Treasury & Risk Manager

Lifestyle Communities • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Treasury & Risk Manager owns consolidated cash analysis, liquidity allocation, cash flow modeling, payment execution, construction draw administration, debt compliance, banking administration, and corporate risk and insurance operations across Lifestyle Communities. Working directly with the Corporate Controller and CFO, this hands-on role provides leadership with a forward-looking view of liquidity and covenant compliance while personally executing daily treasury operations and building scalable processes, controls, and structure for the function.

The role partners with Accounting, FP&A, and Operations leadership and is expected to foster cross-functional alignment and continuous process automation as the company expands. It currently has no direct reports, but is expected to hire, train, and supervise treasury staff as the function grows. The position is based in Columbus, Ohio, with minimal travel, and works in an office environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• At least six years of progressive treasury, cash management, banking, or corporate finance experience, including at least two years in a senior or lead treasury role.
• Hands-on experience with daily cash positioning, cash flow forecasting, and wire/ACH execution in commercial bank portals.
• Experience with debt and covenant compliance, including DSCR and leverage calculations, Borrowing Base Certificates, and lender reporting.
• Experience managing relationships with commercial banks and lenders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including cash flow modeling, and experience with ERP/accounting systems.
• Experience with online banking platforms and accounting software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize workload, and handle pressure.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, integrity and ethics, and ability to work effectively across the company's business units.
• Alignment with the company's five Core Values: Performance, Communication, Leadership, Quality, and Teamwork.

Nice To Haves

• Real estate experience, especially multifamily.

Responsibilities

• Own rolling entity-level cash forecasts, prepare bi-weekly entity cash flow projections, monitor and report daily net available cash, and present liquidity needs and funding gaps to the CFO and Corporate Controller.
• Serve as the liquidity gatekeeper for bi-weekly disbursement runs, perform final balance verification, and decide on intercompany sweeps to prevent overdrafts or rejected payments.
• Execute daily wires and ACH payments in commercial bank portals under dual-control workflows and provide AP with Fedwire confirmation details.
• Manage commercial bank and construction lender relationships, serve as the primary contact for draw submissions, track draw proceeds, execute account sweeps, and notify AP when vendor payments can be released.
• Manage debt and covenant compliance, including DSCR and leverage calculations, Borrowing Base Certificates, compliance workpapers, the bank compliance calendar, and early identification of forecasted shortfalls with recommended funding solutions.
• Manage consolidated cash allocations, intercompany sweeps, loan interest debits, and capital contribution transfers across entities.
• Build and document treasury policies, procedures, and internal controls; lead process improvements, banking integrations, and cash management automation; and help define future staffing needs.
• Oversee bank account administration, including KYC, resolutions, signature cards, portal access, entitlements, security tokens, and dual-control settings.
• Review daily Positive Pay and ACH exceptions and make pay-or-return decisions; audit monthly bank fee statements and negotiate banking services and pricing.
• Lead fraud prevention and payment security, including vendor bank-change verification, payment controls, and responses to suspicious banking activity.
• Manage the corporate insurance program as the primary broker contact, including COI/EOP requests, endorsements, renewal exposure data, exposure audits, and claims and loss-run tracking with third-party adjusters.
• Support external audits and lender reviews related to cash, debt, and banking.
• Complete other projects as directed and assigned by the Finance Leadership Team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager