Director of Treasury & Financial Planning Charlotte Area Transit System
Overview
Senior leader responsible for CATS treasury operations debt management investment activities and long-range financial planning. Reports to Deputy Chief Financial Officer or Chief Financial Officer. Provides expanded oversight of regulatory compliance including GASB SEC disclosure requirements and Sarbanes Oxley internal control expectations. Aligns cash management capital financing and long-range financial planning with service objectives capital program and governance requirements.
What You'll Do40
- 1Build treasury strategy and governance establishing policies procedures and internal controls governing cash management investments and debt activities
- 2Ensure treasury operations comply with laws regulations bond covenants investment policies and governance standards
- 3Serve as primary authority on treasury-related financial risk liquidity management and funding structures
- 4Direct cash management activities to ensure sufficient liquidity meets operating capital and debt service obligations
- 5Oversee cash flow forecasting and short-long-term liquidity planning
- 6Coordinate banking relationships account structures and cash controls to safeguard assets
- 7Lead planning and execution of debt issuance refinancing and related financing transactions
- 8Oversee compliance with bond covenants continuing disclosure requirements and post-issuance monitoring
- 9Coordinate with Budget Accounting Legal and external advisors to support capital financing strategies
- 10Prepare rating agency materials incorporating forward looking financial and operating forecasts
- 11Oversee investment strategies and portfolios according to CATS investment policies and risk tolerance
- 12Monitor investment performance compliance and market conditions
- 13Develop long-range financial plans integrating operating forecasts capital plans debt service and funding assumptions
- 14Evaluate long-term affordability financial risks and sustainability under varying economic and policy scenarios
- 15Support executive leadership and governing boards with financial projections and strategic insights
- 16Provide leadership direction and performance oversight to Treasury and Financial Planning managers
- 17Establish expectations for analytical rigor risk management documentation and service standards
- 18Support workforce development succession planning and consistent management practices
- 19Build staff competencies in financial modeling compliance investment analytics and treasury technology
- 20Collaborate with Budgets and Financial Management Accounting Controls Procurement and capital delivery teams
- 21Serve as financial advisor to executive leadership on liquidity debt capacity and long-term financial risks
- 22Prepare and present treasury and financial planning materials for executive leadership and governing boards
- 23Demonstrate competency in treasury management cash flow analysis debt structures investment practices and long-range financial planning
- 24Interpret financial market and operational information to identify trends risks and implications
- 25Apply sound judgment in translating complex treasury and financial planning issues into practical recommendations
- 26Manage liquidity cash positioning debt-related obligations investment considerations and other financial risks
- 27Maintain strong risk awareness in matters involving cash debt investments and financial obligations
- 28Connect treasury activities to broader organizational strategy capital delivery and governance expectations
- 29Lead managers and professional staff establish clear expectations and maintain high standards for analytical rigor accountability and service
- 30Communicate complex treasury financing issues clearly to executive leadership governing boards and stakeholders
- 31Exercise independent judgment on complex financial matters and demonstrate professionalism integrity and accountability
- 32Knowledge of public-sector treasury management debt financing structures bond covenants and disclosure requirements
- 33Investment management principles and public-sector investment regulations
- 34Long-range financial planning and sustainability analysis applicable federal state and local laws and regulations affecting transit finance
- 35Skill in leading treasury debt and financial planning functions developing cash flow forecasts and coordinating complex financing transactions
- 36Ability to analyze financial risk and communicate implications to leadership prepare executive board level financial materials
- 37Balance liquidity risk return objectives within governance constraints support executive decision-making with forward-looking insight
- 38Coordinate effectively across finance and capital program functions maintain high standards of integrity accountability and professionalism
- 39Minimum qualifications bachelor degree in finance accounting business administration public administration or related field and seven years progressive treasury debt management financial planning or public-sector finance experience preferred master's degree and relevant experience
- 40Professional certifications such as CTP CPA CFA
Requirements5
- 1Bachelor’s degree in finance accounting business administration public administration or related field and seven years progressive treasury debt management financial planning or public-sector finance experience
- 2Experience in public-sector transportation or transit agency treasury or capital finance
- 3Experience with debt issuance investment management and long-range financial planning
- 4Experience with EFP platforms treasury management systems and automated financial forecasting tools
- 5Certifications such as CTP CPA CFA
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