the four University of Colorado campuses. We provide diverse opportunities for professional development, innovation, and collaboration with talented staff and faculty.

What we offer:
Salary: The starting salary for this position is $70,000 and is commensurate with skills and experience.

Benefits: The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision and Wellness 
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22
• Sick Days: 15
• Holiday Days: 10
• Tuition Benefit: System employees have the benefit on all campuses 
• ECO Pass: RTD Bus and light rail service
• Additional Perks & Programs: Click here to access a few more perks and programs. 

Click here to access our Total Compensation Calculator to see what your total rewards could be at CU. This position is a University Staff position.

For more information on benefits programs, including eligibility, is available at www.cu.edu/employee-services/.

QualificationsMinimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting from an accredited institution of higher education, or equivalent professional experience. (The educational requirement may be substituted by professional experience on a year for year basis.)
• Five (5) years of experience in the accounting department of an institution of higher education, public accounting firm, or a CPA certificate and two (2) years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in accounting for an institution of higher education.
• Experience with fund accounting.
• Professional experience with Adobe Acrobat or PeopleSoft enterprise software.
• Working toward, or completion of, a CTP or similar qualification.
• Experience with debt, endowment, and/or investment accounting.

Job Category: Finance and Accounting
Primary Location: Denver
Schedule: Full-time
Posting Date: Apr 2, 2019
Unposting Date: Ongoing