To promote growth within the treasury profession, the ACT Educational Trust charity offers a bursary scheme to provide financial assistance for students from developing countries who are unable to fund or gain sponsorship for their ACT studies. We're delighted to share the success of the ACT Gay Pierpoint Bursary Award winner for 2024: Saima Jamil
"Completing the diploma has been a transformative experience. The qualification helped me to understand treasury insights for corporate finance, working capital and, specifically, risk management concepts. Within the
treasury field, the biggest challenge is the rapid changes in market dynamics, making it important to understand wider treasury concepts.
In my professional experience, I have not covered all treasury concepts, but the course content helped me to understand new concepts in detail. As a result of this qualification, I am more confident in my approach towards dealing with different situations and making better decisions. I believe this qualification has already helped me in my career by adding important roles and initiatives to my profile. With a solid understanding of treasury management, I can provide valuable inputs to my employer and lead new assignments effectively.
For fellow students, I recommend actively engaging in webinars, social forums and conferences, to stay up to date with the latest trends in treasury. It’s important to improve your skill sets by accepting new challenges at work, taking the initiative, and applying your concepts."
If you would like to help the success of aspiring treasury professionals, funding for bursaries is via charitable donations. To make a donation click here.