Position Summary:

Leads Treasury cash management operations and provides people and functional leadership for enterprise liquidity, cash forecasting, banking administration, short-term funding and investment activities, and related treasury controls. This role is accountable for establishing priorities, reviewing the quality and accuracy of treasury work, developing team capability, and ensuring timely visibility into cash and liquidity needs across NW Natural and affiliated companies. The manager partners with the Treasurer, Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Tax, Legal, and external banking partners to safeguard financial assets, improve treasury processes and systems, and support financing and capital planning activities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop treasury employees; establish work priorities, assign responsibilities, provide ongoing feedback, and support performance and career development.
• Oversee daily cash positioning, liquidity management, short-term borrowing and investment activity, and intercompany funding to ensure adequate liquidity and effective use of cash.
• Direct the preparation and continuous improvement of short- and long-term cash forecasts, including review of assumptions, drivers, scenarios, variances, and risks across operating companies and business units.
• Provide timely liquidity reporting and forward-looking insights to the Treasurer and senior Finance leaders to support capital planning and business decisions.
• Oversee bank account administration, authorized signers, banking services, account structures, fees, controls, and relationship management with financial institutions.
• Manage treasury activities associated with credit facilities, commercial paper, debt obligations, interest-rate exposure, dividends, equity contributions, and other financing transactions within established authority.
• Ensure treasury activities comply with internal controls, SOX requirements, accounting standards, debt agreements, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Accounting on reconciliations, journal entries, month-end and quarter-end close activities, audit support, and resolution of treasury-related issues.
• Lead treasury system, ERP, bank connectivity, reporting, and automation initiatives that strengthen controls, improve data quality, reduce manual work, and increase cash visibility.
• Oversee development and maintenance of treasury models, dashboards, procedures, controls documentation, and management reporting.
• Support debt and equity issuances, covenant compliance, regulatory filings, rate case requests, and other corporate finance initiatives as assigned.
• Evaluate financial and operational risks, escalate significant issues, and recommend practical solutions consistent with treasury strategy and company risk tolerance.
• Build effective cross-functional relationships and communicate complex treasury concepts, assumptions, risks, and recommendations clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Perform other duties and lead special projects as assigned.

Department Specific Duties

• Provide supervisory oversight for the Senior Treasury Analyst and other assigned treasury resources.
• Coordinate enterprise cash forecasting inputs with FP&A, Accounting, Operations, and subsidiary finance teams.
• Lead fundable property analysis and mortgage-related reporting support, as applicable.
• Participate in the selection, implementation, and ongoing optimization of SAP Treasury or other treasury technology solutions.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible corporate treasury, cash management, liquidity management, banking, or related finance experience.
• Experience leading employees, projects, or a significant treasury process, including setting priorities, reviewing work, and influencing results across functions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cash positioning, cash forecasting, liquidity planning, banking platforms, debt and investment activity, treasury controls, and financial modeling.
• Experience with ERP and treasury management systems and advanced proficiency with Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Analytical, judgment, problem-solving, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accuracy under deadlines, and handle confidential financial information.

Preferred

• MBA, Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), CPA, or comparable professional credential.
• Experience in a regulated utility, public company, or complex multi-entity environment.
• Experience with SAP Treasury, treasury workstations, bank connectivity, automation, dashboards, and system implementations.
• Experience supporting capital markets transactions, commercial paper programs, credit facilities, debt compliance, rate cases, or regulatory reporting.
• Direct people-management experience, including performance management and employee development.

Physical, Environmental & Scheduling Requirements:

• Work is primarily performed in an office or hybrid environment using a computer and standard office equipment.
• Ability to work extended hours periodically to support daily liquidity deadlines, month-end or quarter-end close, financing transactions, system implementations, audits, or urgent business needs.
• Occasional travel may be required for banking, project, training, or business meetings.

Safety & Compliance Requirements

• Comply with all company policies, internal controls, information-security requirements, records-retention standards, and applicable financial and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling banking credentials, financial forecasts, financing information, and other sensitive company data.