Why do you love treasury?

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Right, back to why I love treasury…

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so I thought I’d write about something close to my heart.

Any guesses?

It’s treasury, of course!

I’ll start with a quick story…

A few years ago at a conference, BELLIN Treasury Management used to ask treasury professionals LIVE on camera:

“Why do you love treasury?”

Most answers were what you’d expect.

They love challenges, problem-solving, every day is different, etc, etc.

So, when they asked me, I said:

“I love treasury because it pays my mortgage.”

It got a good laugh (and I meant it!), but here’s what I’d add to that:

Treasury has given me a career and job security.

It’s my passion. And now, I have a front-row seat, just as many treasury folks do, seeing how businesses actually run.

All in all, it’s been very, very good to me.

And I have a genuine respect for the role and those that work in the treasury profession.

Since then, that “love affair” has only grown…

Through the Treasury Career Corner podcast alone, I’ve spoken to hundreds of treasurers across the world. I’ve heard about the pressure, the challenges, the responsibility, and the moments where decisions have shaped the future of a business.

I love talking about this stuff. And the more I listen, the more I understand just how important this profession is.

So, when people ask me what a treasurer actually does, I put it like this:

You’ve got your tax team focused on minimising your tax bills.
Your financial controller is accounting for all the finances.
And then you’ve got the treasurer, looking after today’s money and what comes next…

That could be acquisitions, new markets, funding strategies, risk, liquidity – everything on the road ahead.

So, when a company wants to move, it asks its treasurer what to do.

That’s why I find the role so powerful.

The teams are often small, but the responsibility is huge.

But that’s just what I think. There’s the other side of it…

Not everyone who works in treasury always loves it.

Just this week, I heard from a treasurer who said she felt demoralised and was questioning whether to “stick it out”. And I hear that often.

But I think in most cases, it’s not that people have fallen out of love with treasury. They’ve just fallen out of love with a particular role, a particular environment, or a situation where their skills and the job simply aren’t aligned anymore.

So, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here’s my honest message:

If you love Treasury – brilliant! I love that you do…

However, if you’ve gone a bit cold on it lately, that doesn’t mean the relationship is over. Sometimes it just means you’re in the wrong role.

So, if you want help finding a position that reminds you why you chose this profession in the first place, you know where I am.