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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 [...]
29 September 2022
https://youtu.be/Hmmg_3wFcFE Mike & Katie recently attended the EuroFinance Conference in Vienna, the video that accompanies this video shows what a great conference it was! If you want some of the key takeaways from the conference, then READ ON… Eurofinance, Vienna [...]
5 September 2022
Q: Hussam Ali A: Mike Richards It varies widely across the different markets. But an interesting thing I think is, once you get into treasury it's highly valued and you are a valued member of staff. But actually, you can [...]
5 September 2022
Guillaume Jouvencel: We hear a lot about finance, banking and consulting in finance but with treasury it’s a bit more niche. So, how do you go about starting a career in treasury as a young graduate from Business School? Mike [...]
5 August 2022
Very few people stay in one job for life. This means at some point during your career, you’ll probably need to write a letter of resignation. There could be several reasons you wish to leave your current role. You might [...]
7 July 2022
Rewind two- and a-bit years to March 2020 and the pandemic forced everyone in Treasury and finance to pick up their belongings, vacate the office and start working remotely from home. There has been a steady return to the office [...]
1 June 2022
The pandemic and subsequent shift to remote working has seen a significant change in the way treasurers are using technology. Covid has really accelerated the transformation to digital, meaning many of the time-consuming jobs that used to be performed manually, [...]
24 January 2022
This article is all about how to write a good Resume or CV – some of the tips and tricks, some of the do's and don'ts and some of my pet hates. If you just want to get to our [...]
6 March 2021
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 [...]
15 January 2021
In a nearly “post-lockdown” world I am constantly being told that WFH / remote working means there is no reason why Corporate Treasury departments need to recruit an individual who is geographically close to the office / headquarters. So, is [...]
7 October 2020
In this article we talk about some of the best and the worst resumes and how your resume is simply a passport to getting an interview. The first tool in your recruitment toolbox is your resume. There is so much [...]
1 October 2020
I have an aversion to the Personal Statement that so many people love at the beginning of their CV’s / resumes! Allow me to explain why! I often read phrases like ‘I am an enthusiastic, keen, motivated employee and every [...]
23 September 2020
Hiring is critical to every company’s future and with 73% of CEOs citing skills shortages at crisis levels, organisations can no longer expect talent to come to them. Gone are the days of simply posting a job advert and waiting [...]
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 [...]
5 August 2020
The role of treasury has become increasingly demanding over recent years, with the rise of globalisation, the onslaught of new treasury technologies, the pressures of regulations and compliance, and not to mention the more strategic role treasury is now playing [...]
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 [...]