Accounting Jobs

JOB SUMMARY Reports to the Treasury Manager and supports global treasury operations. Duties include daily reportingof the company’s global cash position and assuring cash balances are properly allocated for operationsand concentration to parent company. Responsible to assure the day to day treasury operations are being completed efficiently and according to company treasury policies and procedures. Prepares treasury reports and analysis for parent company, internal / external auditors and various departments andbusiness units within the company.JOB SCOPENo supervisory or budgetary responsibilities PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCreates daily global cash position report for Treasury Manager and Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO)review for analysis that proper levels of excess cash are swept to parent company’s bankconcentration accounts. The report also will be used for analyzing foreign exchange risk exposure. Works with the port managers and accountants weekly to transfer available excess cash from the portaccounts to the parent’s concentration accounts. Creates report of excess cash wire transfers andprovides to accounting for recording General Ledger cash transactions into the PeopleSoft accountingsystem. Performs daily cash reconciliation in Kyriba cash management system and provides confirmedforecasts in Kyriba needed by parent company for making borrowing decisions. Executes all authorized port funding requests using established procedures and controls.Communicates with all parties involved including port personnel, banking contacts, local agents, PortAccounting, Payroll, and Accounts Payable. Follows up with banks to ensure transaction requests areprocessed promptly. Creates company and user entitlements in accordance with Tropical / Saltchuk Treasury Policies andProcedures as the first level administrator of on-line banking systems. Participates as member of Tropical Kyriba implementation team and has ongoing responsibility for (i) certain administrator functions, (ii) completeness and accuracy of data maintained within the system, (iii) fully utilizing the system’s functionality for reporting, forecasting, bank account management and administration, and (iv) connectivity with banking partners. Creates ACH debit filters in banking systems after quarterly review with Treasury Manager / CFO andwith CFO’s authorization. Monitors suspect items and documents daily for internal audit requirement. Creates wire limit report for annual review with Treasury Manager / CFO and for CFO’s approval.Once approved the wire limits are updated by the Treasury Manager into policy and the limits areadded to banking systems by the Senior Treasury Analyst.  Updates daily corporate bond ratings spreadsheet to ensure compliance with Investment Policyguidelines and reports any changes and pending changes to management. Makes purchases ofinvestment instruments in on-line banking system once approved by management.  Provides support for internal quarterly treasury certification of treasury controls for Treasury Manager’s review and CFO’s signed certification. Includes gathering the support of the controls from banking systems and working with banking partners to implement corrective actions. Quarterly treasury certifications are audited by internal audit.Works with accounting to provide annual cash audit requirements for annual external audit. Dutiesinclude gathering outstanding cash confirms from banking relationships and providing other treasurysupport as needed. Serves as liaison with our banking partners to coordinate bank account maintenance, addresscompliance requests, and facilitate and expedite any research required by accounting to identify anyunreconcilable items or transactions encountered during the month-end bank account reconciliationprocess. Ensures compliance with all relevant Tropical and Saltchuk Treasury Policies and Procedures. Serves as Tropical’s secondary point of contact for Saltchuk Corporate Treasury Departmentpersonnel. Prepares reports, performs required research, and performs all other duties as assigned. MINIMUM EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSEDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or in a related business field.EXPERIENCE: 5 years prior experience in treasury/banking operations.LICENSE: Valid local driver’s license.TRAVEL: N/A