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Bristol, England, Gb

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Managing the liquidity, financing and treasury operations of Puma Energy UK.Responsibility for;• Managing daily cash balances, responsible for ensuring that the company's cash flow is adequate to allow it to operate effectively.• Forecasting cash-flow receipts and payments, anticipating challenges arising cash flow movements, maintaining liquidity at all times and investing cash surpluses with Group Treasury.• Identify and manage FX exposures and ensure risk mitigation… Show more Managing the liquidity, financing and treasury operations of Puma Energy UK.Responsibility for;• Managing daily cash balances, responsible for ensuring that the company's cash flow is adequate to allow it to operate effectively.• Forecasting cash-flow receipts and payments, anticipating challenges arising cash flow movements, maintaining liquidity at all times and investing cash surpluses with Group Treasury.• Identify and manage FX exposures and ensure risk mitigation and currency liquidity is efficiently and effectively managed.• Oversee the management of the commodity exposures ensuring the risk is managed effectively with no significant controllable losses being incurred. • Owner of the UK Factoring programme to ensure correct levels of working capital; manage relationship with the factoring company, ensure all accounting entries surrounding Factoring are correctly booked and reconciled and produce with AR accountant weekly factoring files. • Lead financing activities for the company arranging intercompany loans and other financing facilities.• Managing relationships with banks and maintaining positive good relationships; negotiating loan or overdraft terms with banks, arranging bank guarantees, letters of credit and other when required. • Responsible for the management of the credit portfolio and credit risk management including credit insurance, guarantees and letters of credit.• Contribute to the financial reporting requirements including the regular audits of the financial results. • Management of the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Commercial Risk team of 4.• Progressing specific financial projects, such as acquisition of another business and evaluating the financial impact of new business ventures. Show less

Bristol, United Kingdom

Delivery of financial risk management products to Lloyds Bank SME client base (turnover up to £25m). Responsibility for;• Delivering risk management solutions (interest rates, foreign exchange / trade, deposits and commodities) to a wide range of clients (agriculture, manufacturing, education, healthcare, real estate and general enterprises) in a simple format• Proactive in business development by identifying opportunities to support the SME client base• Coached /… Show more Delivery of financial risk management products to Lloyds Bank SME client base (turnover up to £25m). Responsibility for;• Delivering risk management solutions (interest rates, foreign exchange / trade, deposits and commodities) to a wide range of clients (agriculture, manufacturing, education, healthcare, real estate and general enterprises) in a simple format• Proactive in business development by identifying opportunities to support the SME client base• Coached / trained the relationship directors / managers to deliver risk management solutions to their clients • Maintaining / enhancing knowledge and skills in financial risk management Show less

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Delivery of financial risk management products to Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks SME and mid corporate member base. Responsibility for;• Delivering tailored risk management solutions to a wide ranging client base including agriculture and small corporates• Proactive business development to increase income from existing relationships as well as identifying and attracting new profitable relationships to the bank• Keeping up to date with key financial markets and providing… Show more Delivery of financial risk management products to Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks SME and mid corporate member base. Responsibility for;• Delivering tailored risk management solutions to a wide ranging client base including agriculture and small corporates• Proactive business development to increase income from existing relationships as well as identifying and attracting new profitable relationships to the bank• Keeping up to date with key financial markets and providing commentaries to clients and to internal audiences• Deal execution and timely completion of files with adherence to internal and external compliance requirements Show less

Cirencester

Responsibilities covered the following areas:• Foreign Exchange Risk Management• Global Cash Management• Financial Reporting• Confirmations and Settlements

London, United Kingdom

Daily responsibilities in the following areas:• Cash Management• Foreign Exchange Risk Management• Interest Rate Risk Management• Credit Support Annex’s

Swindon, United Kingdom

Responsibilities included:• Administration of payroll and benefits• Supporting the call centre during busy periods by answering any queries from employees, staff pensioners and external agencies• Accountable for implementation of HR system, SAP HR • Producing and updating the payroll and benefits procedures