Risk Management Specialist jobs in Champaign, IL

Debt Management Specialist

Treasury Operations
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Under administrative direction, the Debt Management Specialist will perform senior staff duties to assist in the management of the University's external debt portfolio and will perform senior staff duties to support University Administration and campus units with financial modeling and analysis.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide operational support for executing the daily debt management functions and office operations such as facilitating debt service payments and reviewing bank account activity to ensure all transactions have been processed correctly and record retention requirements are maintained.
• Maintain and update internal debt databases as new transactions are executed and debt service payments are processed. Safeguard the information by performing regular system back-ups, annual reports and coordinate with University Accounting and Financial Reporting to ensure all obligations are recorded appropriately.
• Ensure compliance requirements are met by updating and maintaining the debt service calendar, arbitrage rebate tickler, swap MTM valuations, LOC/liquidity tickler, and track variable rate debt repricing.
• Prepare and review complex reports such as annual debt book, Interest Rate Swap Exposure, Liquidity and Downgrade reports, Counterparty Monitoring Reports and Variable Rate Exposure reports.
• Provide support on debt analysis and financial modeling, which includes; developing, maintaining and documenting analytical tools and financial models using Excel spreadsheet and other software platforms; preparing financial analyses for internal Capital Financing projects and for projects requested by other University units; and conducting research on financial management techniques.
• Participate in bond structuring and issuance activities as part of the University's internal financing team, including interaction with members of the external financing team (i.e., attorneys, financial advisors and investment bankers).
• Provide analysis and support for activities related to credit ratings, including development of presentations to ratings agencies.
• Other duties appropriate for a Debt Management Specialist.

Required:

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business management, finance, economics or related field.

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Application Procedures & Deadline Information
For full consideration, candidates must apply and submit a letter of application, resume, and names/addresses/phone numbers of three professional references by 6 pm on 3/7/2023 or visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/employment.

System Human Resource Services
(217) 333-2600
erhr@uillinois.edu

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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Requisition ID: 9000441
Job Category: Academic Professional
Campus Location: Urbana