After completing my degree in Engineering, Economics and Management, I entered the City as an investment analyst covering the food manufacturing sector. Although I thought I’d done my research to discover my dream job, the reality proved me wildly wrong. Slightly disillusioned, I applied for a job as a foreign exchange dealer at a corporate just to get out of the City. Much to my surprise, I actually enjoyed it and that was the start of my career in treasury. After 3 years I left to join George Wimpey PLC as Assistant Treasurer and then 5 years later Meggitt PLC, initially as Group Treasurer and finally as Head of Treasury & Tax.
Many aspects – the variety of the work, being at the centre of the organisation with the ability to have a real impact, and interacting with like-minded professionals both internally and externally.
It uniquely represents the profession and therefore involvement is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to make a career within treasury.
For those still affected, clearly navigating a path through the impact of the pandemic and ensuring the company has the resources to take advantage of any recovery in markets. For others, ensuring adjustments made to address the discontinuation of LIBOR are working as planned and continuing to respond to global developments in treasury – changes to payment mechanisms, ESG, sustainability etc.
You don’t really know what a job is like until you’ve done it – sadly learnt from bitter experience rather than advice.
First secure its future following the impact of COVID on its finances. Then I would like to hear the views of others before setting my own goals.
Slight cheat as it’s several projects but they have a common theme – to safely guide my previous employer through various crises – 9/11, the financial crisis, and most recently the pandemic. In each case this was achieved without needing to resort to our shareholders (despite strong pressure from our brokers!).
Thoughtful, intelligent, pragmatic.
Alarm clock until recently!
Was born stateless.