Also called: Treasury Director
Manages a company's cash, borrowing, bank relationships and protection against currency and interest-rate swings.
You check the company's cash across 40 banks in 15 countries, move money where it's needed, and hedge against the euro falling.
Financial managers' BLS median is about $166k (May 2025), with high earners top-coded; large-company executives earn far more through bonuses and stock.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance; CTP certification or MBA common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing much faster than average (about 10% over 10 years). Tracks financial managers.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Cash forecasting and payments are automating; managing banks, borrowing and currency risk at the top still needs judgment.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, Accounting, AP Statistics, A world language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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