The Treasury Career Corner8 Joulu 2020

Flexibility and problem solving as a Treasury consultant with Shawn McCarthy

In this week’s show, I am joined by Shawn McCarthy, the former Head of Treasury at Deliveroo, to talk about her career as a Treasury Consultant. We discuss her approach to solving treasury problems for a variety of companies in the UK and US and discussed why she prefers interim over permanent appointments. We also touched upon what qualities she believes makes a treasury superstar.

Shawn McCarthy has been a corporate treasurer and treasury consultant for 25+ years and has operated Treasury Consulting Intl. Ltd since 2016. Her previous role was working for Deliveroo, a fast-food restaurant delivery service that saw revenue growth of over 650% year on year.

During her career, Shawn has held various senior treasury management roles in the UK and overseas. She has worked with a variety of large and international businesses from plc’s, to law firms to private equity spin-offs. Some of her clients have included the Compass Group, Willis Group, The Carlyle Group plc, and KPMG Treasury Consulting. As a consultant, Shawn has been instrumental in establishing new treasury functions at six companies, including two international law firms.

On the podcast we discussed…

How Shawn discovered the world of treasury
Why Shawn is drawn to more interim projects
Shawn’s checklist for starting up a treasury system from scratch
What themes Shawn sees when she goes in to consult
Shawn’s opinions on current TMS (treasury management system) providers
How Shawn works with struggling treasurers and the superstars
What top things Shawn looks for when reviewing a CV to find replacements for her interim roles or treasury juniors

You can get in touch with Shawn by connecting with her on LinkedIn.

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