Table 1Transition record

corporate treasurertocost analyst

A corporate treasurer already meets 36% of what the cost analyst role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From corporate treasurer

36%

Overlap1

To cost analyst

13 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

61.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.5

This move: 61.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cost analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the corporate treasurer 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cost analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a corporate treasurer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held exert expenditure control management skills
already held liquidity management business, administration and law
already held advise on tax planning communication, collaboration and creativity
already held evaluate budgets management skills
already held disseminate information on tax legislation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held financial department processes business, administration and law

All 13 carried skills, including the 4 the cost analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 5 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held control of expenses required
required, not held prepare cost-plus pricing models required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required
required, not held synthesise financial information required

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held analyse transportation costs optional
optional, not held calculate production costs optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional

02 management skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held identify process improvements required
required, not held perform cost accounting activities required

optional, not held manage inventory optional
optional, not held support development of annual budget optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held enforce financial policies optional
optional, not held explain accounting records optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held company policies required
required, not held cost management required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cost analyst 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held evaluate budgets skill
already held financial department processes knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held liquidity management knowledge
already held advise on tax planning skill
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held analyse financial risk skill
already held create a financial plan skill
already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
already held exert expenditure control skill
already held financial forecasting knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held prepare financial statements skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create a financial report optional
optional, not held manage inventory optional
optional, not held support development of annual budget optional
optional, not held analyse transportation costs optional
optional, not held calculate production costs optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held enforce financial policies optional
optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
optional, not held explain accounting records optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional

27 held skills the cost analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on credit rating skill
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role banking activities knowledge
not needed by the target role convert currency skill
not needed by the target role create risk reports skill
not needed by the target role develop revenue generation strategies skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
not needed by the target role handle cash flow skill
not needed by the target role identify if a company is a going concern skill
not needed by the target role insurance market knowledge
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role manage corporate bank accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage currency exchange risk mitigation techniques skill
not needed by the target role manage securities skill
not needed by the target role perform currency reserve management skill
not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
not needed by the target role property law knowledge
not needed by the target role public offering knowledge
not needed by the target role review investment portfolios skill
not needed by the target role risk transfer knowledge
not needed by the target role securities knowledge
not needed by the target role stock market knowledge
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role trade securities skill
not needed by the target role treasury management system knowledge

2 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 company policies required
required, not held cost management required

Index

Other moves recorded from corporate treasurer

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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.