Syran Clarke
Finance professional
Reading,Berkshire
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Team Lead Corporate, Commercial and Small Business Banking
Republic Bank (EC) Limited (Formerly Bank of Nova Scotia)
06.2010 - 04.2024
- Responsible to ensure that all appropriate controls, efficiency of operations, and processes relative to credit quality and profitability are maintained to minimize risk to the Bank and its customers
- Develop and leads the implementation of tactical plans to support the overall strategy for the Corporate and Small Business portfolio to achieve the overall business objectives
- Ensures the customer portfolio assigned to the Team, receives ongoing attention to maintain and retain relationship
- Contribute to the maintenance of an acceptable quality Corporate, Commercial & Small business credit portfolio and ensures the Bank’s risk profile is mitigated
- Execute the Branch Compliance responsibilities as reflected in the Branch Services and Procedures Manual
- Maintain high market profile with both internal and external contacts.
- Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
- Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
Financial Business Partner- Midlands & Wales
Lafarge Cement UK
10.2009 - 03.2010
- Responsible for providing local management teams and executives with financial information needed for efficient plant operations and creating improvement strategies
- Review and validation of plant performance cost statements, Key Performance Indicators and monthly/quarterly cost forecast using variance analysis and other tools
- Oversight of the integrity of plant accounting records, assets and liabilities
- Management of annual budget planning process for each department at the plants
- Monitoring of capital cases from the plants including validation of capital appraisal calculations, ensure capital commitments are up-to-date and accurate
- Perform post completion audits.
- Implemented cost-saving initiatives, resulting in significant reduction in operational expenses.
Regional Financial Controller-Scotland
Lafarge Cement UK
10.2007 - 09.2009
Management Accountant – Logistics
Lafarge Cement UK
08.2005 - 09.2007
Senior Commercial Analyst—Billing Department
Virgin Media
07.2001 - 07.2005
Billing Support Analyst
Virgin Media
06.1998 - 07.2001
Education
Accounting & Economics
Reading College
Reading, UKSkills
- Performance Management
- Change Management
- Policy Implementation
- Budget Management
- MS Office
- Business Analysis and Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Sales Management
- Risk Management
Accomplishments
- Managed and successfully delivered sustainable cost reduction program for the Lafarge Cement UK Scottish business unit. This was achieved by streamlining production processes and working closely with the employees.
- Successfully grew corporate portfolio over the last three years 60%, despite impact of COVID pandemic.
- Successfully lead the digital migration initiative for Corporate and small business portfolios in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Presently, eight (8) in ten (10) international payments are now completed and submitted on-line.
- Managed and lead remediation project to ensure that Branch Corporate and small business portfolio was compliant to international and local AML & KYC policies.
References
References provided immediately upon request.
Certification
ACCA- Association of Chartered Certified Accountant
Timeline
Manager Team Lead Corporate, Commercial and Small Business Banking
Republic Bank (EC) Limited (Formerly Bank of Nova Scotia)
06.2010 - 04.2024
Financial Business Partner- Midlands & Wales
Lafarge Cement UK
10.2009 - 03.2010
Regional Financial Controller-Scotland
Lafarge Cement UK
10.2007 - 09.2009
Management Accountant – Logistics
Lafarge Cement UK
08.2005 - 09.2007
Senior Commercial Analyst—Billing Department
Virgin Media
07.2001 - 07.2005
Billing Support Analyst
Virgin Media
06.1998 - 07.2001
Accounting & Economics
Reading College
ACCA- Association of Chartered Certified Accountant
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