Treasury Operations Senior Analyst

Position Summary

The Finance Treasury Operations Senior Analyst is responsible for managing day-to-day treasury activities while supporting broader initiatives across working capital optimization, cash flow forecasting, capital structure management, and external stakeholder engagement. Internally, this role will partner cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and Operations to ensure effective liquidity management, strong financial controls, and data-driven decision-making. Externally, this role will work with key partners such as audit and tax partners as well as our credit rating agencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Cash Management & Liquidity
• Manage daily cash positioning, bank balances, and liquidity across all entities
• Execute and monitor cash transfers, wires, ACH, and intercompany funding
• Optimize cash utilization, including short-term investment and borrowing decisions
• Maintain bank account structures and authorized signatories
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Execute and evolve short-term (weekly) and long-term (monthly/quarterly) cash flow forecasts
• Partner with FP&A and Accounting to align forecasts with actuals and business drivers
• Analyze forecast variances and continuously improve forecasting accuracy
• Working Capital Management
• Monitor and analyze key working capital metrics (DSO, DPO, inventory turns)
• Partner with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Supply Chain teams to drive improvements in collections and receivables management, vendor payment strategies and terms optimization, and inventory efficiency
• Identify opportunities to improve cash conversion cycle and free cash flow
• Lead enterprise annual budget and forecasts for cash flow and balance sheet
• Capital Structure & Financing
• Support capital structure planning, including debt and equity considerations
• Aid in debt compliance, covenant tracking, and lender reporting
• Cook with borrowing needs and capital allocation
• Support refinancing, new financing, or capital market transactions as needed
• Credit Rating Agency & External Stakeholder
• Prepare materials and analysis for interactions with credit rating agencies, lenders, and investors
• Support periodic updates, presentations, and financial disclosures
• Maintain key financial metrics and reporting packages used in external communications
• Treasury Operations & Controls
• Maintain and enhance treasury policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Ensure compliance with banking agreements, debt covenants, and company policies
• Support implementation and optimization of treasury systems and banking platforms
• Partner with Accounting on month-end close activities, including cash and debt reconciliations
• Risk Management
• Monitor and support management of financial risks, including interest rate exposure
• Assist in evaluating and executing hedging strategies where appropriate
• Tax Management
• Manage cash tax forecasting and payments (federal, state, and local income taxes)
• Optimize timing of tax payments and refunds to support liquidity and working capital
• Oversee cash impacts of indirect and excise taxes, ensuring timely and accurate remittance
• Partner with Tax/Accounting on accruals and cash vs. book tax alignment
• Track and drive recovery of tax credits and refunds to improve cash flow

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field required
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in Finance or related area
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• High attention to detail with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Process-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cash flow forecasting and working capital management
• Background in working with KPI management and dashboarding
• Experience working with ERP platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• General technical savvy with ability to learn new systems / tools quickly

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk; use hands and fingers; talk and/or hear.
• The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

About Vibrant Ingredients

Founded in 1954, Vibrant Ingredients is a leading provider of natural, clean label ingredients and systems that power extraordinary food and beverage experiences. The company's broad portfolio — including natural flavors, botanical extracts, functional nutrition, cold brew coffee, tea essences, and food protection solutions — enhances taste, texture, color, shelf life, and performance across a wide range of applications. Vibrant operates four state-of-the-art facilities across the United States and works with leading brands, manufacturers, and foodservice operators. With vertically integrated capabilities and a proven track record of innovation and execution, Vibrant helps customers accelerate to market without compromise.