My journey
I have been an Administrator in the financial planning profession since age 18. I joined a small independent financial advice company in my local town, where I worked for more than two years. But I have always wanted to work in London. CBW was my second job and I’ve never left.
I have worked with almost every adviser at CBW, so have been able to deal with different types of clients and interesting cases. I am now a Senior Administrator, working with the Managing Director, Chris Clayton.
I pride myself in being very thorough, producing work to a high-quality and assisting advisers wherever possible to ease their workload.
What I enjoy most about my job
I have enjoyed being able to build a rapport with Chris’ clients in the past year and learning more about Inheritance Tax planning and Trust work, some of Chris’ specialisms.
About me
I like to spend as much of my free time with animals, namely dogs and horses.
Cornwall - where I spent every summer as a child on caravan holidays.
Cuddling an animal. Being provided with a cup of tea and cake!
In the past year, I have taken up agility training with my dog. It requires a lot of time and dedication, but I would love to qualify for an agility competition at Crufts one day!
How to be more confident in myself with my knowledge and experience, and that a client, investment manager or a boss etc are also just human beings like me.
To surround yourself with positive people. No one is more “important” than you - we all just work at different stages of the work process to get the job done together.
The people I work with, within Financial Planning and the wider CBW practice. And the culture of the company: here, you can talk to your boss the same as you can talk to any other colleague. Even at our busiest time of the year, everyone will still have a smile on their face and a laugh together. Oh, and I like being in a tea round!