What is the best career path to become a corporate treasurer?


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Jason S asked:


I was a non-traditional student who is now a few years into my third career - in accounting/finance. My second career was in banking, and I am currently pursuing an MBA in finance. The question could be restated: What is the best career path for an accountant with a solid finance background to have a reasonable chance at assuming the title of Treasurer at a large (+$1 billion sales) company?

I figure if I can swing Treasurer, then I will get to the short list for CFO - who is always on the short list for CEO, the goal for all aspiring business professionals.

Thanks.

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2 Responses to “What is the best career path to become a corporate treasurer?”

  1. kash Says:
    January 17th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Allright buddy boy here you go ,first of all congrats for having a lovely dream & now turn that to reality by simply working smart & not working hard,
    start the basics of finance,learn bits of biz.management skills & hurrey you are on your way allrigfht
    all the best,cheeeeeeeeeez!@!

  2. ustoev Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    That is not necessarily the best path. Often treasurers are more finance people. Banking experience, investing experience, and maybe insurance. CFO tend to be more accounting oriented especially in manufacturing based companies. They are operational oriented. Certainly those that become CEO are operational oriented. Maybe the better place is in auditing which has a better chance to be CEO. To get to a treasury position is in investment industry.

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