Treasury Recruitment Blog
We make recruitment simple, break down treasury industry trends, and share clear, actionable advice for both job-seekers and employers alike.
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31 May 2023
Recently, I had the honour of hosting an AFP LIVE Webinar and shortly afterwards, I spoke at the Windy City Summit in Chicago. During the Q&A session that followed both sessions, I was asked some thought-provoking questions about; my experiences [...]
28 April 2023
The treasury industry, responsible for managing an organisation's financial assets, is undergoing a transformation with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. One technology that has everyone talking is ChatGPT, an advanced AI language model developed by OpenAI. [...]
30 March 2023
If you work in accountancy and you’re considering moving into treasury, you're in luck! The skills you'll have honed in accountancy can be incredibly valuable in a treasury role, and the transition is definitely achievable. Skills such as financial analysis, [...]
8 March 2023
This March, we’re putting the spotlight on all the fantastic Women in Treasury to celebrate international Women’s Day (8th March) and International Women’s Month. We’re huge supporters of Women in Treasury here at The Treasury Recruitment Company. It’s a topic [...]
28 February 2023
Mike Richards has been around the world of Treasury Recruitment for over twenty years now. He has seen how the role of treasurers has significantly changed. And he sees that the pool of potential treasurers seems quite small. How should [...]
27 February 2023
Hybrid working patterns have become more widespread since the pandemic began, and treasury teams are no exception. As such, employers need to take note of junior employees’ expectations. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies and workers around the world have [...]
31 January 2023
If you are interested in transitioning into a career in Treasury but have no prior experience and/or qualifications, do not fear. With hard work, determination, and the right approach, anyone can transition into this exciting and rewarding field. We are [...]
23 December 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, I wanted to look back at what has been a difficult year in many ways, but a successful one, nonetheless. When I think back to the beginning of year, we were turning a corner [...]
7 December 2022
Firstly, a lot of people do our Treasury Salary Survey. The survey is taken by Treasury professionals at all levels, and provides you data on entry level treasury salary ranges right through to Global Treasurer and everything in between. [...]
7 December 2022
I was interviewed by the brilliant Hussam Ali and Guillaume Jouvencel from Corporate Treasury 101 Podcast as part of their 4-episode feature series where we explore the different levels of Treasury.Below, you can read a few featured snippets from episode [...]
7 December 2022
Hussam Ali and Guillaume Jouvencel from Corporate Treasury 101 Podcast recently interviewed me as part of their 4-episode feature series where we explore the different levels of Treasury. We’ve dug out a few key talking points around the Treasury Manager [...]
31 October 2022
When it comes to recruiting for treasury jobs, many business owners or treasury leaders assume that the best way to find top talent is by hiring internally. This assumption is often based on the belief that an internal hiring process is [...]
22 September 2020
So there you are, sitting in your 6 month performance review and your manager asks you "what are your career objectives for the next 12 months?" Oh!? - you think. Well, I wasn't really planning that far ahead. Even if [...]
16 September 2020
We’re bringing you something a little different in this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, where I interview our very own Craig Martin about the current state of the US Treasury recruitment market. It’s more of a quick-fire interview [...]
12 September 2020
Today’s treasury demands a whole new set of skills alongside the traditional ones. How do you build a strategic treasury? What are the key characteristics you should look for in new hires and existing team members? How does the best [...]
11 September 2020
Recently we hired some guys who are new to the world of treasury and they wanted to understand as quickly as possible the world of corporate treasury and treasury recruitment. The first thing I did was to give them a [...]
10 September 2020
To help our clients, attract treasury staff we often support them in evaluating and generally rewriting their Job Descriptions. We encounter three major mistakes in the Job Descriptions that we receive. They are; forgetting your target audience making it a [...]
10 September 2020
I originally titled this article as “Writing the Perfect Job Description” but I had the niggling feeling I get when I know something is wrong. I call it the itch at the “back of my head” moment. Why? Because I [...]
9 September 2020
Over the past 18 years, I have seen the world of recruitment change beyond belief! Today, I find it hard to imagine that I even knew a life before LinkedIn and question how I ever managed to do my job [...]
7 September 2020
Client demand for more flexible solutions to manpower staffing issues has increased rapidly over the past few years as many treasurers have had a difficult time convincing CFOs to commit resource to permanent recruitment solutions. The downside of this has [...]
1 September 2020
I am often asked if CFOs are looking to recruit Treasurers that are more technically qualified. I'm also asked if qualified accountants are also qualified Treasurers by default, and if I'm seeing a rise in demand for qualifications. I'm not [...]
18 August 2020
September – you’re back from your holidays, you sit at your desk and ask yourself the question “Am I still happy in my role?” Maybe you decide that you don’t want to actively seek a new role, but if a [...]
17 July 2020
As a global treasury recruiter with over 20 years of experience, I have often heard about the "Global Recruitment Pipeline". This pipeline is supposed to allow globally mobile candidates to showcase their skills and talents on a global financial recruitment [...]
16 July 2020
Mike Richards, CEO and founder of the Treasury Recruitment Co, discusses the current state of the recruitment market, the impacts of technology on treasurers’ roles, and why promoting knowledge is so important to career development. Mike Richards, CEO and founder [...]
7 July 2020
My recommendations for those seeking their next position or recruiting via LinkedIn and some Do’s and Don’ts from my experience. Contrary to what you might think, we have always viewed LinkedIn as a recruiter’s friend. I previously attended a recruitment [...]
25 June 2020
The topic of gender in the workplace has dominated the headlines over the last couple of years, including #MeToo and the row over equal pay at the BBC. This has made many businesses and organisations take a long hard look [...]
29 May 2020
In recent years one of the biggest news stories in the banking sector, was the TSB IT crisis where many customers were unable to access their accounts for several weeks, leaving customers enraged and struggling to access funds for day [...]
