Experience

Liquid Link

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director.

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Part of the Liquid Friday group Liquid Link brings a fresh approach to invoice financing for recruitment agencies. Solve your funding problems and pay your contractors on time – driving efficiencies up and costs down. Contact me Mobile 07841 801499 darren.levers@liquidlink.co.uk Part of the Liquid Friday group Liquid Link brings a fresh approach to invoice financing for recruitment agencies. Solve your funding problems and pay your contractors on time – driving efficiencies up and costs down. Contact me Mobile 07841 801499 darren.levers@liquidlink.co.uk



Simplicity in Business

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2020



Giant finance+ Previously Outsauce

• Cheltenham

• Sales Director

  • Apr 2014 - Jan 2019



Lloyds Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Sales Manager External Sales

  • May 2012 - Mar 2014

  Duties/responsibilities include Delivering business results to a set new business target across all Commercial Finance products. Also delivering the cross-sales targets for agreed bank products. Lead networking with local Business development Managers and external introducers Devise local strategies and action plans to maximise opportunities, involving area management and marketing support. Building and managing pipeline opportunities. Underwriting of factoring, Invoice Discounting and Cashfriday deals, to insure all new business is acceptable credit quality and all legal requirements are adhered to. Devise local strategies and action plans to maximise opportunities Devise, structure and sell appropriate solutions- often involving long complex negotiations Influencing Bringing innovation to problem solving Team working Good communication skills Show less

• Regional Sales Manager Business Banking

  • Jan 2006 - May 2012

  Duties/responsibilities includeDelivering business results to a set new business target across all Commercial Finance products. Also delivering the cross-sales targets for agreed bank products.Lead networking with local bank managers and external introducersDevise local strategies and action plans to maximise opportunities, involving area management and marketing support.Building and managing pipeline opportunities.Underwriting of factoring, Invoice Discounting and Cashfriday deals, to insure all new business is acceptable credit quality and all legal requirements are adhered to.Devise local strategies and action plans to maximise opportunitiesDevise, structure and sell appropriate solutions- often involving long complex negotiationsInfluencingBringing innovation to problem solvingTeam workingGood communication skills Show less

• Client Manager

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Duties/responsibilities includeManaging the risk, relationship and reward for a portfolio of business/corporate (t/o 250k - 10m) clients in the midlands region.To understand all aspects of clients businesses (including their financial profile and their strategic approach) and to act on various forms of business and statistical data.Significant client contact and negotiation, including shaping and implementing individual client retention or risk reduction and recovery strategies as appropriate.Exploit lending opportunities via ABL or increased lending levels leading to maximised income.Working closely with sales teams and to provide operational support in the form of audits and surveys where appropriate. Show less

• Lead Auditor

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  Duties/responsibilities includeUndertake audits of the organisations quality procedures and procedures ensuring compliance and making recommendations to senior management on their adequacy and effectiveness.To ensure that risk management contributes in the achievement of the organisations objectives.Disseminating latest developments and promoting best practice through regular network meetings.To undertake a planned programme of audits to set policies and procedures.To manage and update a quality procedure manual with regard to the undertaking of Audits.Through sound planning, effectively manage a portfolio of large company audits.Evaluation of systems and procedures and proactively give support and guidance to companies to assist in ensuring compliance with all procedural, practical and policy aspects required by the organisation.Disseminating required standards to senior management and ensuring compliance and policy change is adhered too.To update and manage a monthly "At Risk" reports ensuring that the organisations exposure to unforeseen events is minimised.Undertake audits of the organisations quality procedures and procedures ensuring compliance and making recommendations to senior management on their adequacy and effectiveness. Show less