Director, Treasury Services Jobs

Position Function

The primary purpose of this position is to lead the Treasury Services area within the Controller and Treasurer’s Office. The position also assists Business Managers, Accountants, and other fiscal personnel at the university. This area performs domestic and international cash management, investment management and debt management activities. The area also coordinates credit/debit card processing for all Mississippi State University departments. Responsible for ensuring appropriate internal controls and business processes are in place to protect university assets and comply with various Federal, State, university and private sector rules, regulations and policies.

Salary Grade : 18

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

About Us

Department Profile:

Welcome to the Office of the Controller & Treasurer, where we help shape a better world by supporting Mississippi State University's mission in the state, the nation and around the globe. Our people provide financial services to help our customers succeed both today and tomorrow. Everything we do is based on a set of core values that guide our day-to-day activities and interactions.

Our People

We strive to attract, hire, continually develop, and retain the best and brightest individuals. We value, recognize, and reward quality performance. We challenge people to grow, encourage them to take risks, and understand the importance of well-being for each individual.

Financial Services

We facilitate a multitude of financial transactions and processes at the university, and provide assistance, advice, and answers on various financial matters. We strive to provide these services in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner. We work collaboratively with our customers to be good stewards in safeguarding the resources entrusted to our care. We also ensure decisions, processes, and changes in strategic direction are compliant with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures at the Federal, State, IHL and/or institutional level.

Our Customers

If you are reading this sentence, then you are one of our customers! And we take a great deal of pride in serving you – our students, parents, faculty, staff and other university partners. We delight in having the opportunity and responsibility of providing you exceptional levels of service.

Today and Tomorrow

To Best Prepare For The Future That Lies Ahead, We Are Making Every Effort To

We understand the world is changing at a rapid pace, and the things we do today, will not be sufficient to meet the demands of tomorrow. Change is inevitable, and change is essential.

• Seek opportunities to improve operations and skillsets through succession planning and professional development, use of innovative tools and technologies, and the generation of diverse ideas and concepts
• Press the edges of tradition and challenge the status quo
• Develop a vision for what we believe the future will look like and take steps in that direction

Core Values

We consider the following core values to be critical components of our success. These values are timeless, non-negotiable, and inform how we approach each moment of each day, rather at work or away.

• Open, honest, and inclusive communication
• Excellence
• Unwavering integrity
• Courtesy and mutual respect for all
• Trust

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform other duties consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.
• Responsible for all cash management functions including cash concentration, disbursements, deposits, wires, ACH transmissions and account transfers to ensure adequate liquidity for working capital needs of MSU.
• Manage compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) for all credit card processing for MSU. Work with all MSU departments, PCI-DSS Consultants, MSU-ITS and third-party credit card processors to achieve compliance.
• Manage banking relationships including checking accounts, reconciliation of bank accounts, and daily activity for all manual and automated systems. Prepare and evaluate Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for banking services when contracts expire and implement any required changes needed to support the new depository agreement.
• Invest excess cash in accordance with university policy. Coordinate management of MSU’s investment portfolio with four different banking institutions.
• Responsible for requesting, receiving and reconciling state appropriations.
• Manage MSU’s debt portfolio to ensure proper accounting for debt service transactions including debt service payments to trustee bank, debt service transfers from MSU departments and payments to ratings agencies. Ensure MSU’s Post Issuance Compliance program is properly managed according to rules and regulations established by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
• Manage the portfolio of university owned endowments housed with the Foundation Investment Pool or individual trustee banks. Ensure spending limit calculations are performed in accordance with established university policy.
• Manage the debit/credit card and e-check processing functions for Mississippi State University. Train and assist departments how to execute transactions through approved MSU processors including various software and hardware vendors.
• Provide support for fiscal year end operations, audits and note disclosures.

Supervisory Responsibility: Direct supervision of non-exempt and exempt employees

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field

Experience: 7 years in a banking environment, financial service industry, auditing, or Treasury environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct work experience in a university or college setting.
• Master’s Degree in Accounting.
• Direct work experience in banking or treasury environment, financial services industry.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Self-motivated and strong attention to detail.
• Project management skills and expertise in leading a team and supervising others.
• Ability to embrace new technology and adapt to new rules and regulations in ever evolving industry.
• Working knowledge of database query tools for generating ad hoc reports (Crystal)
• Well-developed interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to solve complex issues.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and Adobe Acrobat.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
• No unusual physical requirements. Requires limited lifting of files and records and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
• Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands.
• Frequent- External imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond one’s control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis.

Instructions For Applying

Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/

Apply online at www.msujobs.msstate.edu

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity, status as a U.S. veteran, and/or any other status protected by applicable law. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our student population.

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