Treasury Analyst III

About the role

Spire is seeking a Sr. Treasury Analyst III, responsible for the day-to-day liquidity and operational aspects of the company in St. Louis, MO.

Responsibilities

• Managing and executing treasury functions including bank management, cash management, cash and treasury operations and overseeing daily management of Spire’s cash positioning and short-term debt (internal and external).
• Performing recurring banking activities including payments, security administration of user profiles in banking portals and treasury systems, monitoring of open bank accounts, opening and closing bank accounts as necessary, positive pay review and approval, and cash sweeps.
• Monitoring and assisting in managing banking relationships and liquidity management.
• Reviewing monthly cash flows, interest expense and other cash management activities, and reporting results to higher management.
• Managing inter-company lending agreements and settling inter-company accounts payable/receivable.
• Monitoring investment of excess funds and recommending investment to Treasury leadership.
• Aiding in meeting overall treasury department’s policies and regulatory requirements including: performing monthly, quarterly and annual debt compliance activities, ensuring compliance with debt agreements, calculating quarterly and annual covenant calculations, ensuring timely delivery of all required reports to lenders. Supporting the needs of other departments such as Supply Chain, HR, Financial Reporting, Tax, Customer Experience. Managing and negotiating all bank and other financial institutions fees and charges. Monitoring, developing, improving and maintaining short-term and medium-term cash flow forecasts to determine near-term and medium-term funding requirements, and planning for longer-term needs; contributing to company-wide forecasts to present to Treasury and Finance leadership. Developing, proposing and implementing cash management operational strategies. Performing with minimal supervision and ensuring proper controls are in place for regulatory requirements, such as FBAR, SOX, FAFCA and Dodd-Frank. Overseeing all front and back-office support for Treasury Management System (transactions, in-house banking, liquidity management, short-term debt and investments). Assisting with reporting for the board and external financial institutions. Preparing all Treasury related 10Q and 10K related reporting. Providing analysis for the reporting to S&P and Moody’s Credit Rating Agencies. Increasing efficiency in all activities through automation when possible. Performing financial forecasting/budgeting and operating metrics tracking. Managing the creation of ad-hoc financial models for decision support. Reviewing and evaluating financial performance in preparation for monthly leadership business reviews, and recommending actions for optimization. Responsible for the execution and monitoring of critical financial areas of treasury, capital, credit card merchant processors, and recurring banking activity with a focus on compliance, communication, analysis, and cash flow management.
• Other project management as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong ethics and integrity, customer focus, results-driven, teamwork, communications, adaptability, quality, initiative, problem solving and analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance or management required (MBA/Higher degree preferred).
• Strong knowledge of cash management, banking operations, and cash flow forecasting.
• Experience managing and maintaining banking relationships.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of treasury and financial management software applications.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Ripple Treasury Management System (formerly GTreasury) experience required.
• 6–8 years of progressive finance experience, including 3–4 years focused on treasury functions.
• Strong financial analysis, forecasting, and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and project management abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly to various stakeholders.