Bank treasurer to securities broker
A bank treasurer already meets 53% of what the securities broker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.8/ 100
1 How much of what a securities broker is expected to do is already part of a bank treasurer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the securities broker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A securities broker role treats 11 of its required skills as things a bank treasurer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on financial matters
- analyse market financial trends
- create a financial plan
- economics
- financial jurisdiction
- financial markets
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A securities broker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bank treasurer background worth leading with.
- already held maintain records of financial transactions information skills
- already held trace financial transactions information skills
- already held financial jurisdiction business, administration and law
- already held financial markets business, administration and law
- already held accounting business, administration and law
- already held communicate with banking professionals communication, collaboration and creativity
All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the securities broker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn protect client interests required
- still to learn review investment portfolios required
- still to learn trade securities required
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held provide financial product information optional
- still to learn analyse financial risk required
- still to learn assess risks of clients' assets required
- still to learn forecast economic trends required
- optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
- optional, not held provide support in financial calculation optional
- still to learn stock market required
- optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
- still to learn actuarial science required
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
- optional, not held operate financial instruments optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a securities broker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 actuarial science study this
- 02 analyse financial risk practise this
- 03 apply technical communication skills practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held advise on financial matters skill
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held create a financial plan skill
- already held economics knowledge
- already held financial jurisdiction knowledge
- already held financial markets knowledge
- already held financial products knowledge
- already held handle financial transactions skill
- already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
- already held obtain financial information skill
- already held securities knowledge
- already held accounting knowledge
- already held banking activities knowledge
- already held communicate with banking professionals skill
- already held statistics knowledge
- already held tax legislation knowledge
- already held trace financial transactions skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
- optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
- optional, not held operate financial instruments optional
- optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
- optional, not held provide financial product information optional
- optional, not held provide support in financial calculation optional
29 held skills the securities broker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
- not needed by the target role check accounting records skill
- not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
- not needed by the target role develop audit plan skill
- not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate budgets skill
- not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
- not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role liquidity management knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage corporate bank accounts skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill
- not needed by the target role treasury management system knowledge
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn actuarial science required
- still to learn stock market required
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
- optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
Common questions about this move
Can a bank treasurer become a securities broker?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A bank treasurer already covers 53% of what a securities broker is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 11 of which the securities broker role treats as required.
What skills does a bank treasurer need to become a securities broker?
9 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is actuarial science.
How hard is the move from bank treasurer to securities broker?
Its learning distance is 48.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.