Why Treasurers Are in a Unique Position to Add Value with Michael Fox

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Mike Richards

CEO, The Treasury Recruitment Company

About this episode

Where does the role of a treasurer fit into a business?

According to this Treasury Career Corner guest, it’s a unique position that adds so much value.

Michael Fox, the Group Treasurer at Equiniti Group Plc, joined this episode to share his career story and tips and explain why treasurers are uniquely positioned to add value and knowledge to an organisation.

Michael has worked as a Group Treasurer for companies like Cubico Sustainable Investments, Xchanging plc, and as an Assistant Treasurer at Thomson Reuters. He specialises in core treasury strategy, funding, and financial risk management.

Equiniti Group PLC is a British-based outsourcing business focused on providing administration and payment services supported by technology platforms.

The Group also provides share registration and associated investor services, administration of employee share plans, pension administration and software, and employee benefit schemes. Equiniti Group serves a wide range of organizations in the UK and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

On the podcast, Michael Fox and I discussed…

  • How Michael found his way into treasury
  • Why treasurers need to understand how to add value
  • How Michael helped to bring treasury into the wider financial strategy
  • Why accounting qualifications came in handy in his career
  • Why you need to take ownership in your treasury career
  • How treasury is a unique position in a company

You can connect with Michael Fox on LinkedIn.

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Whether you’re at the gym, on your commute, or walking the dog – you can now make your podcast time count toward your professional development.

We’re thrilled to share that Treasury Career Corner podcast episodes now qualify for CTP and FPAC recertification credits through the AFP’s Independent Study category.

How It Works:

  • Listen to a Treasury Career Corner podcast episode
  • Complete the short multiple-choice quiz
  • Score 80%+ to pass
  • Submit your credits to AFP as part of your recertification record

➡️ Credits earned per episode length:

  • 30 mins = 0.6 credits
  • 45 mins = 0.9 credits
  • 60 mins = 1.2 credits

No filler. Just real treasury conversations covering leadership, strategy, risk, technology, and team building.

🧠 Quick Facts:

  • 📝 Quizzes contain 6–10 multiple-choice questions
  • 🎯 You need 80%+ to pass
  • ✍️ Quiz submissions are reviewed manually
  • 📋 We must then VERIFY you are a CTP treasury professional to help prevent automated or non-genuine submissions
  • ✅ Once verified, we mark your quiz and send CTP credit confirmations every Friday
  • 📨 If you need results sooner? Then email mike@treasuryrecruitment.com and we’ll try to prioritise the marking of your latest quiz

NOTE: In line with AFP compliance requirements, no more than two quizzes may be completed per day.