Arijit Shome, the Group Treasury Director at Aujan Group Holding Limited joins the Treasury Career Corner podcast to talk about how he built his career and what advice he has for other treasurers.

Arijit is uniquely positioned to apply multifaceted expertise and experience in all areas of Corporate Treasury Management across different geographies and legal entities (24+ years as Head of Treasury for large corporates in India, Saudi Arabia and UAE) as well as areas of Finance, Accounts, Costing, Taxation, Insurance, Legal/Company Secretarial and implementation of financial software/Treasury Management System. He always places a high emphasis on quality of work delivered effectively and efficiently.

He currently holds the position of Group Treasury Director at Aujan Group Holding Limited, which is a diversified holding company, active in a wide range of industries, including FMCG, Hospitality & Real Estate, and Packaging Materials. A family business with a history dating back over a hundred years and a deep-rooted pioneering spirit, AGH has successfully leveraged its brand building and market development skills along with proven industry experience to drive sustainable profitable growth within the Middle East and Africa regions.

On the podcast we discussed…

• How Arijit found his way to finance and a career in treasury
• What it was like to move to Saudi Arabia and bring his treasury skills to a new culture
• Arijit walks us through his various roles throughout his career
• The key challenges for Arijit’s treasury team
• How to develop and grow a treasury team
• How the way that treasurers work has changed since the pandemic
• How technology has aided treasury processes and the workflow
• Why it’s so important to remain resilient throughout difficult times
• Arijit shares his top tips for other treasurers and treasury teams

You can get in touch with Arijit by connecting with him on LinkedIn.

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