Ellie Ilott

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Financial Director at Woodgate and Clark Limited

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Overview

A commercially minded Finance Director with deep expertise across the insurance and financial services sectors. She has a proven record of leading complex planning, overseeing large-scale investments, and aligning financial strategy with executive goals at firms like Saga plc. and Woodgate and Clark Limited.

Ellie is an approachable and authentic leader passionate about developing high-performing teams. She is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, believing a wide range of people and skills is essential for success. She has recently felt confident sharing her own journey with dyslexia.

She openly embraces her dyslexia, viewing it not as a weakness but as a source of different skills and strengths.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Value Driven

Curious

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Commercial Finance Strategy
Her profile highlights a focus on delivering actionable commercial insight to elevate business performance, drive operational efficiencies, and optimize revenue growth.
Insurance Industry Finance
Her career has been centered in the insurance sector, holding progressively senior finance roles at major companies like Saga plc. and Woodgate and Clark.
Diversity & Inclusion
She publicly champions DE&I, stating the need for a wide range of people, skills, and ideas to complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

Media Appearances

Ellie has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Financial Director at Woodgate and Clark Limited
9-2022 - 5-2024
Financial Director at Saga plc.
1-2017 - 9-2022
Head Of Commercial Finance - Insurance at Saga plc.
9-2015 - 12-2016
Finance Manager - Insurance at Saga plc.
1-2014 - 9-2015
Assistant Financial Manager at Saga plc.

Education

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Exp : 15 Location : Kent, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Financial Director at Woodgate and Clark Limited
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Insights For Selling To Ellie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ellie is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ellie

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ellie move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Ellie take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Ellie

Personality Compatibility


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