Senior Treasury Operations Manager (Relocation Assistance Available)

Unither Pharmaceuticals•Silver Spring, MD

82d•$133,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Treasury Operations Manager is a subject-matter expert and strategic resource within Treasury, combining hands-on treasury operations ownership with analytical and modeling responsibilities. The role covers investment portfolio analytics, financial risk management, working capital analytics, and treasury performance reporting. It works independently on complex problems, influences Treasury strategy, and leads initiatives to develop Treasury as a strategic finance partner. The position requires building and improving quantitative models, interpreting complex data, and communicating actionable insights to senior leadership. The role oversees global cash positioning, forecasting, and liquidity planning across the Company and its domestic and international subsidiaries. It supports investment management, reporting, compliance, risk monitoring, liquidity stress testing, and coordination with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal, Accounts Payable, banks, investment managers, and auditors. The position is hybrid in Silver Spring, Maryland, with office attendance required at least three days per week; in-office requirements may increase based on business needs. Relocation assistance may be available for non-local candidates. The stated annual salary range is $133,000 to $180,000, and the role is eligible for short-term and long-term incentive programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with 10 or more years of relevant progressive experience in corporate treasury, finance, and/or accounting, including direct ownership of investment management, financial risk management, or treasury analytics; alternatively, a master’s degree with 8 or more years of such experience.
Five or more years of experience building quantitative financial models, including areas such as interest rate sensitivity, counterparty risk, scenario or stress analysis, and portfolio yield optimization, with minimal supervision.
Advanced quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to analyze complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights for senior leadership.
Strong technical knowledge of cash management, short-term investment instruments such as treasuries, money market funds, and commercial paper, and investment policy frameworks focused on principal protection and liquidity.
Expertise in U.S. GAAP as applied to treasury instruments, including investments, debt, derivatives, and hedging.
Experience designing and operating financial risk management frameworks covering interest rate, counterparty/credit, foreign exchange, and liquidity risk.
Ability to independently identify strategic gaps, develop analytical frameworks, build cross-functional consensus, and drive implementation.
Experience building liquidity stress-testing models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity frameworks with minimal supervision.
Experience designing treasury KPI dashboards and management reporting packages for CFO-level audiences.
Advanced Excel financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis, sensitivity tables, yield analytics, and Monte Carlo simulation.
Hands-on experience with a treasury management system such as Kyriba, FIS Integrity, or similar.
Precision and strong attention to detail in cash flows, reporting, and compliance.
Alignment with conservative investment and liquidity strategies, prioritizing capital preservation over yield chasing.
Systems and automation mindset, with the ability to drive continuous improvement through technology and process efficiency.
High ethical standards and sound professional judgment in a controlled, SOX-compliant environment.
Collaborative approach and experience building effective relationships across Finance, Accounting, FP&A, AP, Legal, Tax, and external banking and investment partners.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex quantitative findings clearly to non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in accounting or finance.
Five or more years of experience in a publicly traded pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences company with significant excess cash and investment portfolio management responsibilities.
At least one year of prior experience providing supervisory oversight or mentoring.
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)-AFP certification.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.
Certified Financial Analyst certification.
Experience with SEC treasury disclosures, including 10-Q/K cash, investment, and debt footnotes.
Strong knowledge of SOX compliance, internal control design, and audit requirements in a large publicly traded company.
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Python.
Prior international treasury experience, including FBAR, multi-currency cash management, and cross-border payments.
Deep working knowledge of SAP or a comparable ERP system in a treasury context; experience with Clearwater Analytics or similar investment reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

Oversee global cash positioning, forecasting, and liquidity planning across the Company and domestic and international subsidiaries.
Serve as secondary approver for disbursements, including foreign currency payments, and support bi-monthly disbursement processes with cash position reports, SAP payment summaries, expenditure analysis, and related memoranda.
Support cash settlements, domestic and international bank account administration, signatory maintenance, FBAR reporting, and treasury system administration to maintain data integrity across integrated platforms.
Monitor short-term investment strategies across external managers and deposit accounts, emphasizing principal protection, liquidity, and yield within established investment policy guidelines.
Analyze portfolio yield, duration, credit quality, and counterparty exposure, and recommend portfolio repositioning and investment policy enhancements within approved parameters.
Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly investment control reports, including NAV validation, fair market value reconciliation to Refinitiv or FACTSET, impairment assessments, and 1940 Act compliance calculations.
Maintain short- and long-term cash flow forecasts using input from FP&A, Tax, Accounting, and AP; perform forecast-to-actual variance analysis for senior leadership.
Partner with FP&A and Accounting on fair value assessment, classification, and disclosure of investments for GAAP and SEC reporting, including 10-Q and 10-K tie-outs and footnote support.
Maintain internal controls aligned with SOX requirements; coordinate SOC 1 report reviews, segregation-of-duties assessments, and internal and external audit support.
Coordinate quarterly debt compliance certification activities, share-based program support, and monitoring of revolving credit facility covenant calculations.
Analyze, monitor, and report financial risks, including interest rate sensitivity, counterparty and credit risk exposure, and liquidity risk.
Develop and maintain liquidity stress-testing models and contingency funding plans, including escalation protocols and liquidity backstops; deliver scenario analyses to inform investment policy updates, debt structure decisions, and capital return programs.
Provide technical guidance and day-to-day support to Treasury team members and assist with external auditor and audit-related requests.
Collaborate with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Legal, and AP, and support relationships with banking partners, investment managers, and auditors to ensure timely execution of treasury activities.
Perform other special projects and duties as assigned.