Track: Career Development

Optimizing Career Prospects and the Role of Treasury

Monday, October 20, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Room: 502 B

This session highlights the value that treasurers add to the organization and how this can be measured, as well as how treasury can improve its profile within the organization and its relationship with other functions. Significantly, the session will outline the potential for career progression based on a recent gtnews survey, which reveals the prospects that treasurers can take advantage of globally and what recruitment specialists look for in an ideal treasury candidate.

Speakers:

• Mike Hewitt
  Chief Executive Officer
  gtnews

• Craig Busch
  Group Treasurer
  WorleyParsons

• Michael Connolly
  Vice President and Treasurer
  Tiffany & Co.

Objectives

• Identify how treasury can raise its profile within the organisation and with peers
• Outline ways that treasury can measure its value-added
• Highlight the characteristics recruitment specialists look for in treasury candidates
• Provide attendees with practical advice on how to develop their career and take advantage of opportunities within their country of residence and abroad

Pre-Requisites

None

Take-Aways

• Results from gtnews survey on treasury recruitment
• Checklist for career progression in treasury

CPA Field of Study: PD