Experience

Abacus Careers

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  As recently appointed joint Managing Director of the Abacus Careers recruitment business my role is to build the Careers business to a size it has never been before. More importantly it is essential that we maintain the standards we have set over the last sixteen years. At Abacus we try our best not to be the typical recruiter, were our candidates and clients come first in everything we do. We are a competitive bunch of recruiters but won’t put a fee in front of doing recruitment the right way.

• Associate Director -

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  A specialised recruiter for Banking, Financial Services & Insurance and responsibility for the ICT and Accountancy desks and the teams within it.

• Head of Banking & Financial Services

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2013

  Responsibility for all Banking, Financial Services and Insurance clients from small SME’s to global banks.Key account manager and point of contact for all Abacus PR's Banking, Financial Services and Insurance contracts - including Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK. The continuous development of the Banking and FS desk and customer relationship managementPoint of contact for all mid to senior level candidates interested in discussing opportunities in Northern Ireland and DublinStrategic planning and direction for the Banking and FS DeskManagement and responsibility for a team used to support the Banking and FS Desk

• Business Manager Financial Services, Banking & Insurance

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

  Always keen to speak to Financial Services, Banking and Insurance professionals at all levels. Any new comers to these industries that need professional career advice I am more than happy to help.

• Business Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2010



HFC Bank

• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Feb 2004 - Mar 2007

  •Responsible for the credit management of an existing portfolio of customer accounts.•Responsible for account profitability, management and re-negotiation of customer accounts in accordance with targets.•Customer faced sales in relation to insurance and loan maximisation within a target based environment.•Assessing risk to underwrite accounts then making credit lending decisions.•Business development of an existing client base.•To manage all new secured loan accounts that comes through the branch network.•Managing and collection of accounts in bad debt in a professional and considerate manor.