Head of Treasury
Impact: Strategic
Lead the management of the organization’s financial assets and liabilities, overseeing cash flow, debt, investments, and foreign exchange to ensure strategic financial planning, risk mitigation, and optimal financial structure alignment with business objectives.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- Very High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $220,000
- Entry-level
- $150,000
- Senior
- $350,000
- Growth by 2033
- 8%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- None
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $80,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Modeling
- Risk Management
- Investment Management
- Cash Flow Forecasting
Soft skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Leadership
- Communication
Technical complexity: Very High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 10
- Years to senior
- 15
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Financial Analyst
- Treasury Manager
- Assistant Treasurer
- Head of Treasury
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- Very High