What are the responsibilities and job description for the Treasury Operations Advisor position at AARP?
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.
Treasury is responsible for the cash and investment management activities of the AARP enterprise. This includes maintaining sufficient liquidity for operating needs, maximizing earnings on investments within policy guidelines and efficiently processing daily transactions.
The Treasury Operations Advisor assists with daily operations in reconciling $300,000,000 annually via multiple membership revenue streams and payment types, including cash and digital, and has worked with Robotic Processing Automation (RPA). Utilizes Treasury's RPA Remittance Reconciliation System to generate journal entries to update the general ledger. Maintain reconciliation for digital revenue sources. Support and provide Treasury-related information in connection with the annual AARP Magazine and Bulletin external audits. Facilitate annual RPA membership system presentation to auditors for the deferred dues and income recognition audits. Works with Audit, Accounting, and other key collaborators, operating groups, and FP&A team members in support of the financial planning process. Provide timely expertise in locating errors and documenting discrepancies. Adhere to month-end cut-off schedules related to reconciliations of all membership deposits, month-end processes, and other Treasury-related journal entries. Support bank relationships and corporate credit card management.
Responsibilities
- Manages financial processes in Accounting and Treasury including revenues recognition or administering an organization's employee corporate credit card program.
- Manages exception reporting to proactively ensure adherence to Service Level Agreements, policies, procedures, and guidelines and communicates violations, fraud, and/or abuse to mitigate financial loss.
- Maintains a dashboard to track, monitor, and share key performance indicators (KPI's) across channels for senior treasury leadership and key internal stakeholders on an ongoing basis
- Assists with external and internal audit requests supporting annual audits and working directly with financial auditors to ensure compliancy with company current polices and guidelines.
- Works cross-functionally to translate data into meaningful analysis to enable internal partners to make flexible, actionable decisions.
- Builds management reporting and presentations to effectively communicate financial information to senior treasury leadership to help drive automation and assist with development and maintenance of Treasury applications.
- Maintains bank relationships, reviewing, and following all bank financial and security regulations and procedures to evaluate and make recommendations for new banking products and services, and implement, as appropriate.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in related field with 5 years performing treasury and accounting tasks.
- Working knowledge in Accounting and journal entries and accruals, financial analysis, and report balancing.
- Worked with and exposed to a Treasury Workstation.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively coordinate and collaborate with banks, internal, and external business partners.
Preferred:
- Worked with accounting systems such as PeopleSoft, Kyriba, FIS workstations.
- Experience balancing membership database, and bank accounts.
- Supervised and trained staff.
AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.
Additional Requirements
- Regular and reliable job attendance.
- Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships.
- Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions.
- In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to operate high speed processing equipment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work in an environment with loud processing equipment.
Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA)
AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as telecommuting workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work and telecommuting can only be done within the United States and its territories.
Compensation and Benefits
AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement. For this position, we anticipate offering a salary between $100,800.00 to $117,600.00 per year. This role is also eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan with a percentage up to 12%. Bonus eligibility is dependent upon organizational and individual performance.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AARP is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. AARP does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.