Table 1Transition record

cost analysttocorporate treasurer

A cost analyst already meets 43% of what the corporate treasurer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cost analyst

43%

Overlap1

To corporate treasurer

13 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.2

This move: 58.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the corporate treasurer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cost 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 13 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 cost analyst 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 9 the corporate treasurer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 business, administration and law 4 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held investment analysis required
required, not held treasury management system required
required, not held financial analysis required
required, not held financial statements required

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

02 management skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

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 handle cash flow optional
optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
optional, not held manage securities optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held review investment portfolios required

optional, not held advise on credit rating optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held trade securities optional

04 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse market financial trends required

optional, not held identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held create risk reports optional
optional, not held manage currency exchange risk mitigation techniques 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

20 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 identify if a company is a going concern optional
optional, not held perform currency reserve management optional
optional, not held advise on credit rating optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held create risk reports 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 public offering optional
optional, not held risk transfer optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held stock market optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional
optional, not held trade securities optional

20 held skills the corporate treasurer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse transportation costs skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role calculate production costs skill
not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role explain accounting records skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
not needed by the target role perform cost accounting activities skill
not needed by the target role prepare cost-plus pricing models skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role support development of annual budget skill
not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill

12 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 investment analysis required
required, not held treasury management system required
required, not held financial analysis required
required, not held financial statements required
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held insurance market optional
optional, not held property law optional
optional, not held public offering optional
optional, not held risk transfer optional
optional, not held securities optional
optional, not held stock market optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cost analyst

Full index of moves from cost 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.