Claire Watts
Regional Sales Director at Close Brothers Invoice Finance- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Close Brothers Invoice Finance
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Regional Sales Director
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Dec 2019 - Present
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Aldermore Bank
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Sales Manager - Specialist Finance
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Feb 2017 - Dec 2019
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Suncorp Group
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Australia
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Development Manager - Working Capital Solutions
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2016
Responsible for the sales process within the Debtor Finance division from qualification of leads through to closing deals. Key drivers were establishing and developing a strong referral network to include internal and external contacts through successful relationship building. Promoted and marketed the Debtor Finance offering externally and within the organisation. Responsible for the sales process within the Debtor Finance division from qualification of leads through to closing deals. Key drivers were establishing and developing a strong referral network to include internal and external contacts through successful relationship building. Promoted and marketed the Debtor Finance offering externally and within the organisation.
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FactorONE Invoice Finance
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Australia
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Client Relationship Manager
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Nov 2013 - Jan 2015
Responsible for a portfolio of approx. fifty businesses with Full Service Factoring facilities. Responsible for close management of Client facilities to monitor performance and take action where appropriate to mitigate risk and formulate management strategies. Responsible for a portfolio of approx. fifty businesses with Full Service Factoring facilities. Responsible for close management of Client facilities to monitor performance and take action where appropriate to mitigate risk and formulate management strategies.
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RBS Invoice Finance
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Business Relationship Manager
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Jan 2013 - Oct 2013
Management of a portfolio of forty businesses who have invoice finance products with a turnover up to £5m and average funds in use of £8m within the West Midlands region. Responsible for risk management, income generation and delivering a high level of client service.
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Corporate Assistant Relationship Manager
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Jul 2010 - Dec 2012
Assisted Corporate Relationship Manager with the management of a portfolio of thirty Corporate Clients with turnover in excess of £25M. Key drivers were providing Clients with a high level of service to include investigating and resolving queries and providing assistance where required.
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Business and Commercial Assistant Relationship Manager
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Sep 2008 - Jun 2010
Assisted two relationship managers acting as the first point of contact for a client base of 120 SMEs. Worked as part of team to deliver a high level of Client service, resolve issues efficiently and support the risk management of the portfolios.
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Lombard Asset Finance
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Assistant Relationship Manager
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Jul 2009 - Oct 2009
Three month secondment to assist two relationship managers with a customer database of over a hundred customers to originate and execute hire purchase and leasing deals. Responsible to ensure that the correct documentation was raised and executed correctly in order to meet customer expectations and deliver the most appropriate asset finance solution. Three month secondment to assist two relationship managers with a customer database of over a hundred customers to originate and execute hire purchase and leasing deals. Responsible to ensure that the correct documentation was raised and executed correctly in order to meet customer expectations and deliver the most appropriate asset finance solution.
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Birmingham City FC
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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100 - 200 Employee
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Marketing and Communications Assistant
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Feb 2008 - Aug 2008
Supported PR and Marketing department to deliver various marketing campaigns to boost ticket and hospitality sales. Worked with PR manager to monitor and co-ordinate press coverage on match days. Supported PR and Marketing department to deliver various marketing campaigns to boost ticket and hospitality sales. Worked with PR manager to monitor and co-ordinate press coverage on match days.
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Education
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IFS School of Finance, London
Applied Diploma in Corporate Banking -
Saint Martin's School
A Levels