Working/Functional Title
Senior Treasury Analyst
Position Summary
Join Michigan State University’s Treasury team as a Senior Treasury Analyst and play a key role in supporting the university’s endowment, treasury, and investment operations. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine financial analysis, treasury management, endowment administration, and strategic collaboration in a mission-driven higher education environment. The MSU Treasury team is seeking a detail-oriented, full-time senior treasury analyst to support operations.
What You'll Do:
Endowment Administration (45%):
- Responsible for administering the Charitable Remainder Trust program; assist University Advancement with analysis of appropriate Trust vehicle for new accounts; interface with trust administrator and tax preparation firms to ensure market value and beneficiary payment data is consistent. Complete all trust accounting, quarterly and year-end reporting and IRS tax requirements, including ensuring tax returns are complete and accurate.
- Responsible for assisting University Advancement with transfers of gifts to the University.
- Responsible for the establishment of new endowment account requests.
- Responsible for the review of endowment agreements, establishing new endowments consistent with accounting and legal requirements.
- Assist with performing annual endowment minimum balance review using university-established criteria.
- Assist with quarterly and year-end reporting and tax compliance requirements.
- Assist with endowment spending policy analysis and recommendation.
- Assist with maintaining the information housed in the endowment accounting system.
- Assist with the identification and reporting of underutilized endowment income accounts.
- Assist with preparing the Endowment Fund annual financial report for inclusion in university audited financial statements.
Cash and Investment Operations (45%):
- Analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations for treasury service provider relationships and services to implement treasury “best practices”. Responsible for setting up new services.
- Serve as primary liaison with financial service providers; set up periodic review meetings (internal and external) and coordinate follow-up on issues.
- Assist departments with the treasury services they require. Assistance provided through numerous options, including website, newsletters, training sessions, and presentations.
- Responsible for the administration of bank account users.
- Maintain bank account management database.
- Record interest income on bank and investment accounts. Record other cash receipts such as state appropriation, royalties, and other investments.
- Prepare analysis of monthly bank fees and account earnings to bank contract pricing using account analysis information, follow-up with bank on errors.
- Responsible for computing and distributing investment income to various ledger accounts approved by the CFO; reconcile and report income distributions for use in audited financial statements.
- Perform research and analytical work and reporting for special Treasury projects.
- Responsible for self-liquidity reporting to Rating Agencies and preparation on monthly liquidity dashboard.
- Prepare investment reports and maintain data for reporting on operating cash and other investments.
- Assist with compiling and projecting monthly, quarterly, yearly, and multi-year University cash flows, including those used for liquidity projections and investment income projections.
- Assist with annual investment income projections.
- Assist with daily and monthly cash activities.
- Assist with year-end reporting of cash and investment activities for inclusion in the University audited financial statements.
Other (10%):
- Serve as team analyst for Request for Proposal projects.
- Assist with projects and analyses as requested by the office and/or executive management.
- Serve as back-up to any Treasury and Financial Management staff.
Work Modality:
This position is "remote-friendly", requiring an on-campus presence of one to three days per week. This is typically referred to as "Hybrid", with the flexibility of regular remote work mixed with in-office work as mutually agreed upon with the supervisor.
Salary Expectations:
Salary range is $61,253-$76,566, commensurate with experience.
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Accounting or Finance with relevant course work in Computer Science; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in professional financial statement preparation including cost accounting or auditing or registration as a Certified Public Accountant; experience in word processing, office management, spreadsheet, and accounting software; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired Qualifications
- Professional designation or certification such as Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
- Three to five years of progressively responsible and relevant experience in an endowed institution, financial services firm, or treasury office.
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments.
- Advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience using enterprise financial systems such as Kuali Financial System.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Application Materials
Cover Letter
Resume
Three Professional References
Special Instructions
Work Modality:
This position is "remote-friendly", requiring an on-campus presence of one to three days per week. This is typically referred to as "Hybrid", with the flexibility of regular remote work mixed with in-office work as mutually agreed upon with the supervisor.
Salary Expectations:
Salary range is $61,253-$76,566, commensurate with experience.
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
Website
https://tfm.msu.edu
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Bidding eligibility ends July 14, 2026, 11:55 PM
