Director Assistant Treasurer
Position Summary
The Director Assistant Treasurer role will lead a team who manages the company’s balance sheet including debt origination and management, cash investments, short and long-term liquidity forecasting, cash operations, and technological innovation. The ideal candidate will be a transformational leader who is passionate about developing crewmembers and working alongside cross-functional teams to execute and deliver results.
The Director Assistant Treasurer is a key leader of the Finance team that is dedicated to the execution of financing and cash management in support of the corporate strategy. The Director is an influential leader who is comfortable with maintaining a public profile and is skilled at building and maintaining internal and external relationships at all levels. The Director is motivated by holding primary accountability for high-profile projects, can perform well multi-tasking in a matrixed environment, and exhibits the JetBlue values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion and Fun.
Essential Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and develop a team of analytical and high potential crewmembers
- Transform and oversee day-to-day cash management and investments to achieve optimal results, including letters of credit, bank account management and treasury technology
- Analyze, assess and provide optimal capital structure recommendations to leadership, based on JetBlue’s 5-year financial plan and the company’s balance sheet goals
- Facilitate financing transactions through a variety of structures to support JetBlue’s strategy
- Execute share-buy- back analysis, documentation and programs
- Build, manage and maintain relationships with banks, investors, and rating agencies
- Act as a pro-active trusted thought partner to the finance leadership team
- Partner with Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations on quarterly and annual financial close and earnings calls
- Assist Financial Planning & Analysis and the Fleet Strategy team in maintaining the long-term financial forecast
- Adhere to all policies resulting in internal and external audit controls being met
- Take a significant role in the development of crewmembers to support their engagement, growth, and goal achievement
- Other duties as assigned