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Team Leader - Treasury Operations

Southern Company • Atlanta, GA 30309 • Posted 10 days ago

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The Team Leader, Treasury Operations at Southern Company is responsible for overseeing all debt structures accounting, maintaining standard and ad hoc reporting in the Treasury Management System, and ensuring strong customer service and relationships with business partners. This role involves direct supervision of two cash analysts, shared managerial responsibilities for cash payment activities, and leading debt management and reporting. The position is based at the Southern Company Headquarters in Atlanta, GA, and requires a bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related analytical field, along with 3-7 years of experience in accounting, corporate finance, or treasury.

Responsibilities

  • Direct supervisor for two cash analysts, responsible for approximately half of all East region companies
  • Shared managerial responsibilities for all cash payment activities on a rotational basis
  • Lead responsible for all debt management and reporting in Treasury Management System, including feed to ERP system
  • Lead responsible for all ad hoc requests for all companies covered by East region
  • Lead responsible for all tax reporting requests
  • Prepare and execute timely and accurate monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting for deal accounting (debt, investment, other financing)
  • Identify and resolve issues related to cash or cash transactions with internal partners or bank service providers
  • Day to day contact with banks and affiliates for operational issues, or transaction investigation and resolution of inquiries regarding transactions
  • Ensure proper retention of electronic documents, business confidential information
  • Monitor ACH Debit transactions and exceptions
  • Cross-train for various internal roles within the department, and provide back-up coverage for those roles as needed
  • Develop and maintain Data Visualization/Business Intelligence dashboards highlighting working capital balances, cash flows and other metrics
  • May need to remain on call during key business transactions when wire transfers are time sensitive
  • Prepare timely and accurate month-end and year-end support files for annual audits
  • Support Treasury Department on various projects or requirements as necessary

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or other related analytical field
  • 3-7 years of experience in accounting, corporate finance, or treasury
  • Must have experience with Microsoft office products

Preferred

  • Management experience
  • Certified Treasury Professional accreditation
  • Experience in an Accounting role
  • Experience with a treasury management system

About Southern Company

Southern Company is a leading energy company in the United States, offering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy solutions. It operates in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, with a focus on traditional and renewable sources. With subsidiaries like Alabama Power and Georgia Power, the company serves approximately 9 million customers across multiple states, making it one of the largest electric utility companies in the country.

Full Job Description

**Team Leader, Treasury Operations**

This position is in the Southern Company Services Treasury organization; located at the Southern Company Headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

The Treasury Operations team is responsible for setting the cash positions of all Southern Company subsidiaries, sending wire payments and ensuring daily funding of accounts. Additionally, the group is responsible for all bank account management and the accounting and reporting of the Southern Company and subsidiary debt portfolios.

**Location**

Atlanta, GA (Southern Company Headquarters - Downtown Atlanta)

**Job Responsibilities (will have a subset of the following)**

This position will be responsible for all the debt structures accounting in addition to maintaining standard and ad hoc reporting in the Treasury Management System. Customer service is a top priority with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business partners.

+ Direct supervisor for two cash analysts, responsible for approximately half of all East region companies

+ Shared managerial responsibilities for all cash payment activities on a rotational basis (required to have separation of duties and appropriate support for all managerial activities)

+ Lead responsible for all debt management and reporting in Treasury Management System, including feed to ERP system

+ Lead responsible for all ad hoc requests for all companies covered by East region

+ Lead responsible for all tax reporting requests

+ Prepare and execute timely and accurate monthly/quarterly/yearly reporting for deal accounting (debt, investment, other financing)

+ Identify and resolve issues related to cash or cash transactions with internal partners or bank service providers as appropriate

+ Day to day contact with banks and affiliates for operational issues, or transaction investigation and resolution of inquiries regarding transactions

+ Seek to ensure proper retention of electronic documents, business confidential information, and actively demonstrate an understanding of the need to safeguard competitive information in both electronic and non-electronic formats

+ Monitor ACH Debit transactions and exceptions

+ Cross-train for various internal roles within the department, and provide back-up coverage for those roles as needed

+ Develop and maintain Data Visualization/Business Intelligence dashboards highlighting working capital balances, cash flows and other metrics.

+ May need to remain on call during key business transactions when wire transfers are time sensitive

+ Prepare timely and accurate month-end and year-end support files for annual audits

+ Support Treasury Department on various projects or requirements as necessary

+ Other duties as assigned

**Minimum Job Requirements**

+ Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or other related analytical field

+ 3-7 years of experience in accounting, corporate finance, or treasury

+ Must have experience with Microsoft office products

**Additional Characteristics of Preferred Candidates**

+ Management experience is a plus, but not required

+ Certified Treasury Professional accreditation is a plus

+ Experience in an Accounting role is a plus

+ Experience with a treasury management system is a plus

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers' and communities' needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 7764

Job Category: Finance

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Company Services