An analyst supporting the corporate treasury function — managing cash positioning, liquidity forecasting, bank relationships, debt and capital markets activity, FX and interest rate risk, and the investment of short-term excess cash. Sits at the financial center of operations for most corporations and financial institutions.
Most days tend to involve daily cash positioning, bank account management, liquidity forecasting, the execution of wire transfers and investment activity, debt covenant monitoring, and the steady cash forecast and reporting work that defines treasury operations. You'll often work in treasury management systems (Kyriba, GTreasury, FIS), partner with bank relationship managers, and support broader corporate finance activities (M&A, debt issuance, share buybacks).
The variance between treasuries is real — large corporate treasuries have specialized teams across cash management, capital markets, FX risk, pension investment, and treasury operations; mid-market treasuries operate with smaller teams handling broader scope; banks and financial institutions have treasury functions managing the institution's own balance sheet rather than corporate liquidity; nonprofit and government treasuries follow different operational frameworks. CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) credential anchors the profession.
People who tend to thrive here are comfortable with the cross-functional nature of treasury (accounting, finance, banking, risk), capable of detail-oriented daily cash work, and patient with the regulatory and operational complexity of large-scale cash management. Bachelor's in finance/accounting plus CTP and treasury experience anchors paths. The work tends to offer strong compensation, intellectually engaging work at the financial center of the company, and clear progression toward treasury manager or director roles, with the trade-off being the operational nature of daily cash work — for those drawn to corporate treasury, the role offers durable craft.
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View all Business Operations roles →An analyst supporting the corporate treasury function — managing cash positioning, liquidity forecasting, bank relationships, debt and capital markets activity, FX and interest rate risk, and the investment of short-term excess cash. Sits at the financial center of operations for most corporations and financial institutions.
Median pay for a Treasury Analyst is about $96K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $53K to $181K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, and Speaking.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 12.1% through 2034, with roughly 403,410 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Senior Treasury Analyst, Compliance Operations Manager, and Compliance Coordinator.
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