Table 1Transition record

accounting analysttocorporate treasurer

A accounting analyst already meets 48% of what the corporate treasurer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From accounting analyst

48%

Overlap1

To corporate treasurer

15 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

52.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.5

This move: 52.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the corporate treasurer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the accounting analyst profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate treasurer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a accounting analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held treasury management system business, administration and law
already held identify if a company is a going concern information skills
already held public offering business, administration and law
already held liquidity management business, administration and law
already held evaluate budgets management skills
already held financial department processes business, administration and law

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the corporate treasurer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 3 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held create a financial plan required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held plan medium to long term objectives required

optional, not held convert currency optional
optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
optional, not held perform currency reserve management optional
optional, not held exert expenditure control optional
optional, not held handle cash flow optional
optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
optional, not held manage securities optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held financial analysis required
required, not held financial forecasting required

optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held insurance market optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held risk transfer optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse market financial trends required

optional, not held create risk reports optional
optional, not held manage currency exchange risk mitigation techniques optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held advise on credit rating optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held trade securities optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a corporate treasurer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held analyse financial risk skill
already held evaluate budgets skill
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held financial statements knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held investment analysis knowledge
already held liquidity management knowledge
already held review investment portfolios skill
already held treasury management system knowledge
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held identify if a company is a going concern skill
already held prepare financial statements skill
already held public offering knowledge
already held stock market knowledge

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held convert currency optional
optional, not held develop revenue generation strategies optional
optional, not held perform currency reserve management optional
optional, not held advise on credit rating optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held create risk reports optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held exert expenditure control optional
optional, not held handle cash flow optional
optional, not held insurance market optional
optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
optional, not held manage currency exchange risk mitigation techniques optional
optional, not held manage securities optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held risk transfer optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional
optional, not held trade securities optional

24 held skills the corporate treasurer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role accounting entries knowledge
not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
not needed by the target role check accounting records skill
not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
not needed by the target role draft accounting procedures skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with accounting conventions skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with disclosure criteria of accounting information skill
not needed by the target role explain accounting records skill
not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
not needed by the target role forecast account metrics skill
not needed by the target role global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role international financial reporting standards knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role monitor financial accounts skill
not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
not needed by the target role perform forensic accounting skill
not needed by the target role perform stock valuation skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role supervise accounting operations skill

8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held financial analysis required
required, not held financial forecasting required
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held insurance market optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held risk transfer optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from accounting analyst

Full index of moves from accounting analyst

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.