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Treasury Manager
Bennett Family of Companies
McDonough, GA | Full-Time |
About Bennett Family of Companies
Bennett Family of Companies is a privately held, woman-owned transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions enterprise headquartered in McDonough, Georgia. For more than 50 years, Bennett has delivered specialized freight, heavy haul, international forwarding, and integrated logistics services to customers across North America and around the globe. Our mission is built on a foundation of safety, integrity, and a relentless commitment to taking care of our people, our drivers, and our customers.
We are seeking an experienced Treasury Manager to join our corporate finance team and play a leading role in shaping the financial future of our growing organization.
Position Summary
The Treasury Manager will lead the day-to-day treasury operations of Bennett Family of Companies, overseeing cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, debt and investment activities, and treasury technology. Reporting to the Vice President-Treasury & FP&A, this role serves as a key strategic partner across Finance, Accounting, and Operations, and is responsible for safeguarding the company’s cash, optimizing working capital, and driving continuous improvement in treasury processes and systems.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned treasury and finance leader who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen, and who has hands-on experience integrating banking platforms with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to drive automation, accuracy, and visibility.
Key Responsibilities
Cash & Liquidity Management
- Manage daily cash positioning, funding, and concentration activities across all bank accounts.
- Develop and maintain short-term and long-term cash forecasts; analyze variances and recommend actions to optimize liquidity.
- Oversee intercompany funding, wire transfers, ACH, and other payment activities, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
- Monitor working capital metrics and partner with AP, AR, and operations to improve cash conversion cycle performance.
Banking & Capital Structure
- Manage relationships with commercial banks, lenders, and other financial institutions; lead RFPs, fee analyses, and service reviews.
- Administer credit facilities, lines of credit, and equipment financing; monitor covenant compliance and prepare lender reporting packages.
- Support debt issuance, refinancing, and capital structure strategy in partnership with the CFO.
- Oversee bank account administration and signatory updates across the enterprise.
- Work with investment advisors to ensure proper returns versus the benchmarks.
Treasury Systems & Bank/ERP Integration
- Lead the integration of bank platforms with the company’s ERP and accounting systems to streamline cash applications, reconciliation, payments, and reporting.
- Evaluate, implement, and optimize treasury management systems (TMS), payment hubs, and bank connectivity solutions (host-to-host, SWIFT, APIs, BAI2/EDI 820/823).
- Drive automation of daily reconciliations, positive pay, and exception management between banks and the general ledger.
- Partner with IT and Accounting to ensure secure, reliable, and auditable data flows between treasury, banking, and ERP environments.
Risk, Controls & Compliance
- Identify, measure, and mitigate financial risks including interest rate, foreign exchange, counterparties, and fraud risk.
- Maintain and enforce strong internal controls over cash, payments, and bank access; support internal and external audits.
- Ensure compliance with applicable banking regulations, debt agreements, and company policies.
- Lead fraud prevention efforts including positive pay, ACH blocks/filters, dual approvals, and ongoing user access reviews.
Leadership & Strategic Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and senior leadership on treasury, capital, and liquidity matters.
- Mentor and develop treasury staff; foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer service.
- Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, IT, and Operations to support strategic initiatives, M&A activity, and new business ventures.
- Prepare executive-level reporting and presentations on cash, debt, liquidity, and treasury KPIs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Eight (8) or more years of progressive treasury and corporate finance experience, including at least three (3) years in a leadership or management capacity.
- Demonstrated expertise in cash management, forecasting, banking, debt administration, and financial risk management.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. banking products, payment systems (ACH, wire, RTP, check, card), and treasury best practices.
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong banking relationships and to negotiate fees, terms, and service levels.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with ERP and treasury systems.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences.
- High level of integrity, discretion, and sound judgment when handling confidential financial information.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bank-to-ERP integration experience: hands-on experience connecting commercial bank platforms to ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, McLeod, TMW) using host-to-host, SWIFT, API, or file-based (BAI2, MT940, ISO 20022, EDI 820/823) integrations is strongly preferred.
- Industry experience: prior treasury or finance leadership experience in transportation, logistics, trucking, freight forwarding, or supply chain.
- Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), CPA, CFA, or MBA.
- Experience with treasury management systems such as Kyriba, GTreasury, FIS Quantum, or similar platforms.
- Experience supporting M&A due diligence, integration of acquired entities, and multi-entity / multi-currency cash structures.
- Familiarity with fuel hedging, FX hedging, or commodity risk management programs.
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus performance-based bonus eligibility.
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Paid time off.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced treasury and finance leader who is excited about the opportunity to drive treasury strategy and modernization at one of the most respected names in transportation and logistics, we want to hear from you. Please submit your resume through this posting.
Bennett Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of these characteristics.