Senior Treasury Representative

Senior Treasury Representative

The City of Riverside, Finance Department, is accepting applications for the position of Senior Treasury Representative to fill one (1) vacancy in the Debt & Treasury Division. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current and / or upcoming vacancies within this classification for up to six (6) months.

The ideal candidate will be able to effectively collaborate with the Accounting Division and various other City Departments regarding bank and general ledger (GL) reconciliation and will lead critical daily operations and compliance. This role involves processing and posting all payment types-including cash, credit / debit card, and check-to the City's cashiering system. Additionally, the Senior Treasury Representative conducts daily reconciliation of cash batches for all city departments, reviews staff work for accuracy, performs essential audit and internal control checks, and serves as the primary departmental liaison for Treasury matters.

In general supervision, a Senior Treasury Representative will receive and disburse cash and process payments that involves posting, checking entries, and balancing accounts for municipal services, licenses, permits, and taxes; perform a variety of audit and internal division control checks, general clerical tasks; and will do related work as required.

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Open, sort, validate, and reconcile payments for municipal utility services, assessments, and related transactions.
• Reconciles checks, ACH, and cash payments to departmental and miscellaneous receipts; ensures deposits are coded to correct accounts; identifies discrepancies and researches and resolves issues within established procedures.
• Reconciles City department's credit card and ACH transactions and prepares documentation for audit control and research.
• Takes cash payments at treasury window, recording receipts in cashiering system, reviewing transactions for accurate account coding and preparing daily bank deposits.
• Review RPU's utility check payments for exceptions to verify accuracy of customer account and payment amount.
• Print City A / P and Payroll checks and review for accuracy.
• Maintain level of change within Citywide cash drawers, ordering additional supply from the bank as needed.
• Prepares monthly merchant card transaction report for all City departments.
• Validates department wire transfer requests; initiate process in banking online system, confirm with departments upon completion of the wire transfer.
• Provide direction to Treasury Representatives on processes and procedures to increase division effectiveness and efficiency.
• Review, research and respond to bank reconciliation inquiries from accounting division.
• Manage and maintain accurate balancing records while completing weekly and monthly audit reports.
• Serve as a division liaison representing Treasury and sharing best practices with citywide departments.
• Manage relationships with banks and other financial institutions while overseeing the daily operations of the Treasury division.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, city policies and department / division procedures and guidelines.
• Maintain, track, and log any operational inconsistencies and errors while addressing patterns and concerns with supervisor.
• Provide necessary and required staff training.
• Assist and participate in the administering of the Utility User's Tax Refund Program, accounts payable, and some payroll functions.
• Assist with any ad hoc reports or requests to furnish additional documents. Partner with other city departments to ensure correct workflow processes are being completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Perform other related cash management administrative tasks.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education : High School graduation or satisfactory equivalent (GED). Experience : Three years of experience working in a municipal Treasury setting, handling and accounting for large sums of money. Highly Desired Qualifications :

Documents required at the time of application :

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.

The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list.

Proof of education listed in your application will be requested at the time of conditional offer. Acceptable documentation consists of transcripts or degree, if applicable, by the accredited U.S. college or university. Education obtained outside the United States (US) require one of the following options :

All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates / times / locations after the closing date of this announcement. The provisions of this job announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract.