How Good a Treasurer Are You, Really?
Fifty questions across ten competencies and the four faces of a modern head of treasury — Custodian, Financier, Hedger, Partner. Behavioral and scenario-based, not flattery. About 15 minutes. Built for the people who protect liquidity, shape the capital structure, manage financial risk, and turn the balance sheet into an advantage.
What this assessment measures
10 competencies across the 4 faces of the Head of Treasury role — Custodian, Financier, Hedger, Partner — built on the Treasury: liquidity, capital, risk, partnership. Five questions each: scenarios, honest reads and forced choices designed to resist self-flattery.
Custodian
Liquidity, cash and treasury operations — the existential floor.
- Liquidity & Cash Management — The company never runs out of cash; real-time visibility; tested facilities and contingency.
- Cash Forecasting & Working Capital — Accurate rolling forecasts; an optimized cash-conversion cycle.
- Treasury Operations, Payments & Controls — Automated, controlled operations; payment fraud actively prevented; a leveraged TMS.
Financier
Funding, capital structure and the capital markets.
- Funding & Capital Structure — A capital structure optimized for cost, risk and flexibility; covenant headroom; funded ahead of need.
- Capital Markets & Banking Relations — Strong multi-source access; a strategic banking group; trusted with rating agencies and lenders.
- Investments & Counterparty Risk — Surplus cash safe and liquid before yield; counterparty limits set, monitored, diversified.
Hedger
Market risk and disciplined hedging — never speculation.
- Market Risk: FX, Rates, Commodities — Exposures identified, quantified, stress-tested and hedged with discipline.
- Risk Policy & Hedging Strategy — A board-approved policy; strictly hedging, never speculation; enforced limits and clear reporting.
Partner
Business partnering, treasury technology and leadership.
- Business Partnering & Treasury Technology — A strategic partner on cash and risk who enables growth, M&A and new markets.
- Team, CFO & Board Influence — A developed bench; the CFO’s partner on the balance sheet; shapes capital and risk strategy.
How the score reads
- Emerging (0–34) — Foundations forming — operating below a full treasury mandate today.
- Developing (35–51) — Real strengths with clear, nameable gaps before a top treasury seat.
- Established (52–67) — A solid, credible treasurer across the four faces.
- Advanced (68–82) — A strong treasurer operating ahead of the role — board-grade.
- World-class (83–100) — A boardroom-grade treasurer — the balance sheet as a strategic weapon.
What you get
- An overall score out of 100 and a maturity level
- Your Head of Treasury archetype — the honest read on how you lead today
- A 10-competency radar across the faces above
- What companies actually demand from Head of Treasury hires, from real job postings, against your profile
- A personalized AI analysis and development roadmap, delivered by email with a print-ready PDF report
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