Treasury Specialist

Pay or shift range: $65,000 USD to $85,000 USD

The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Salary Range: $65,000 – 85,000

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position is primarily responsible for executing treasury transactions (including liquidity management, investments, wholesale funding, and derivatives) and assisting in the performance of variety of treasury department tasks related to accounting as well as financial modeling and reporting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Under the supervision of the Treasury Manager, assist with the management of the bank’s assets and liabilities. This includes developing a basic understanding of the financial characteristics of on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet financial instruments as they relate to cashflows, interest rate risk, liquidity, credit, earnings, and capital.

• Primary responsibility for the operational settlement and documentation of all treasury transactions, including wires, wholesale funding/borrowing, investment purchase/sales, and derivative trades.

• Assist in measurement of the bank’s interest rate risk position.

• Primary responsibility for the preparation, recording, and documentation of accounting general ledger journal entries for all treasury transactions.

• Assist with measurement of and compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements, bank policies, and industry best practices.

• Assist with collateral management, including the measurement of collateral positions and primary responsibility for the operational processes to pledge assets to collateralize wholesale funding, derivatives, and certain customer deposits.

• Participate in the FHLB MULOC process.

• Assist with the New York State Deposit Programs (Linked Deposit and State Charter/CBDF).

• Work with personnel in the accounting department to perform certain accounting responsibilities including recording month-end accruals and reporting.

• Assist the department leadership team with various data aggregation, analysis, and reporting.

• Assist with requirements for pertinent regulatory exams, external audits, and internal audits.

• Active participation in the behaviors outlined in The GRB Experience.

• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting (or related business field) or commensurate experience required

• Experience at a financial institution or working in finance or accounting preferred.

COMPETENCIES:

• Provide a remarkable client experience. Greet clients with warmth, genuine interest and a smile.

• Lead by example. Identify current or potential problems, take ownership and see them through to resolution.

• Act as a unified team. Possess strong interpersonal skills including the ability to proactively communicate with and help others, within and across departments.

• Ability to work independently. Seek and incorporate feedback on your performance from management, coworkers and clients.

• Demonstrated PC literacy.

• Ability to handle highly confidential information with sensitivity, tact and discretion.

• Possesses exceptionally strong data analytics skills and a passion to dig into data to find answers.

• Demonstrated ability to navigate, comprehend and administer complex financial modeling software, including superior skills with advanced functionality in MS Excel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs, talk, hear, type and write. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment is indoors and climate-controlled office setting.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Genesee Regional Bank is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

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