Our volunteer vacancy list below shows what opportunities there are for you to get involved with us.
If you have any questions, or would like further information please contact Zoe Norris on +44 (0)20 7847 2548 or volunteer@treasurers.org
I volunteered in the technical team and loved being at the heart of treasury thinking – what the policy and technical team do has a direct impact on the legislative and regulatory changes taking place. They are in a great position to provide the non-financial perspective and they can provide useful resources to helps members through these changes. Working with the team provided me with a real sense of achievement and of involvement, I really felt like I was ‘doing good’ - and from a professional perspective it enabled me to broaden my network and was a really good thing to add to my CV!"
We are looking for members to share their knowledge and to support the ACT. Putting together a flexible pool of volunteers will mean we can share things around, ensuring that if something comes up at work, or you are on holiday, you don’t need to worry about making time.
Policy & Technical team
The Policy & Technical team at the ACT work in the public and the profession’s interest to influence policy and ensure decision makers understand the impact of proposed changes to regulation and market practice on non-financial corporates.
We represent the position of the treasury profession to government, regulators and policy makers and provide the real economy perspective
We monitor developments in regulation, market evolution, technology and the economy which impact on treasury activity and provide informed and unbiased technical advice
Help sought in the Policy & Technical area:
What’s involved? Provide support to the ACT team to maintain the editorial independence and integrity of The Treasurer magazine and help to ensure it is a high quality source of information and professional development for treasury professionals. Members of this working group would be asked to review articles for accuracy and relevance as well as provide input into which topics would make good reading – in particular, areas of technical interest, how-to guides, profile candidates and case studies.
How much time will it take up? You will usually be asked to review a specified number of pages/articles each issue within a relatively short time frame – two to three-day turnaround. You can specify a particular area of interest or expertise (eg cash management). It is anticipated that you would provide 1-2 hours of support a month.
What skills do I need? To have technical expertise and experience of treasury and finance areas in order to be able to check if information is correct and contribute to ideas
The ACT runs a number of events throughout the year. All these events require technical input. This includes getting involved with programme development (i.e. what topics are of interest to members); presenting, taking part in panels, facilitating or otherwise contributing to an event.
What’s involved? We are looking for people who might be willing to review ideas for event content or get involved with delivering sessions.
How much time will it take up? For programme development, a few hours ad hoc (possibly a half day if you get involved with planning for a larger conference).
For presenting or moderating at an event, possibly a couple of days in all to prepare and plan your content.
What skills do I need? For programme development, a view on what topics are of particular interest to the audience.
Willingness to share your knowledge and experience with an audience.
Although presenting can seem daunting, many people find that using ACT events to ‘practice’ at gives them greater confidence in their day job (and also raises their profile).
The Treasurers’ Forum supports the ACT by providing insights into current market conditions in response to specific queries raised by regulators and other key influencers. The Forum is an email group, to which very short (two or three questions generally) surveys are distributed on average once a month.
The survey subject matters may be fairly general, such as asking for feedback on market conditions, or very specific, such as asking about risk management activity or on payments technology and members of the forum respond on those topics that they have a view.
If you would like to join our volunteer network please get in touch with the areas of specialism or interest you have so that we can call upon your knowledge on an ad-hoc basis. If you have a 'hot topic' you think we should be covering email us directly at volunteer@treasurers.org
One of the principle aims of the P&T team is to keep treasurers informed of developments. Given the rapid developments in financial markets, regulation and the broader economy, this is an ongoing challenge. Therefore, we are always interested in receiving content from our professionals in practice that we can share with our members.
What’s involved? Writing blogs or articles.
How much time will it take up? As long as you want – as long as it takes to author an article. Most are 800 -1500 words long so an afternoon’s work perhaps. These can be one-off articles or part of a series if there is an area you’d like to get more involved with.
What skills do I need? The ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
Throughout the year the ACT produces a wide variety of content – from handbooks covering topics as diverse as investing cash or loan documentation, through articles for publication in The Treasurer magazine, to blogs and guidance notes published online.
What’s involved? We are looking for people who might be willing to review materials.
How much time will it take up? This is entirely up to you and can be done ad hoc. If you have particular areas of interest and you would be happy to review content covering that topic, there may be one or two articles a year (so a few hours); if you would like to be involved on a more regular basis (e.g. with reviewing the content of the magazine), this would be a monthly commitment.
What skills do I need? Knowledge of and interest in technical matters and a desire to ensure that they are explained accurately and simply. Good written English.
Marketing team
Interested in writing an article for the ACT? We are looking for treasury experts to contribute to the development of young professionals by producing practical guides to feature in our monthly ACT Learning newsletter which goes to those studying for ACT qualifications.
Articles will be hosted on the ACT’s learning site, ACT Learning, and you will be credited for your work – a great way to spotlight your expertise in the field. Take a look at some examples on learning.treasurers.org/resources.
Membership team
The membership team support your professional journey. We provide resources and opportunities at all stages, giving you what you need to grow your personal networks and move your career forward.
Help sought in the Membership area
The ACT Membership Advisory Panel provide input and feedback on matters related to membership of the ACT. This includes membership categories, benefits, engagement, career development support, retention and recruitment. The panel consists of treasury professionals from across all the categories of membership and from the different sectors our membership represents. These volunteers provide an essential voice on behalf of all our members. For further information about the panel please read the terms of reference.
What’s involved? To provide feedback on matters related to membership of the ACT and to act as an advocate for member services.
How much time will it take up? The panel meets online for 90 minutes, 4 times a year. All meetings will have supporting papers which will need to be read before the meeting. There may also be ad hoc projects from time to time.
What skills do I need? A willingness to attend as many meetings as possible and contribute to the panel as well as being an advocate for the ACT and to represent your fellow members.
What’s involved? You can support our member events in a number of ways including:
How much time will it take up? It depends on what you are doing to support the member events. For example, attending an event will take approx 1 hour per event.
What skills do I need? No skills needed.
Awarding Body team
The Awarding Body team are responsible for upholding the ACT professional standards. This is achieved through maintaining the qualifications and assessments, syllabi, exemptions pathways, accredited university agreements and approved centre agreements.
Help sought in the Awarding Body area
We are seeking members who might be interested in joining our team of assessors. We are currently looking for experienced treasury professionals to join our team as Senior Assessors for our Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications. For these roles, we are looking for members ideally qualified to Diploma (AMCT)/Advanced Diploma (FCT) level respectively, to be responsible for writing assessments and mark schemes and ensuring that the academic standard is appropriate and consistent with the level. The Senior Assessors will also be responsible for standardising the marking approach and moderating individual's marks to ensure this. The Senior Assessors need to be committed to quality outputs and meeting deadlines. Both these roles are paid positions. If you are interested, please email Caroline Moore, cmoore@treasurers.org for more information.
The ACT and in particular, the awarding body team are seeking members who might be interested in sharing their experience with the potential future of treasury? We work closely with a number of universities and we would like members to join our guest speaker panel. This is an opportunity to encourage those studyng for degress, such as banking & finance, to understand there is an alternative and future career choice in treasury. If you think this is for you, and want to know more, them email Darrin Sinclair, on dsinclair@treasurers.org for more information.
Learning team
The Learning team are responsible for delivering the ACT professional qualifications.
Help sought in the Learning area
We want to ensure we are providing maximum support and the best advice to our student members in helping them to successfully complete their qualifications and achieve their career aspirations. As advocates of the ACT, current treasury practitioners can provide additional help and guidance to students, enabling them to receive an extra level of support.
Our student calling scheme consists of members calling students. As a minimum we are looking for a commitment time of an hour a month.
If you are interested in taking part in the student calling scheme please contact learning@treasurers.org for more information