Senior Investment & Treasury Analyst

Job Description

At UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement, we know why we come to work.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Investment & Treasury Analyst at UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement, based in our Evanston, Illinois, office. The Senior Investment & Treasury Analyst is responsible for monitoring and evaluating existing investments and overseeing the organization’s investment portfolio, including asset allocation and performance reporting for UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE). The role will support treasury and investment operations, as well as tax-related analysis within the Treasury office.  The Senior Investment & Treasury Analyst must demonstrate strong analytical and risk-management capabilities, with knowledge of financial markets, investment strategies, financial models, and reporting.

This is a hybrid role.

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

At UL Research Institutes (ULRI) and UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE), we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk, created new safety standards and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

What you’ll learn and achieve:

As the Senior Investment & Treasury Analyst you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you:

• Coordinate outsourced investment portfolio meetings and prepare related reporting materials.

• Support performance monitoring processes, including recalculating and reconciling investment returns, reviewing manager performance, and conducting outlier analysis to ensure portfolio alignment and compliance.

• Monitor and evaluate existing investments to support ongoing portfolio decisions.

• Supporting an on-going Investment operations

• Support annual audit related work for investment and treasury matters

• Develop advanced financial models, including rates of return, scenario analysis, projections, and sensitivity analyses.

• Support banking operations, including account administration, wire transfer payments, and credit card program administration

• Assist in developing cash flow forecasts and supporting day-to-day cash management activities

• Assist in preparing federal, state, and local tax filings, including Forms 990, 990-T, and 4720.

• Support tax function on-going compliance initiatives

• Coordinate across Finance, accounting, and legal to meet shared goals and objectives.

• Contribute to other treasury department specific and cross-functional initiatives.

What you’ll experience working at UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement: For the organizations across the UL enterprise, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. We have pursued our mission of working for a safer, more secure, and sustainable world for nearly 130 years, embedding conscientious stewardship into everything we do.

• People: Our people make us special. You’ll work with a diverse team of experts respected for their independence and transparency and build a network, because our approach is collaborative. We collaborate across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to build the global scientific response that today’s global challenges require.

• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here. We see what’s on the horizon and use our expertise to build the foundations of a safer future. You’ll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of human understanding as part of a team working to advance the public good.

• Grow and achieve: We learn, work, and grow together through targeted development, reward, and recognition programs.

• Values. Four core values guide our work: collaboration, respect, integrity, and beneficence. By living our values, we inspire the trust essential to fulfilling our mission and foster the partnerships that enable us to pursue a beneficent future in which we all can thrive.

• Total Rewards: All employees at UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement are eligible for bonus compensation. We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans and a gen