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The increasing complexity of the financial instruments that are now integral to managing modern companies, combined with major changes in accountancy standards, has led to a growth in demand for corporate treasurers in all industries. Financial institutions also offer more specialist treasury opportunities. Corporate Treasury is a role that is likely to continue to grow in breadth and responsibility in the future. Whilst most companies need to perform some treasury functions, they must also be of a sufficient size to warrant and support their own treasury department.
Corporate treasurers are likely to work in the head offices of large companies in the private sector, many of which are based in London or the South East. However, treasury specialists can also be found in the public sector, including central and local government, health and education and the larger charities. Experienced treasury professionals may also join management consultancies advising clients on improving their cash management, capital raising and risk management procedures.
The size of treasury departments varies in extremes from company to company. A large company will have anything from three to 50 treasury staff, while a medium-sized company would usually have between one and five. The number of treasury staff employed by a company can depend on the complexity of their transactions and on the level of international activity.
Small companies are unlikely to have a dedicated treasury function. The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) provides an information pack to universities that includes a list of companies that employ five or more of their members.
Other sources of vacancies include specialist financial recruitment agencies, which are likely to advertise jobs in the financial press. The ACT website lists details of these through its Treasury Services Directory .
Graduate schemes are less common than in other areas in finance, but some financial companies such as Barclays run schemes for graduates in their treasury departments. Graduate/new entrant level jobs are rarely advertised, so direct, speculative applications to larger companies are recommended.
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