Director, Capital Finance And Treasury

Director, Capital Finance & Treasury

Location: Portland, OR – Hybrid 2x a week on-site

who our client is…

Our client is a dynamic organization with over 700 employees in Portland, Oregon. This company builds shared prosperity through travel, trade, and economic development. Their goal is to drive countless initiatives to improve the regional economy where quality jobs, multi-generational wealth, and access to markets are equitable and shared. This organization is recognized for its excellence in the collaborative, values-driven, and trailblazing workforce who are steadfastly committed to their communities, environment, and social equity.

what they need…

Our client needs a strategic thought partner who will play a key role in providing financial leadership and decision-making analysis for all operational, financial, and strategic business matters relating to enterprise-wide capital investment programs. Reporting to the CFO, you will be a key leadership team member and trusted advisor to the executive management team and cross-functional senior leaders. Your focus will be on longer-term strategic issues and opportunities.

what you will do…

Business and Financial Operational Financial Leaders

• Lead and manage the capital finance funding strategies while developing comprehensive financial forecast analysis evaluating and recommending optimal accountable application strategies to support the capital investment and asset management decision of the general fund lines of business.
• Develop and monitor financial policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Analyze cash flows to optimize fixed-income investment decisions for an $800 million short-duration investment portfolio.
• Administer grants, manage ongoing post-issuance compliance requirements for all outstanding debt obligations, and provide treasury services, including cash flow management and investment portfolio oversight.
• Research and interpret the Internal Revenue tax code to facilitate the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable debt instruments.

Collaboration and People Leader

• Lead two direct reports in capital finance and treasury and grants management managers, providing leadership and direction to ensure efficient operation of finance and investment management functions.
• Provide leadership for innovative and complex enterprise-wide finance initiatives and operational issues critical to internal business partners.
• Collaborate to ensure the department provides timely and accurate financial analysis to internal business line partners and external stakeholders.
• Oversee activities and initiatives that support employee learning and growth.
• Set clear goals and priorities to motivate staff to drive for results with a focus on delivering creative, thoughtful, financial, and operational solutions to internal stakeholders to proactively assess the changing technology environment and recommend strategies to improve treasury operations.
• Prepare and present clear, concise capital allocation and investment management reports and recommendations covering broad complex business issues presenting to entities including all business lines executives Commission and task forces rating agencies, investors, and external financial partners.
• Partner with the CFO and management to set the organization's strategic direction and financial targets/metrics and recommend cost-effective funding solutions, ensuring deep analytics are performed to make and guide data-driven decisions.

what you need to have…

Professional and Educational Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting, or related field.
• 10 - 12+ years financial management experience in a senior level capacity
• Proven expertise in securities investments, including knowledge of asset types and classifications, evaluation techniques, calculation methods, and an in-depth understanding of rates of return. Demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to make informed investment decisions.
• Income investment portfolio management experience is a plus.
• MBA, and/or Public administration are preferred.
• GAAP and enterprise resource planning and financial systems knowledge (JDE, Longview, Tableau and/or Power BI)
• Extensive experience gained through education and financial management, with deep technical understanding of debt issuance (both tax-exempt and taxable), grant management, cash flow management and financial forecasting.

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, basic Life and AD&D, FSA/HRA, STD, LTD, PTO, PERS