Treasury Analyst

**Requisition ID**:1527

**Affiliation**: CUPE Municipal

**Position Type**: Permanent Full Time

**Number of Openings**:1

**Bi-weekly Working Hours**: 70 hours bi-weekly

**Department/ Branch**: Financial Services, Financial Planning

**Job Location**:Fort McMurray

**Pay Level**:PL13

**Start Rate*: $ **48.64

**Permanent Rate*: $ **57.31
_Permanent rate effective after twelve (12) months of employment)_

**COLA**:Bi-Weekly - $480

**Closing Date (dd/mm/yyyy) **:15/01/2023

**Posting Type**:Internal and External

**GENERAL DESCRIPTION**:
Under general supervision, the treasury analyst will support the administration and management of the municipality’s investment, debt, and loan portfolios to effectively and efficiently manage funds, cash and investments.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Accounts for investment securities; purchase, sales/maturity, interest income, fees, amortization, reconciliation, and maintenance of investment holdings schedule.
- Analyzes medium
- and long-term cash flows to determine available funds for investment including appropriate investment time horizons.
- Reviews the municipality’s investment policy on a periodic basis and provides recommendations to the investment advisory committee (IAC) to reflect current investment objectives, strategies, risk parameters, benchmarks, and market conditions.
- Prepares and inputs annual operating budgets for debentures, maintains database, and provides information for variance review.
- Monitors and evaluates market and regulatory developments that could impact the municipality’s investment program.
- Provides market to market valuations of securities.
- Monitors investment activities to ensure compliance with established risk parameters and evaluates the investment performance of external investment managers.
- Undertakes credit analysis and makes recommendations on appropriate risk exposures.
- Prepares periodic performance reports for presentation to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), IAC, and Council incorporating best practice standards in benchmarking, portfolio performance measurement, and portfolio returns.
- Prepares monthly/quarterly cash flow statements and long-term cash forecasting.
- Updates debentures interests and principal operating cost projections and provides reports.
- Assists with yearend audit preparation where required.
- Researches and prepares analytical reports/studies, analyzes data, and makes recommendations from the results of studies.
- Communicates with investment managers, economists, analysts, and other market participants to obtain market perspectives and opinions.
- Communicates with investment managers/analysts in other municipalities to ensure best practice standards relating to portfolio structure, risk exposures, and general procedures are being met by the municipality.
- Performs accurate journal entries into the financial systems.
- Performs other related duties as required.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**:

- Understanding of investment strategies, processes and procedures, benchmarking as a comparison technique, and the various methods of investment analysis.
- Familiarity with capital and money markets, and internal and external financial reports.
- Knowledge of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Municipal Government Act, and other governing legislation and policies.
- Knowledge of the legal and regulatory impacts and constraints regarding investments.
- Ability to make a case for a course of action while working with investment managers, traders, economists, analysts, and other market participants.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and maintain collaborative work relationships.
- High degree of attention to detail and the ability to monitor operating cash requirements closely.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and SAP finance modules.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**:

- Degree specializing in Accounting or Finance or related financial discipline, combined with a minimum of two (2) years of accounting for investment securities experience.

OR
- Diploma specializing in Accounting or Finance or related financial discipline, combined with a minimum of four (4) years of accounting for investment securities experience.
- Certified Treasury Professional designation or other financial designation (CPA, CFA, or CTP) is an asset.
- Experience in a municipal or other government setting is an asset.

**OTHER REQUIREMENTS**:

- Ability to provide a Criminal Record Check for review and acceptance.

**SAFETY**:
As an employee of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the incumbent is responsible for understanding and actively participating in the RMWB’s health and safety management system, and complying with all policies, practices, and procedures. All employees must take reasonable care to protect the health and safe