Title:  Junior Treasury Analyst

Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. 

We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com.

We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team. 

Junior Treasury Analyst
Location: Waterloo, Ontario (Hybrid: 1–2 days/week in-office to start, with increasing flexibility over time)

Salary Range: CAD $50,000 – $60,000 - Compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills as well as the years of experience you have. Similar positions located in different geographic regions will not necessarily receive the same compensation or same currency.

Are you ready to accelerate your finance career in a globally recognized, technology-driven organization? At Descartes, we believe in nurturing potential. We're looking for individuals who are smart, curious, coachable, and committed — people who want to make an impact while growing in a collaborative and inclusive environment.

Join us as a Junior Treasury Analyst and become a key member of our global finance team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to shape treasury operations while contributing to strategic initiatives that drive our growth.

Why Descartes?
•    Purposeful work: Help manage and support treasury operations across our 50+ global companies.
•    Collaboration: Join a supportive team that values curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
•    Grow Professionally: Opportunity to collaborate with teams across all levels of our organization and work directly with key external banking partners.
•    Flexibility: Start with 1–2 days per week in our Waterloo office for onboarding and collaboration, with the option to shift toward greater flexibility over time.
•    Growth-oriented culture: We offer continuous learning, mentorship, and opportunities to stretch into new challenges.

What You'll Do:
You'll support the Senior Treasury Manager and collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure efficient daily operations and accurate financial reporting:
•    Bank Reconciliations: Maintain daily/weekly reconciliation of bank accounts.
•    Reporting & Analysis: Prepare cash management reports for weekly funding and cash flow analysis.
•    Support Internal Teams: Generate weekly reports for internal teams and work closely with these teams to ensure accurate recordings of banking transactions.
•    Transaction Investigations: Identify, troubleshoot, and investigate reconciliation discrepancies or unknown transactions.
•    Journal Entries: Record bank journal entries and intercompany transfers.
•    Financial Closing: Ensure accurate and timely month-end/quarter-end closings of bank G/Ls.
•    Payment Runs: Support weekly payment runs including validation of bank files and funding checks.
•    Banking Projects: Liaise with banking partners to facilitate completion of bank documentation for account openings and other projects.
•    Audit & Compliance: Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support strong controls.
•    Process Improvements: Contribute to ongoing treasury initiatives for improving finance processes.
•    Treasury Projects: Assist in treasury related projects as required.

What You Bring:
At Descartes, we prioritize aptitude over experience. We value people who are:
•    Smart & Curious: You ask questions, seek better ways, and enjoy solving problems.
•    Responsible & Honest: You take ownership of your work and follow through.
•    Coachable & Committed: You're open to feedback and eager to grow.

Your background may include:
•    A degree or diploma in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
•    Some experience in a Treasury Analyst position or comparable analytical role with a focus on reconciliation, analysis and reporting.
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (intermediate) and strong familiarity with Word and Outlook.
•    Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
•    Demonstrated attention to detail, accuracy, and strong analytical abilities.
•    Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.

Ready to grow with us? Apply now and bring your talent to Descartes.

Join Us
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact.  Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability.

If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience.

Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. 

We are an Equal Employment employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at Descartes.com. Descartes is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants in North America with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email us at hrna@descartes.com. Provide your name and contact information along with the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.