Louis Dreyfus Company, a privately held firm involved primarily in the international trading and merchandising of agricultural commodities is looking for a Senior Treasury Analyst to join the Treasury team in the Wilton, CT office.

This position is responsible for daily administration of various finance and banking operations for the Treasury function of a commodity trading firm. Primary responsibilities include loan processing, cash management administration, short term investments, foreign currency exchange, wire transfers, and associated reconciliation and reporting.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Manage and maintain daily cash and banking positions across large and complex grouping of corporate bank accounts; gathers cash flow estimates from business units and verifies accuracy of incoming credits and outgoing wire transfers; updates inflows/outflows throughout day; confirms receipt of forecasted cash amounts; identifies and reconciles discrepancies; issues and corrects wire transfer instructions; confirms financial data with internal personnel and external customers; revises estimates and determines daily cash requirements for each entity and bank account.

• Input and review of all incoming/outgoing bank account activity in company treasury management system. Daily reconciliation of treasury management system to bank statement reports. Determines proper coding of transactions for accurate accounting and application of amounts to the General Ledger; generates multiple reports for the accounting department and various other departments.

• Determine daily funding requirements and optimize cost of funding across multiple and large dollar-value lines of credit. Monitor and control daily borrowings, loan maturities, and interest payments across bilateral and syndicated bank lines.

• Manages cash collateral held by futures clearing division. Determines mix of government securities, money market funds and short term deposits, while ensuring selected investments adhere to corporate investment policy. Responsible for the movement of securities between custody / safekeeping accounts and commodities exchanges within exchange-mandated deadlines.

• Work with financial counterparties to request letter of credit issuance and maintain database of open LCs; verify and process related fee settlements on a monthly basis.

• Execute requested FX trade orders and reconcile netting amounts for daily foreign exchange settlements with bank counterparties.

• Prepare and provide daily position reports to regional and global senior management.

• Maintain accurate records of bank accounts and account administration details, such as authorized signers, services requested, tax forms, and other relevant information.

Additional Responsibilities

Performs other shared departmental functions, including record keeping, distributing correspondence, responding to calls/inquiries; creating internal/external correspondence, updating bank/division lists, issuing stop-payments of checks, preparing deposits for various banks and international collection items.

• Prepare routine reporting for daily/weekly/monthly requirements.

• Participate in Finance functional meetings and coordinate on projects and reporting efforts with other finance, tax, and legal team members.

• Serve as backup for Treasury Analyst.

Required Skills

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)

• The following are the basic qualifications:

• Knowledge of corporate or bank-related financing principles, transactions and operations, such as cash management, wire transfers and letters-of-credit.

• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel

• Ability to operate and troubleshoot bank funds transfer systems helpful

• Ability to recognize financial discrepancies and determine causation

• Familiarity with accounting principles and standard practices

• Excellent math aptitude and analytical skills

• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills

• Detail-oriented

Required Experience

Experience

The following is the basic qualification:

• 3 to 5+ years of experience administering finance/cash management functions in a corporate finance or treasury department or in banking operations, including responsibility for reconciliation of cash accounts.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a large corporation, commercial bank or trading environment preferred

Working Conditions

Climate-controlled office environment, with exposure to fast-paced trading floor.
Extensions of regular working hours are occasionally necessary to complete time-sensitive projects, attend training or to respond to emergencies.

Employee Supervision

Supervision of Regional Treasurer

***Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, disability or other classification protected by law

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)

• The following are the basic qualifications:

• Knowledge of corporate or bank-related financing principles, transactions and operations, such as cash management, wire transfers and letters-of-credit.

• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel

• Ability to operate and troubleshoot bank funds transfer systems helpful

• Ability to recognize financial discrepancies and determine causation

• Familiarity with accounting principles and standard practices

• Excellent math aptitude and analytical skills

• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills

• Detail-oriented