Finance & Accounting

Treasurer Cover Letter

Clear scope, measurable KPIs, and tool-led treasury impact.

Published on 16 December 2025

What the hiring manager dreads

Unclear treasury scope

Hiring managers struggle to see whether you can manage group cash across subsidiaries, legal entities, and multiple currencies.

No measurable treasury KPIs

Applications often miss quantifiable performance markers such as forecast accuracy, hedge effectiveness, and working capital improvements.

Hooks that work

1Experienced

“Treasurer for an industrial group (£500m revenue, 20 subsidiaries, 8 currencies). Led cash pooling, FX hedging up to £50m notional, and short/long-term cash forecasting with 95% accuracy. Delivered daily liquidity management through Kyriba, supported by bank relationship governance and treasury policy controls. Managed a team of 2 and improved hedge reporting cadence to accelerate board-level decision making.”

Shows scale, metrics, governance and the exact treasury tooling (Kyriba) with a tangible hedge KPI.

2Junior-to-mid progression

“Assistant Treasurer (2 years) supporting group cash visibility, bank reconciliations, and treasury administration across multiple banking partners. Produced weekly cash forecasts, partnered with FP&A to refine assumptions, and improved reconciliation turnaround using Excel-based controls and automated checks. Escalated exceptions with clear root-cause narratives and maintained audit-ready documentation for treasury workflows.”

Demonstrates progression and practical capabilities that translate into independent treasury ownership.

Recommended Structure

1
Scope and ownership
Group liquidity across subsidiaries, legal entities, and currencies.
2
Core treasury competencies
Cash pooling, FX hedging, working capital support, banking governance.
3
Measurable KPIs
Forecast accuracy (e.g., 95%), hedge effectiveness, reconciliation timeliness, liquidity coverage.
4
Proof of tools and controls
Kyriba and supporting processes; reconciliations, forecasting templates, and audit documentation.

Translating treasury scope into first-week value

In my previous role as Treasurer for an industrial group with £500m revenue, I owned end-to-end liquidity visibility across 20 subsidiaries and 8 currencies. I set up a practical operating cadence combining daily liquidity packs, weekly rolling cash forecasts, and month-end treasury reporting so stakeholders always had decision-ready information.

Using Kyriba for cash visibility and reporting, I coordinated cash positioning across bank accounts and ensured intraday and end-of-day variances were investigated promptly. The result was confidence in cash planning and demonstrable forecast accuracy of 95% against agreed FP&A assumptions.

FX hedging, risk controls, and evidence you can audit

I have managed foreign exchange risk through structured hedge programmes aligned to treasury policy and board-approved risk appetite. For example, I executed and monitored FX hedging up to £50m notional, ensuring that documentation and valuation inputs were consistent with accounting requirements and internal controls.

I reported hedge performance using clear exposure summaries and hedge effectiveness measures, enabling Finance leadership to understand both outcomes and forward-looking implications. Throughout the process, I maintained audit-ready trails for confirmations, deals, and governance steps, which reduced manual follow-up and improved the speed of month-end close.

Forecasting discipline and collaboration with FP&A

Strong treasury performance depends on forecast discipline, and I built forecasting into a repeatable, testable workflow rather than a static spreadsheet exercise. I worked closely with FP&A to refine assumptions, challenge timing mismatches, and improve how operational inputs flowed into the treasury cash model.

My approach included scenario planning for financing headroom, sensitivity analysis for FX and interest rate movements, and weekly review cycles to prevent drift. This collaboration directly supported a 95% forecasting accuracy KPI and improved stakeholder trust during budget and reforecast periods.

Banking relationships, reconciliations, and operational resilience

Treasury operations succeed when bank connectivity is reliable and exceptions are handled consistently. I strengthened our operational resilience by tightening bank reconciliation controls, improving the turnaround time for resolving breaks, and standardising exception escalation.

In daily work, I used Excel-based reconciliations alongside Kyriba outputs to validate movements and ensure accurate cash positions for decision making. I also maintained productive relationships with banking partners to resolve operational queries quickly and keep fee and service arrangements aligned with group expectations.