2U
Treasury Analyst
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Arlington, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $95K - $114K
💻 Finance
🗓️ July 24th, 2025
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Edtech.com's Summary
2U is hiring a Treasury Analyst to join their Finance team. The role involves designing and implementing efficient collections processes for university-related payments, managing cash flow, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to optimize financial operations.
Highlights
- Design and implement scalable collections processes for university tuition and revenue-sharing payments.
- Collaborate with university partners, legal, and business development teams on billing, invoicing, and payment terms.
- Develop automated workflows to monitor receivables, follow up on outstanding payments, and reconcile discrepancies.
- Manage daily cash positions, forecast cash flow, and analyze payment trends to improve financial forecasting.
- Partner with FP&A to align cash forecasting with revenue recognition and budgeting.
- Use financial systems including Workday, NetSuite, Salesforce, or similar ERP/CRM platforms; strong Excel skills required.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; 2-5 years of relevant treasury or financial operations experience.
- Support compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.
- Provide regular reports on receivables, collection performance, and payment trends to leadership.
- Anticipated base salary range $95,100 - $114,100 with potential bonus eligibility.
Treasury Analyst Full Description
At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical Treasury Analyst to join our Finance team. This role is pivotal in designing and implementing an efficient, scalable collections process for university-related payments and ensuring optimal cash flow management. The ideal candidate will bring a mix of treasury operations experience, strong analytical capabilities, and a proactive mindset to streamline financial workflows and enhance visibility across all university receivables.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
- Design and implement a scalable, efficient collections process for university tuition and revenue-sharing payments.
- Collaborate with university partners, legal, and business development teams to align on billing schedules, invoicing formats, and payment terms.
- Develop automated solutions and workflows to track receivables, follow up on outstanding payments, and reconcile discrepancies.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on collections and payment status.
- Monitor daily cash positions across bank accounts and forecast short- and long-term cash flow needs.
- Analyze payment trends, seasonality, and program performance to refine cash flow forecasting models.
- Partner with FP&A to align cash forecasting with revenue recognition and operational budgeting.
- Recommend strategies for optimizing cash utilization and minimizing liquidity risk.
- Work closely with Accounting and IT to integrate collections tracking into ERP/financial systems.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and university contract terms.
- Assist with audits and ensure documentation and records are maintained appropriately.
- Prepare regular reports on aged receivables, collection performance, and university payment trends.
- Provide insights and recommendations to leadership for improving DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) and working capital.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with accurate treasury data and reconciliations.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in treasury, AR/collections, or financial operations, preferably in a University or EdTech environment.
- Strong understanding of cash flow analysis, payment cycles, and collections best practices.
- Proficiency with Excel and financial systems (e.g., Workday, NetSuite, Salesforce, or similar ERP/CRM platforms).
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across teams and with external partners.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
While this position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., we will prioritize those who live in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area and who are available to come into our Headquarters in Arlington, VA three days a week.
Benefits & Culture
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, U.S. benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
- Free snacks and drinks in-office
- Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
- Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break
The anticipated base salary range for this role is ($95,100 -$114,100), with potential bonus eligibility. Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, budget for the position and cost of labor in the market in which the candidate will be hired.
2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com.
About 2U LLC
For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
About edX
edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U, LLC. Together with the majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at edX.org.
Learn more at https://2u.com/careers/
#NoBackRow
#NoBackRow
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.
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