Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running a large, fast-growing, and high-performing network of public charter schools takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates, and supporters alike. We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida, and we would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure children have access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through our doors a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.
About the Role:
Success Academy is seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Treasury Manager to oversee our financial risk management, cash operations, and banking relationships. In this role, reporting to the Corporate Controller, you will lead daily liquidity management, optimize cash flow forecasting, and ensure our capital structure effectively supports company objectives. The ideal candidate is an analytical problem-solver who thrives on optimizing financial processes, mitigating risks, and ensuring robust internal controls.
Key Responsibilities:
Cash Management & Liquidity
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Oversee daily cash positioning, cash pooling, and automated clearing house (ACH)/wire transactions.
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Manage short-term investment portfolios and optimize yield on excess cash while preserving capital.
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Maintain and optimize a rolling 13-month cash flow forecasting model to predict liquidity needs.
Risk Management & Compliance
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Enforce robust internal controls and segregation of duties across all payment channels.
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Ensure compliance with internal investment policies and propose updates to policies as needed.
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Assist in evaluating capital structure needs, managing corporate debt compliance, and overseeing covenant reporting.
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Collaborate with internal and external audit teams during quarterly and annual reviews.
Banking & Relationship Management
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Serve as the primary point of contact for corporate banking partners, and the primary administrator of our commercial banking platforms.
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Manage corporate credit facilities, letters of credit, and commercial card programs.
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Maintain and update bank account documentation and account entitlements.
Professional Qualifications:
Education & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
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7+ years of progressive corporate treasury, corporate finance, or commercial banking experience.
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1–2 years of leadership or supervisory experience is highly preferred.
Certifications (Highly Valued)
Technical & Soft Skills
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Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (financial modeling, macros, VLOOKUPs/Index Match).
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Strong understanding of banking portals, SWIFT messaging, and clearing networks.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial risks into actionable insights for executive leadership.
Personal Characteristics
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Highest integrity and ethics
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Intellectually curious and able to think deeply and qualitatively about business problems, breaking down issues and presenting solutions.
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Holds themself and others to very high standards of excellence.
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Takes pride in taking a high degree of ownership.
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Positive, cooperative attitude. Collaborative with a track record of building strong relationships.
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Entrepreneurial with unrelenting drive and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
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Ability to roll up sleeves and be hands-on in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
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Analytical and metrics-driven, regularly leveraging data to support business decisions.
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Open, secure, and humble, with demonstrated resilience.
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Passion for education and a commitment to the mission of Success Academy.
Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.
Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.
