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I'm looking at Treasury as an alternative to securities analysis. However finding compelling industry data has been elusive.

Does anybody know how helpful a CFA would be to somebody working in a corporate treasury department?

Also, does anybody have any first hand accounts of whether or not treasury officers make a good living?
 
It all depends upon the treasury position you get. My first position was excellent, and I was surrounded with CFA holders...that is how I found out about the program. In my current position, I manage $50B fx portfolio...that is just spots and fowards...no swaps and $1T+ in cash flow.

Granted, I would love to get on the investment side, but in my buy side position, I get treated great by the banks.
 
What are the different treasury positions that are more investment related?

What is the range of pay for treasury jobs at small, medium, and large firms?
 
Gouman, here is a good thread...

http://www.analystforum.com/phorums/read.php?1,579554,579709#msg-579709

Looking at Treasury job postings, most of them have CFA or candidate as qualifications.
 
Gouman,
I've been in Treasury for five years now after having left the sell side. This size of the firm really dictates how applicable a CFA is. For example, working at MSFT or CSCO, those firms have significant assets, and a chance to be involved in multiple asset classes. The smaller the firm, the smaller the portfolios. Treasury positions in smaller firms also tend to be more finance oriented (cash flow forecasting, debt mgmt, etc.). The big reason I shifted my focus was the quality of life issues. I"m working 40-50 hours a week, I see my wife and kids, and the pay is pretty good. I might not get rich working in Tsy, but I can't see myself burning out like so many on the sell-side. I hope this helps.
 
Thanks Golf. I actually work in the Silicon Valley and was also thinking about some of the Treasury positions available in my area...
 
I have worked in two treasury jobs doing Financial risk management (FX, IR, and commodities). It's been a great experience and the pay and benefits are great.
 
I love Treasury, especially where I am now. Right now I do Liquidity management for a good size Credit Union. Probably could make more $$ elsewhere, but the work life balance is great, and I do make a pretty decent salary. With a wife and two kids, the work life balance is huge, especially when going through this program (waiting on Level 2 results). I've gained alot of experience in a wide range of finance area's in my time here (Securitization - Fixed Income, Derivatives, Foreign Exchange, Asset/Liability Management, ect..). I have a fantastic boss who is just a wealth of information and experience and is always willing to share it. I figure he has around 5 more years in him which I hope he sticks around for the full time, at which time I should probably be seasoned enough to take over and run the show.
 
Treasury sounds pretty good. I'm very interested in having a work life balance, more so in the middle and later years of my career.

However, I also want to make well into the six figures, at least 150 comp not including benefits within 5-7 years post MBA and CFA. Not so sure if the treasury can deliver that.

Salary.com says Treasury folks in the 90th percentile are only making 97k, that sucks, if it's true that is.

Nevertheless, Treasury is definitely a much bigger blip on my radar now. Thanks people!
 
i would imagine that is very attainable in treasury 5-7 years post MBA / CFA. I would imagine at any financial firm most people have heard of that would be almost a lock.
 
I was making that after two years after my MBA so I don't think that will be much of a problem.
 
One thing to consider is the stock option part of the compensation package. Depending on where you land, options can make up a significant part of the total comp. If the stock is rocking, that would help offset some of the salary you give up by being in Treasury versus the Banking world. Just my two cents.
 
Hi Babbu,
I thought Credit Union Central does that for all CUs?
 
Spartan. Your story sounds fantastic. What size and type of firm do you work at?


Also, the idea of stock options never crossed my mind, I thought those were only for the most senior execs. Is it fairly common for middle level professionals people to be granted options?

How much value added is there in the CTP designation alone and as oppsosed to the CFA?

This thread has been great for me, I feel like I may have really found an alternative to being a securities analyst that I could really enjoy. Thanks again all.
 
storko Wrote:
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> Hi Babbu,
> I thought Credit Union Central does that for all
> CUs?


Central acts as a liquidity provider to the Credit Unions and does offer different fixed income and derivative products to the Credit Unions, but we run our own operations, and outside of our regulatory liquidity portfolio we aren't obligated to run anything through them.
I think they used to help some of the smaller Credit Unions with these functions, but to my knowledge they don't any more.
 
We have two providers for FX....Central and Bank of America.
We're not heavily involved in FX, almost exclusively the USD.
We are very risk averse when it comes to USD trading so we only do it to balance off our position. Unfortunately no "speculating" allowed at this time.
 
Wow. this is a good thread. treasury positions seem to be right up my ally. decent salary with a good work/life balance (~50 hrs) is priceless.

oh, and im looking for a job. if anyone has one
 
If youre in Canada www. tmac . ca has some pretty good positions.
I'm not qualified for any of them, but its what I'm gunning for.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Friday, August 10, 2007 at 10:17PM by storko.
 
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