LIVE DISCUSSION | How FinTech is Revolutionizing Corporate Treasury
02-03-2023 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | What new and exciting innovations are happening in the corporate treasury marketplace and how are FinTech’s playing a role in this space?
LIVE SESSION | Unlock the Benefits of Interim Treasury Management
14-02-2023 treasuryXL | Treasurer Search | LinkedIn
Join us for a thought-provoking Live Session on Interim Treasury Management, where our experts will delve into the pros and cons of this exciting market.
Unlock the Benefits of Interim Treasury Management: Discover Why it’s a Must-Have for Your Business!
Our panel of seasoned interim treasurers, including Emiel van Maris, Francois De Witte, and treasury recruiter Pieter de Kiewit, will share their valuable insights and experiences.
This webinar is designed for aspiring interim managers, potential clients, and anyone interested in learning more about this market.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain tips and tricks from the experts in the field and engage in an open discussion.
Register now to secure your spot!
Everyone is welcome to this webinar.
🌟Moderator: Pieter de Kiewit of Treasurer Search
🌟Duration: 45 minutes
𝘉𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘺𝘟𝘓 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺.
We can’t wait to welcome!
Best regards,
Kendra Keydeniers
Director, Community & Partners
How to get into FinTech? A Career Guide for 2024
19-01-2023 | Pieter de Kiewit | treasuryXL | LinkedIn | If you are interested in learning about FinTech and how to get into the industry, there are a few things you may want to consider. With my focus on corporate treasury, we are in close contact with various Fintech companies who ask us on a regular basis to support them in their recruitment. We learned these companies have specific requirements.
Recording Webinar: How to be headhunted as a treasurer?
21-12-2022 | treasuryXL | Treasurer Search | LinkedIn |
A few weeks back, the webinar together with Treasurer Search ‘How to be headhunted as a treasurer’ took place, in which some key points regarding the current treasury market had been discussed.
- How is the Treasury market doing now?
- How can 𝐘𝐎𝐔 be seen and noticed by recruiters in this hectic market?
- How to shape and direct 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 career in Treasury?
In our joint webinar , these and other topics were covered by recruitment consultants Pieter de Kiewit and Haia Aaraj. The webinar is free to watch.
What will be the Treasury Trend of 2023?
30-11-2022 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn |
As 2023 is approaching, we explored what Treasurers are particularly looking forward to in treasury for next year. What will be the Treasury Trend of 2023? Are treasurers curious to know what is going to happen in the area of Market and FX Risk Management, or just what the developments are going to be in e-commerce related to Treasury? Or will the understanding of APIs in Treasury be the story of 2023, or the role of Treasury within companies? We sought it out!
We thank Huub Wevers and Kim Vercoulen for sharing their views with us.
What will be the Treasury Trend of 2023?
As 2023 is approaching, we explored what treasurers are particularly looking forward to in treasury for next year. What will become the trends in treasury management next year?Are treasurers curious to know what is going to happen in the area of Market and FX Risk Management, or just what the developments are going to be in Ecommerce related to Treasury? Or will the understanding of APIs in Treasury be the story of 2023, or the role of Treasury within companies? We sought it out! This topic was also the subject of discussion during the last webinar together with Nomentia, you can find the recording here.
Question: What are you particularly interested in that will develop in 2023 in treasury?
First observation
We see that Market and FX Risk Management stands out a little, and that there is less focus on trends in e-commerce and Treasury. What do those within treasuryXL say about this, and what are they looking forward to for next year?
View of treasuryXL experts
Huub is especially interested in the developments in APIs for Treasury for in 2023.
“My personal interest is in the focus on APIs, which is good, as APIs offer new functionalities and convenience for treasurers”
With the current political and economic turmoil, it makes sense that market risk is back on the agenda. Interest rates are rising and emerging markets are becoming riskier. My personal interest is in the focus on APIs, which is good, as APIs offer new functionalities and convenience for treasurers. However, it is a jungle because everyone promises APIs, but few deliver on them, and the few that do make them have no standards.
We also see APIs that are ‘disguised’ file connections. This makes sense, because an API means linking two applications and this can be done through authentication, security and then exchange of a file. We see this a lot with Payment Service Providers. Getting reporting files for matching purposes, for example.
The webinar the other day was interesting because Niki and I represent two different areas of treasury that are important to Patrick, a very experienced treasurer, namely market risk and technology. Together with Pieter as moderator, it was fun to hear the different perspectives and experiences!
Kim Vercoulen (Treasurer Search)
Kim is especially interested in the developments of Market and FX Risk Management for in 2023.
” Important question for the treasurer will remain what to do about this.”
I chose for Market and FX Risk Management. I think especially with inflation and higher interest rates, this is going to have an impact on the treasurer’s work within the treasury department.
This is obviously all going to play through on companies’ costs, and pressure on selling prices will also increase. Important question for the treasurer will remain what to do about this.
How this will affect the treasury market compared to the current year remains to be seen. That is what we are going to witness at Treasurer Search.
RECORDING | Live Session: My Treasury Career Development
17-10-2022 | treasuryXL | Treasurer Search | LinkedIn |
The recording of the Live Session: My Treasury Career Development & How the Register Treasurer education contributed, is Now Available for You.
Duration: 53 minutes
Make sure to use this Passcode: %Gp@NT=5
If you are thinking about how you can shape your treasury career and need some inspiration, this recording is a must watch. There are plenty of education opportunities, but in what education will you invest and why?
In this webinar two graduated Register Treasurers will share their stories:
Jurgen Wessel RT is interim Head of Treasury of SHV and has experience in a variety of international companies at HQ and treasury hub level.- Frank van der Hoeven RT van der Hoeven used to be a banker, moved to the corporate side and currently is Treasury Manager at IMCD, well-known for many successful acquisition and integration processes.
They will tell you about how they moved between various stations and will pay special attention to the added value of their post academic degree: The Treasury Management and Corporate Finance programme (RT Programme) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam).
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Enjoy!
Best regards,
Kendra Keydeniers
Director, Community & Partners
Eurofinance remains THE event for corporate treasurers | By Pieter de Kiewit
12-10-2022 treasuryXL | Pieter de Kiewit | Treasurer Search LinkedIn
Throughout covid times the organizers of Eurofinance remained active and were able to create interesting web-based events. Still, general opinion in last weeks’ event in Vienna was that there is nothing like the live thing. The programme was packed with interesting content, the event floor with interesting companies and visitors.
By Pieter de Kiewit
Communication leading up to the event and the venue, the Wien Messe, radiated experience in events of this size. The numbers of representatives and visitors were impressive. Luckily, the venue is big enough to not nerve the visitors who have to get used to large crowds again.
The programme was spread out over the very large room for plenary meetings, five large rooms for parallel session with presentations & panel discussions and “open rooms” on the trade floor. Key note speakers like Guy Verhofstadt and Goran Carstedt were able to enthuse with stories beyond the scope of treasury, others covered topics about treasury technology, both practical & visionary and treasury organization, for example about my personal favourite, the treasury labour market.
For many, the trade floor was easily as interesting as the content. Visitors gained market information, for example preparing for a TMS selection and implementation. Also reuniting with old treasury friends and getting to know new ones, was relatively easy during well catered breaks. Some of the visitors created new legends during the Thursday night afterparty that is not covered by this looking-back-blog.
As treasuryXL ambassador I visited the various partners of the platform present and received positive feedback on the event. So Cobase, Kyriba, TIS, CashForce, Nomentia, Refinitiv and CashAnalytics, we hope to see you again in Barcelona again and welcome a number of new ones.
Hasta luego,
Thanks for reading!
Interview Haia Aaraj, Recruitment Consultant at Treasurer Search
11-10-2022 | treasuryXL | LinkedIn |
Speaking about a rockstar within recruitment for treasury you think about Haia. She started working for Treasurer Search as a Recruitment Consultant at the beginning of this year and celebrated many successes with the team since then.
Haia is a down-to-earth, spontaneous and proactive human being with a hilarious sense of humor! You will be very lucky to work with her as someone who is searching for a next treasury adventure or if your company is in need of a treasurer.
We wanted to know Haia a bit more and we asked her the following questions. Happy reading!
7 questions for Haia, let’s go!
INTERVIEW
1. Treasurer Search is a recruitment business for treasury based in the Netherlands. What is your role within the company? And can you tell us more about your background?
I’m a recruitment consultant at Treasurer Search, so I’m mainly responsible for assignments from our clients to hire treasury professionals (from A to Z), and here we’re talking about Juniors up to executive level assignments. About my background, I have a Bachelor in Sociology and a high Technical Diploma in Management. I started in recruitment since 2016 doing some internships, and officially started as a recruitment assistant at a medical centre, then a company in Dubai where I made my way to the upper level and I left as a Recruitment manager. I moved to the NL and started at Treasurer Search in Feb, 2022.
2. How would you describe Treasurer Search in 3 words?
Well-connected / Transparent / Professional
3. What is, in your perception, the biggest benefit for clients and candidates to work with Treasurer Search?
They will be working with Recruiters who are experienced in both recruitment and treasury, so we know who a good cash manager or group treasurer is. At the same time, Treasurer Search provides a transparent recruitment process, no surprises or hidden info, alongside the smoothness in communication.
4. You started at Treasurer Search with zero knowledge about Treasury 8 months ago. Now you are a Rockstar in matching the right candidate with a client. What’s your secret?
In today’s world, everyone can learn whatever they want in no time, the resources available are at a wide range. For me it was mainly reading, attending online courses, and of course, learning from the experts in this field.
5. How do you stay informed about the recruiting industry combined with treasury trends?
Attending as much helpful webinars as possible. Also following the stars in both industries is very helpful because you need to stay up-to-date, don’t you?
6. What do you think is the most rewarding aspect of being a treasury recruiter?
Being a treasury recruiter widen your aspects of how the financial management works. You forget about traditional roles in business finance and you learn treasury is way more than the basics that the public knows.
7. What are you most proud of in your career at Treasurer Search so far?
When I started at Treasurer Search I was new to the country, and the treasury. This is where my colleagues played the big part and helped a lot through time. Now I’ve integrated well in the society as well as learned a lot about treasury. Mainly, I’m proud of my colleagues who played an essential part in this big movement for me.
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Thanks for reading!
Kendra Keydeniers
Director Community & Partners, treasuryXL
LIVE SESSION | My Treasury Career Development & How the Register Treasurer education contributed
29-09-2022 treasuryXL | Treasurer Search | LinkedIn
Are you thinking about how you can shape your treasury career and in need for inspiration? There are plenty of education opportunities, but in what education will you invest?
You are invited to join our next Live Session. Registration is Now Open for:
𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝
There is no standard career path for treasurers but one can learn from the choices and developments of the successful ones.
In this webinar two graduated Register Treasurers will share their stories:
- 🌟 Jurgen Wessel RT is interim Head of Treasury of SHV and has experience in a variety of international companies at HQ and treasury hub level.
- 🌟 Frank van der Hoeven RT van der Hoeven used to be a banker, moved to the corporate side and currently is Treasury Manager at IMCD, well-known for many successful acquisition and integration processes.
They will tell you about how they moved between various stations and will pay special attention to the added value of their post academic degree: The Treasury Management and Corporate Finance programme (RT Programme) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam).
Everyone is welcome to this webinar. This webinar is extra relevant for those who consider joining the RT programme.
🌟Moderator: Pieter de Kiewit of Treasurer Search
🌟Duration: 45 minutes
We can’t wait to welcome you next week!
Best regards,
Kendra Keydeniers
Director, Community & Partners
Where did the treasury applicants go? | By Pieter de Kiewit
19-09-2022 treasuryXL | Pieter de Kiewit | Treasurer Search LinkedIn
As treasury recruiters, we should know enough about corporate treasury to do intakes and screen candidates. Also, we should know the latest about what’s happening in the field of recruitment and so we read the publications of Geert-Jan Waasdorp of The Intelligence Group. I would like to share his latest, very interesting article and build the treasury connection.
By Pieter de Kiewit
Labour market pressures are not equally distributed among all employers.
I left a link if you want to read the full article but this is roughly what he says. There is a huge growth in people working since before covid. In parallel, there is a huge decline in active applicants. This pressure in the labour market is not evenly distributed among all employers. The ones that can find new employees can do so because of a strong employer brand and increased investments in own or external recruitment. Also, they are willing to decide quick and offer a better package.
So what does this mean if we project these findings on the corporate treasury labour market? My personal observation is that treasury staff is, on average, less driven by the company brand and more by the job content than candidates from other job types. We learned this working for clients like Tesla and Nike. Employer branding specifically towards treasurers would also be hard, I cannot envision a corporate recruiter promoting his manufacturing company at Eurofinance.
How to adapt?
The obvious low-hanging fruit is that the hiring manager, already at the start of the process, has to organise and choose a mindset in the following: being able to decide quickly, from fewer candidates than before, and offering more than the old standard. Even highly skilled recruiters sometimes underestimate these aspects over time.
The judgement if the internal recruitment team is equipped to tackle the search or whether an external one should do the job – we, Treasurer Search – I will not elaborate on here. What I do want to mention is another obvious source that can be opened. For some of us that are considered a paradigm shift: bringing treasury talent in from abroad, from within the EU or even sponsoring a work permit. I am aware that some of us consider this topic highly political. What I can tell, both from our own organisation, as well as from successful placements with our clients, that this can be a very successful solution. In the Dutch labour market already the majority of candidates placed by us is non-Dutch. This is not a plea to open the borders and not be critical. Regretfully we have examples where this solution did not lead to success as coming to The Netherlands can be hard for the new employee. But also locally found candidates can fail in their new job.
My conclusion is that indeed, the world is different, as is the labour market. And given current demographic developments I do not expect a shift back. Luckily there are solutions but we will have to accept the consequences and cannot lean back. Those that do will shrink and go extinct.
Good luck in your search,
Pieter
Thanks for reading!
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