Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already having a significant impact on not only the treasury sector, but the financial world. Everyone from banks and building societies to insurance companies and pension providers are using AI to improve efficiency and in turn, boost productivity. In fact, a recent study by Citigroup showed that the financial services [...]
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 2 of the series where we discuss the front, middle and back office functions, and [...]
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 more efficient and cost-effective than working with a recruitment consultancy. However, there are [...]
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 since restrictions have lifted, with many treasury departments adopting a hybrid policy that allows [...]
‘Mike knows my achievements and the clients who need me.’ An interview with Stephen Long; Ex Group Treasurer, Williams Lea Tag How did you and Mike Richards, CEO of The Treasury Recruitment Company meet? Mike Richards and I first met when he worked at Robert Walters back in 1999. I’d been working in Banking and [...]
You have a LinkedIn profile: Now what? You created a profile on LinkedIn, so you probably think your skills and experience speak for themselves. Here’s the thing – they don’t! I was very pleased to be asked to speak at the Eurofinance International Treasury & Cash Management Conference about Social Media and in particular about how [...]
Do You Need TO Change Your LinkedIn Photo? My posting today has a constructive message with a bit of fun thrown in! I spoke to at the Chicago Treasurers Conference about this and one of the main topics of my session was about what we see as the key fundamentals to a successful LinkedIn [...]
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 for the right candidates to find you. Recruitment has changed; the way candidates look for [...]
Reasons include; Internal Sensitivity They may be replacing the current Treasurer who may not have announced their move to their team and the company as whole and they want to do it in the right manner before they move into a more senior role External Sensitivity There may be factors whereby the Finance Director wants [...]
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 shopping list closing the gate Yes, it is an Audience It should sell as much [...]
