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Having spent 13 years as a Director of a Recruitment Consultancy whilst also bringing up 3 children I committed to re-establishing my career within Banking / Financial Services. I was accepted on to the Real Returns initiative at Credit Suisse - a challenging opportunity within a progressive, forward thinking and supportive organisation.

⦁ Strategy | Planning, defining and implementing overall strategy and direction of the company⦁ Operations | Day to day running of the office |Coordination of all areas running weekly and monthly sales, marketing and end of month meetings⦁ Finance | Annual budgeting and forecasting | Monthly management accounts and reporting| Management of AR and AP process and all bookkeeping activity | Quarterly VAT and payroll | Preparation of Year End accounts to trial balance | Management… Show more ⦁ Strategy | Planning, defining and implementing overall strategy and direction of the company⦁ Operations | Day to day running of the office |Coordination of all areas running weekly and monthly sales, marketing and end of month meetings⦁ Finance | Annual budgeting and forecasting | Monthly management accounts and reporting| Management of AR and AP process and all bookkeeping activity | Quarterly VAT and payroll | Preparation of Year End accounts to trial balance | Management of commission and bonus/reward schemes | Pension auto-enrolment and related internal communications⦁ Human Resources | Management of a team of up to 10 employees including recruitment, employee relations, disciplinaries and exit | Planning of regular 1-1's, training and development and team building events | Management of legal and contractual obligations and documentation in conjunction with external provider PeninsulaKey Achievements: ⦁ Accurate and timely financial management of an SME for 14 years, minimising involvement of external accountants and turnover of up to £650k per annum⦁ Management of contractors and factoring agreement with external provider⦁ Successful implementation of Sage Line 50 and subsequent migration to FreeAgent and again to Xero with minimum disruption and zero errors⦁ Lead the development and implementation of the RightClick Values⦁ Process development to improve candidate and client experience⦁ Implementation of HR management system (Teamseer) in conjunction with external IFA⦁ Researched and managed the set up and growth of RightClick’s relationship with our principal charity – Lendwithcare – resulting in the ongoing management of up to £1,000 of interest free loans to Entrepreneurs in developing countries Show less

Market Maker on UBS trading floor covering UK Small and Mid Cap EquitiesEquity Trader, Director Grade (1999-2003) - Retail Desk Trader and Market Maker on UBS trading floor covering UK Small and Mid Cap Equities. Responsibilities included: ⦁ Market Making two way prices to sales traders and other institutions to facilitate trade⦁ Working closely with colleagues to ensure constant communications regarding recent and upcoming trading opportunities⦁ Liaising with Research… Show more Market Maker on UBS trading floor covering UK Small and Mid Cap EquitiesEquity Trader, Director Grade (1999-2003) - Retail Desk Trader and Market Maker on UBS trading floor covering UK Small and Mid Cap Equities. Responsibilities included: ⦁ Market Making two way prices to sales traders and other institutions to facilitate trade⦁ Working closely with colleagues to ensure constant communications regarding recent and upcoming trading opportunities⦁ Liaising with Research Department to keep abreast of relevant literature and news items to ensure informed pricing of stock on book⦁ Training and mentoring new team membersKey Achievements:⦁ Passed all trading exams at first attempt⦁ Survived the substantial redundancy programme following the SBC/UBS merger⦁ Promoted from Desk Assistant to maternity cover on Retail Trading Desk and told to 'sink or swim'⦁ After 6 months promoted to Market Maker quickly becoming a valued member of the team, trusted to manage the desk for periods of up to 3 weeks in senior colleagues absence ⦁ Active member of the team that traded the Easyjet floatation⦁ Execution of £multi million trade in house building stock coordinating 6 sales traders and their multiple clients' joint requirements of the right price⦁ Reputation as a safe pair of hands - the calm to the storms.... Show less

Desk Assistant to a team of 10 Equity Sales Traders