The Manager of Treasury and Accounts Payable plays a critical role in Build-A-Bear's global strategic success by optimizing cash flow, minimizing costs, managing risks, and providing financial insights. Through effective cash management, relationship building, and compliance efforts, they contribute to the company's financial stability, profitability, and ability to pursue strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable payments
• Day-to-day liquidity management
• Develop, maintain, and enforce company policies and controls related to cash collection and disbursement
• Maintain banking relationships to maximize services and minimize costs
• Ownership of Blackline treasury matching and reconciliation process
• Manage daily reconciliation of retail monies collected in North American stores and website to monies received at the bank
• Lead investigations into cash discrepancies between cash reported by stores and monies deposited to the bank
• Maintain data in D365 Banking
• Point of contact for all treasury-related matters
• Prepare timely reconciliations for all Cash, and Insurance ledger accounts
• Conduct financial analysis to provide insights into the company's financial performance and support strategic decision-making
• SOX compliance and testing
• Manage insurance processes
• Work with internal and external auditors
• Store banking needs
• Manage company credit card program
• Leadership and Management of a minimum of 2

Direct Reports Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Skilled in D365 A/P and Cash Management Modules
• Ability to work with and understand BAI2
• 6-8 years of experience in treasury and accounts payable functions
• Skilled in Excel
• Skilled in financial reporting and analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA
• 8-10 years of experience in corporate accounting
• 5 years of experience in treasury in multiple jurisdictions
• 1-2 years of experience managing people Behavioral Traits for

Success:

• Works efficiently, with confidence and competence
• High standards of quality and accuracy
• Strong commitment to quality and deadlines
• Problem solver
• Able to maintain a somewhat faster-than-average pace
• Willingness to follow established policies and procedures and expect others to do the same
• Lead by example

Working Environment:

• Typical office environment with climate control and sufficient lighting, ergonomic desk/chairs
• Corporate Office located St. Louis, MO or Slough, Berkshire UK
• Hybrid work schedule

Your Performance Will Be Measured On:

Leadership Effective treasury management Optimized cash flow and financing costs Annual budget performance Developing, maintaining, and enforcing company policies and controls related to cash collection and disbursement Liquidity management Optimized banking relationships Blackline treasury matching and reconciliations D365 banking module maintenance

• Store banking setup and support
• Treasury and A/P Reporting Stakeholder feedback This description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities.

Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent an expressed or implied contract of employment, nor does it alter your at-will employment, and Build-A-Bear, Inc. reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as may deem appropriate.

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Employee discount Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance On-site gym Paid time off Professional development assistance Referral program Retirement plan Vision insurance

Work Location:

Hybrid remote in St. Louis, MO 63103