Analyst, Treasury and Investment Operations - Finance

Position Summary

Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates. In line with UAE regulations, Emirati candidates are encouraged to apply.

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)  seeks to appoint an Analyst, Treasury and Investment Operations reporting to Manager, Treasury and Investment Operations. 

Under the general direction of the Manager, Treasury and Investment Operations, this position will support the university’s treasury, cash management, short-term investments and banking relationships. The primary responsibilities (but not limited) include managing existing banking and investment relationships with international and local banks, managing communications with NYU head office treasury, strict compliance with investment policy, and sourcing and execution of new short-term investment and cash management ideas.

In addition, the role will manage a range of areas, including structuring communications with banks as well as other internal and external stakeholders, periodic review of cash and investments policies, and investment and risk management strategies. The role will also entail overseeing the administration of the university’s petty cash fund program and corporate card program.

Key Responsibilities: 

Banking Relationships and other internal and external relationships

• Primary contact for managing and interacting with relationship managers at banks including both local and international banks based in UAE as well as New York
• Monitor daily cash positions across all bank accounts and ensure adequate liquidity for operational requirements and coordinate funding movements between bank accounts to optimize liquidity and minimize idle cash balances
• Custodian and management for online banking access for all banks
• Prepare, review, and coordinate approvals for banking instructions, ensuring timely submission, accurate execution, and proper documentation
• Manage the bank accounts administration including bank signatories’ updates, KYC compliance, bank account management and preparation of all supporting documents to the bank.
• Develop and manage strong working relationships with NYU head office treasury, controller office, payments team and funding agencies including regular meetings and updates.
• Support the evaluation and execution of short-term investments, including term deposits and money market placements, by providing analysis and recommendations and coordinating implementation with senior management
• Collaborate with the finance, accounting and budget teams to validate cash and investment transactions, and related financial reporting, ensuring compliance with accounting policies and reporting requirements
• Monitor foreign currency exposures and support in any FX guidance in line with NYU and NYUAD policies

Reporting

• Assist with regular reporting (Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly)  to internal and external stakeholders including NYU head office, NYUAD leadership, funding agencies, banks, etc.
• Access, retrieve and validate financial and non-financial information from reliable sources to accurately depict the financial and investment position of NYUAD
• Perform cash flow forecasting and variance analysis to ensure liquidity and identify any exposures
• Responsible for overseeing the primary campus petty cash fund and ensuring that all petty cash reporting and management adhere to the policies and procedures of NYU and NYUAD including overseeing on-site vault operations, monthly cash counts, cash disbursements across departments and coordinating and monitoring the university’s cash collection operations
• Administration of the university’s corporate card program including card management, monitoring card limits and liaison with the banks on any corporate card related queries

Compliance with NYU and NYUAD policies and procedures

• Implementing the investment policy effectively and efficiently. Monitor compliance regularly and escalate any potential non-compliance immediately
• Assist with managing NYUAD’s investments to meet the organization's financial and investment objectives
• Comply with all guidelines and best practices including ethics, accessing sensitive information, maintaining confidentiality, and cyber security guidelines

Value-adding activities and ideas

• Identifying, valuing, and analyzing different short-term investment proposals and recommending suitable opportunities to the management for approval. Performing due diligence (research and analysis) on new and existing proposals
• Building financial models and dashboards
• Maintain awareness of global and regional economic developments, interest rate trends including FED rates, financial markets, and banking conditions to support treasury, liquidity management, and short-term investment decisions
• Supporting consultant and banking relationship reviews as required

Developing Tools, Policies and procedures

• Supporting the continuing refinement and enhancement of analytical tools (e.g. treasury dashboard using visualization tools such as Tableau or Treasury Management Systems – Kyriba or Power BI) for performance reporting, benchmarking, risk reporting and cash flow forecasting for the private markets portfolio and as it relates to the total portfolio level
• Further develop and manage the university’s short-term investment policies, withdrawal policy and spending policy; all this should be aligned with NYU’s global practices
• Monitor counterparty exposures, banking limits, concentration risks, and liquidity risks in accordance with approved treasury policies

Qualifications

Required Education: 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting. Economics, Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Investments and/or Business OR
• Professional qualifications (Chartered Accountant / CPA / Certified Financial Analyst / Management Accountant)

Preferred Education: 

• Master's in Business Administration, management, accounting, investments, or any related field
• Advanced degree preferred
• Certifications in AI tools, finance or treasury and related fields such as cyber security, digital tools and environments, etc

Required Experience: 

• Strong oral and written communications skills
• A demonstrated track record of outstanding short-term investment performance with banks and accountability versus a benchmark with an awareness and sensitivity to risk/return tradeoffs and liquidity and spending constraints
• Proven ability to establish positive working relationships demonstrating integrity and a high degree of ethics
• Knowledge and experience in global finance particularly treasury / cash management / banking / investment environments including cash management products, term deposits, money market funds, liquidity practices, banking operations and foreign exchange products
• Excellent interpersonal skills including ability to interact and have business relationships with external parties
• Excellent knowledge and experience with MS Office primarily MS Excel and Powerpoint
• Excellent attitude to work including being organized and structured, punctuality and timeliness and attention to detail
• Willingness to learn on the job, be agile, perform critical self review and commitment to organization interests

Preferred Experience: 

• Proven ability to work in strong performance culture managing both internal and external stakeholder expectations
• Understating of financial modeling and Treasury AI tools
• Ability to think critically and strategically with strong applied quantitative skills related to finance, statistics and modeling
• Proven ability to apply solid investment judgment

Additional Information

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.