Jim Higgitt
London,London
Summary
Seasoned Senior Manager knowledgeable about reporting, budget administration and regulatory compliance. Successful at providing regular updates to executive leadership. Offering advanced planning, problem-solving and presentation skills developed over 14 years in Banking and Treasury.
After a short break to recover from Long Covid and focus on his young family, Jim is now looking forward to resuming his career, bringing his experience to new roles and challenges.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Manager, Group Corporate Treasury
Lloyds Banking Group
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Spent much of 2022-2024 with Long Covid related absences.
- Contributed to various Recovery and Resolution submissions to regulator, including leading the Group's Valuations in Resolution workstream.
- Supported Treasury transformation activity to deliver new general ledger.
- Briefly seconded to Group Regulatory Capital Reporting lead on submissions to regulator and internal reporting of Group's capital position.
Senior Manager, Capital Planning and Management
Lloyds Banking Group
London
03.2020 - 07.2022
- Optimised the Group's debt capital base, recommending issuance and buy-backs, and ensuring the Group was compliant with an ever-changing regulatory framework.
- Prepared and presented plans and proposals to senior committees, up to and including the Group Board.
- Recommended ways in which cash could be used more efficiently across legal entities.
- Designed risk assessment plans to mitigate potential financial threats.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders, at all levels, through regular communication and updates.
- Established clear treasury policies and procedures, fostering operational transparency.
- Mentored junior treasury colleagues and chaired cross-Treasury people fora.
Senior Manager, Treasury Financial Reporting
Lloyds Banking Group
02.2017 - 03.2020
- Ran the internal management reporting for the Group's Treasury function (a c£3bn revenue division responsible for c£200bn assets).
- Regularly presented to CEO-2 level executives, including the Group Treasurer and Group Financial Controller.
- Secretary of the Group Asset and Liability Committee, chaired by the Group CFO.
- Line management and mentoring responsibilities for small teams of technical specialist accountants.
Senior Finance Business Partner
Lloyds Banking Group
11.2015 - 02.2017
- Influenced business decisions through detailed financial analysis.
- Lead finance partner to the Group's Funding and Liquidity desk, helping optimise a £200bn balance sheet through accurate reporting and challenging budgeting and forecasting.
- Liaised with central reporting teams to ensure consistent messaging across different finance teams and to senior stakeholders.
Finance Business Partner
Lloyds Banking Group
09.2013 - 11.2017
- Built and maintained strong relationships between finance teams and Treasury desks.
- Enhanced strategic decision making with comprehensive financial reports.
- Responsible for upgrading all reporting from legacy systems to the new Group standard, including MS Office, IBM Cognos PAX and other treasury management systems.
Finance Graduate
Lloyds Banking Group
09.2010 - 09.2013
- Various roles across Finance teams, while also qualifying with CIMA.
- Management reporting for offshore businesses.
- Planning and analysis for the Group's £400bn Savings business, including implementing a new activity based transfer pricing system.
- Executive assistant to the Group CFO.
- Analyst in the Group's Investor Relations team.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Education
Professional (lapsed) -
Association of Corporate Treasurers
Professional (lapsed) -
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Master of Mathematics - Mathematics
Durham University
Durham 09.2005 - 06.2009
Skills
- Executive communication
- Senior stakeholder management
- Decisiveness with limited information
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Forecasting
- Regulatory compliance
Affiliations
- Running (including a 70 mile ultra marathon)
- Videography (several YT channels, and self taught video editing)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Manager, Group Corporate Treasury
Lloyds Banking Group
07.2022 - 07.2024
Senior Manager, Capital Planning and Management
Lloyds Banking Group
03.2020 - 07.2022
Senior Manager, Treasury Financial Reporting
Lloyds Banking Group
02.2017 - 03.2020
Senior Finance Business Partner
Lloyds Banking Group
11.2015 - 02.2017
Finance Business Partner
Lloyds Banking Group
09.2013 - 11.2017
Finance Graduate
Lloyds Banking Group
09.2010 - 09.2013
Master of Mathematics - Mathematics
Durham University
09.2005 - 06.2009
Professional (lapsed) -
Association of Corporate Treasurers
Professional (lapsed) -
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
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