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Treasury Specialist

Northwestern Mutual
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • $58,000–$87,000 Per Year
5 days ago

Job Description

About the Job:

The Treasury Specialist performs as a technical resource, subject matter expert and back up for assigned Treasury activities. Supports the money movement and Treasury activities throughout the organization. Assists in the collection of financial data needed for the creation of valuable and insightful liquidity and leverage reporting. Works cross functionally to understand money movement and improve operations.

What You'll Do:

  • Ensures accurate and timely execution of wire transfer and ACH transactions. Can resolve business area inquiries ad issues with payments. Can solve general system issues.
  • Responds to and investigates bank reconciliation open items. Develops and maintains an understanding of the business transactions and related accounting performed by administration and cash/client fund systems (e.g., cash disbursement system). Maintains working knowledge of the financial reconciliation system.
  • Investigates and resolves complex client payment issues.
  • Identifies potential enhancements to improve accuracy and efficiency and leads or assists in efforts to implement changes. Provides guidance to other division staff and the operating areas performing Treasury, control, and servicing activities.
  • Demonstrates a deep understanding of bank fees used to support company activity. Provides insights to bank fees and collaborates with the cash manager on setting bank balances and facilitate data needs for Treasurer to maintain bank fee expenses.
  • Understand and documents how data flows between systems and be able to bring it together in a comprehensive view.
  • Responsible for gathering, cleaning, and analyzing data using standard tools like Excel and data visualization software, to generate insights and support informed decision-making within the organization, while learning advanced analytical techniques under guidance from senior team members
  • Assists in the preparation of various Treasury dashboards.

What Experience You'll Bring:

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration.
  • 1-2 years of experience in corporate treasury, banking, or investment operations.
  • Knowledge of banking and cash management principals, payment channels, treasury tools and banking regulations.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  • Strong analytical skills, and detailed oriented.
  • Team player motivated to provide great customer service to internal and external customers.
  • Strong time management, decision making, interpersonal, research, and communication skills.
  • Self-initiative on issue handling, trouble shooting, and problem solving to resolve time sensitive matter.
  • Demonstrated flexibility to adjust to changing business needs by effectively managing and prioritizing concurrent assignments.
  • Ability to deliver informative, well-organized documentation.

Skills:

  • Attention to Detail: Focuses on specific details to spot and correct errors in advance of them being found and surpass quality expectations. Performs work with thorough proofreading for presentation, content, accuracy, and overall quality.
  • Customer Centricity: Applies a customer first mindset to design and continuously improve solutions, systems, processes, and services that support enterprise strategy, impact critical business outcomes, and drive organizational success.
  • Customer Service Mindset: Anticipates customer needs and applies understanding of customer needs or perspectives to solve problems and drive outcomes as the basis for decision making. Leverages knowledge of trends affecting customer to help them make informed decisions.
  • Customer Support: Captures customer information for inquiry and analysis in an organized, clear, and consistent manner; leverages knowledge of trends affecting customer to help them make informed decisions and communicates with the customer and the field. Uses customer intelligence to solve problems, demonstrate patience and understanding, ensure customer satisfaction by knowing the customer and audience and resolve customer complaints efficiently.
  • Process Improvement: Assesses the current processes and impact to analyze, design, and manage potential improvement areas for more efficient, effective workflow.

#LI-Hybrid, #LI-Onsite

Compensation Range:

Pay Range- Start:

$52,720.00

Pay Range- End:

$79,080.00

Geographic Specific Pay Structure:

Structure 110:

$58,000.00 USD - $87,000.00 USD

Structure 115:

$60,640.00 USD - $90,960.00 USD

We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.

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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMilwaukee, WI
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$58,000–$87,000 Per Year
Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
Year Founded1857
Websitehttps://www.northwesternmutual.com/

About Company

Who We Are

What we believe.

We believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. And that doing what’s right is good for everyone — our clients, our employees, our financial representatives and our communities.
These beliefs launched our company nearly 160 years ago. Today, they’re just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual.

We’re known for our financial strength.

That means we’ll be here for the millions of people who are counting on us—our clients, our employees, our financial representatives and our communities.

We care.

We make a positive difference in our communities. Nationally, thousands have benefited from our support of research and programs to fight childhood cancer. Each year, our Foundation, employees and financial representatives donate time, talent and financial support to causes they’re passionate about.


Why Work Here

We’re strong and growing.

In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual. We’re strong, innovative and growing. And we want you to grow with us.

We invest in our people.

We provide opportunities for employees to grow themselves, their careers, and, in turn, our business. Movement around the company is encouraged and we help our people build meaningful, long-term careers.

Be part of building our future.

We’re expanding our campus in downtown Milwaukee overlooking Lake Michigan. The Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons will include a state-of-the-art employee Learning Institute, and will feature a natural light-filled, 21st century work environment. This signature development reinforces our commitment to job growth, attracting top talent and drawing new business to Milwaukee.

Enjoy Milwaukee.

Located on beautiful Lake Michigan, Milwaukee offers a perfect balance of big city and small town living. Home to Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, Milwaukee has a thriving music scene, a celebrated annual film festival and vibrant performing arts community. Professional sports teams include the Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and other major teams. And outdoor family fun is easy here. An extensive urban bike path network links our lakefront parks, beaches and other recreational hotspots.


Our Culture

We are always evolving.

At Northwestern Mutual, our employees, and our business, are always evolving. We are agile and continuously learning and improving. We have a work environment that empowers problem solving and encourages innovation—you will make an impact here.

We do what’s right.

Our “do-what’s-right” value is pervasive. We ask ourselves: “Is this in the best interest of our clients? Our employees? Our financial representatives?” Acting on this value improves our clients’ experience, and makes Northwestern Mutual a better place to work.

We recognize and develop possibilities in our people.

Onsite training and leadership development programs help employees succeed and grow. We also sponsor learning opportunities outside the company to help employees stay current in their fields, network with peers and gain external perspective.

Diversity makes us better.

We believe diversity and inclusion cultivate creativity, innovation and a better experience for our clients. That’s why we recruit and grow people who bring unique perspectives, ideas, beliefs and cultural backgrounds.

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Bank Managementunmatched
  • Banking Regulationsunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Cash Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Corporate Bankingunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Data Cleaningunmatched
  • Data Collectionunmatched
  • Data Visualization Toolsunmatched
  • Decision Supportunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Disbursementsunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Economicsunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Systemsunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Liquidityunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Needs Assessmentunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Analysisunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Proofreadingunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
  • Research Skillsunmatched
  • Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Treasuryunmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched

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