Corporate Treasurer

Roles and responsibilities

As a Corporate Treasurer, you will be responsible for leading the financial arm of major organisations in both the public and private sectors.

Corporate treasurers:

• arrange, give notice of and attend meetings of directors and shareholders
• advise an organisation's governing board on matters concerning compliance with stock exchange listing rules, relevant legislation and corporation practice
• supervise an organisation's share capital by preparing documents and share issues, and handling share transfers
• control treasury and treasury systems and establish and review risk management objectives and treasury policies
• identify, manage and report on financial risks
• assist with equity management, debt management, securities and taxation planning issues
• collect, analyse and interpret information on the financial standing, cost structures and trading effectiveness of organisations
• devise, reorganise and establish budgetary cost control and other accounting systems such as computer-based systems; conducting audits and investigations and preparing financial statements and reports for management, shareholders, and governing and statutory bodies
• evaluate the cost effectiveness and risks of operational processes, activities, policies and systems
• report to management on the existence and effectiveness of the system of internal controls.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics