Are you being paid what you're worth in treasury?

In this solo episode, Mike Richards, CEO of The Treasury Recruitment Company, breaks down the latest findings from our global Treasury Salary Survey, revealing eye-opening trends, benchmarking insights, and actionable tips for advancing your compensation in 2025 and beyond.

Mike Richards is the CEO and Founder of The Treasury Recruitment Company.

With over 25 years of experience in treasury recruitment globally, Mike brings unmatched expertise in salary benchmarking, market trends, and career progression insights for treasury professionals.

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

The history and evolution of the Treasury Salary Survey, now representing 1,600+ professionals globally

How real, verified data from actual treasury practitioners sets this survey apart from others

Why job titles can be misleading and how Mike classifies roles more accurately based on experience and responsibility

Regional salary breakdowns:

• UK: Rapid rise in junior-level salaries
• North America: Highest bonuses and growing demand at senior levels
• Europe: Sits between UK and US with significant variance by region

Compensation details:

• Base salary
• Bonus
• Car allowances and their tax advantages

Trends in remote work vs. hybrid setups and how this is shifting globally

Why job satisfaction increases with seniority and how leaders can improve retention

What factors matter most to treasury professionals:

• Career progression
• Autonomy
• Work-life balance
• Meaningful work

Common reasons people leave treasuryroles and how to proactively address them

You can connect with Mike Richards on LinkedIn.

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What does it take to lead a top-tier treasury team in today’s fast-evolving corporate world?

In this special live-recorded episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, three seasoned treasury leaders share how they built and led high-performing teams while navigating complex global challenges.

Join Mike Richards as he chats with these three global treasury leaders:

• Mags Bourke, Global Treasurer at Duracell
• Declan Doorly, Head of Group Treasury at DCC plc
• Phillip Learoyd, Group Treasurer at OCI NV

Hosted live in London, this episode dives into the real-world challenges and successes of building and leading treasury teams in global, high-growth, and decentralized environments. You’ll hear how these treasurers have navigated career transitions, championed digital transformation, and maintained strong internal and external relationships - all while keeping treasury at the strategic core of their businesses.

Whether you’re early in your treasury career or leading a team yourself, this episode is packed with actionable insights and leadership wisdom.

Main topics discussed:

• Unique career paths into treasury: from construction sites to consulting
• Building treasury from scratch in large global companies
• Key traits and values when hiring treasury team members
• Balancing automation with the human element in treasury operations
• Managing global and remote treasury teams effectively
• The strategic importance of treasury in decentralised business models
• Using training and internal advocacy to strengthen treasury’s business role
• Navigating change, transformation, and technology with limited resources
• Building credibility with CFOs and other senior stakeholders
• Real-world examples of treasury leadership during periods of growth and uncertainty

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📊 Managing short-term cash and investments - Without the right technology is a huge risk for modern treasurers. ICD changes that!

🎓 Save $150 on CTP, FPAC & AFP Boston 2025 – Exclusive discounts for treasury professionals – thanks to our trusted partners.

🧠 Leadership Under Pressure – Practical tools and coaching that work – from the team at Gazing Leadership

🧩 What if your whole team had one clear view of your group structure - Fuseable makes it happen

🔐 Managing signatory lists manually? Cygnetise gives treasury teams a smarter, safer way

👉 FIND OUT MORE HERE

What makes a seasoned treasury professional return to where it all began?

In this episode, Jens Billberg reveals why he rejoined Trelleborg Group as Group Treasurer after years away, and how his career - from back office trainee to treasury leader offers a roadmap for rising treasury professionals.

Jens Billberg is the Group Treasurer and VP Treasury at Trelleborg Group, a global leader in engineered polymer solutions.

With over two decades in corporate treasury, consulting, and international leadership, Jens brings deep insight into building treasury functions, managing risk globally, and leveraging technology to enhance operations.

Main topics discussed:

• Jens’ accidental entry into treasury and early back office experience
• Transitioning from back office to trading and risk management roles
• The transformation of Trelleborg’s business and treasury function over two decades
• Challenges and lessons from implementing global cash structures in China and India
• Key differences between corporate treasury and consulting roles
• Building a treasury hub in Luxembourg from scratch
• Embracing digitization, robotics, and system automation in treasury
• Rejoining Trelleborg: motivations, leadership mindset, and organizational strategy
• Advice for young treasury professionals and career path reflections
• How Trelleborg’s local-for-local model helped weather trade wars and COVID-19

You can connect with Jens Billberg on LinkedIn.

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📊 Managing short-term cash and investments - Without the right technology is a huge risk for modern treasurers. ICD changes that!

🎓 Save $150 on CTP, FPAC & AFP Boston 2025 – Exclusive discounts for treasury professionals – thanks to our trusted partners.

🧠 Leadership Under Pressure – Practical tools and coaching that work – from the team at Gazing Leadership

🧩 What if your whole team had one clear view of your group structure - Fuseable makes it happen

🔐 Managing signatory lists manually? Cygnetise gives treasury teams a smarter, safer way

👉 FIND OUT MORE HERE https://treasuryrecruitment.com/partners/