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DNA OF A CREDIT MANAGER FUTURE PROOF CAREER. Karen Young, Director – Hays Accountancy & Finance ICTF Conference, Berlin Monday 19 th October 2015. HAYS AT A GLANCE. THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF OUR BUSINESS IS UNIQUE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15 STATISTICS. 57,000. PERM PLACEMENTS. 212,000.
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DNA OF A CREDIT MANAGERFUTURE PROOF CAREER Karen Young, Director – Hays Accountancy & Finance ICTF Conference, Berlin Monday 19th October 2015
THE SCALEAND SCOPE OF OUR BUSINESS IS UNIQUEFINANCIAL YEAR 2014/15 STATISTICS 57,000 PERM PLACEMENTS 212,000 TEMP ASSIGNMENTS 8 million CV’S RECEIVED 35k to 40k INTERVIEWS PER MONTH HITS ON HAYS WEBSITES 35 million 700,000 LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS WORLDWIDE IN FY14 WE FILLED OVER 1,000 JOBS EVERY WORKING DAY 3
INTRODUCTION We believe that successful credit professionals tend to have a certain DNA. These are the personal attributes, personality traits and, of course, skill-sets that help people to discover a career in credit rather than just find it by accident. Matching their DNA with the right job means that many credit professionals build their career so that they reach management and leadership level, then stay within credit as their career of choice. 4
BACKGROUND THE GENDER AND AGE DEBATE Females Males 5
INFLUENCING COMPANY STRATEGYREPORTING 36% report to the FD 8
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IS KEY CAREER AND SKILLS 48%have partnered with other key departments outside of credit for career development 16%had completed further formal qualifications 10
LOOKING AHEAD FOR CREDITCHALLENGES IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS 59%state that the changing economic environment will be their biggest challenge in the next 12 months 12
LOOKING AHEAD FOR CREDITCHALLENGES IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS 53%say that achieving company objectives will be their biggest personal challenge in the next 12 months 13
LOOKING AHEAD FOR CREDITCHALLENGES IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS 62%say that process improvement and strategy will become a bigger part of their role in the next five years 14
ASPIRATIONAL CREDIT PROFESSIONALSHOW TO FAST TRACK YOUR CAREER 19
ASPIRATIONAL EMPLOYERS ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE BEST PEOPLE 20
CONCLUSIONSO WHAT EXACTLY MAKES UP THE DNA? • Credit is a very balanced profession in terms of both its gender and its age profile. • It appeals to a broad cross-section of people, which bodes well for its future development. • The role tends to be attractive to commercially astute individuals who enjoy working with others and have good people skills. • Credit managers enjoy being a very important cog in the wheel of business and they are often so dedicated to their work that they can sometimes neglect their own professional development. However, they do realise that they need to invest in themselves if they want to succeed. • Proactive, hardworking, diligent and loyal, credit managers are the driving forces behind cash flow in many organisations. • The buzz that they derive from bringing in the money is a crucial part of their DNA. Presenter's name & Date. 2003 users: Go View Header & Footer to edit text / 2007 users: Go Insert Header & Footer to edit text
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