Clare Bentley

Clare Bentley has a comprehensive work experience in finance and accounting roles. Clare started their career as a Management Accountant at Bain & Company in 2003 and worked there until 2007. During this time, they were responsible for weekly rolling revenue forecasting, budgeting, month-end responsibilities, and performance analysis.

Following their role at Bain & Company, Clare joined Monsoon Accessorize as a Senior Management Accountant. Here, they handled management reporting, monthly board reports, cost reports, marketing analysis, and property performance analysis.

In 2008, Clare moved to O2 (Telefónica UK), where they held various roles. Clare began as a Paym Retention Finance Manager and then moved on to become a Pay and Go Finance Manager. Later, they became the Head of Home Broadband Finance, responsible for decision support and P&L performance management. Additionally, they worked as the Head of Consumer Finance Projects, where they focused on strategic propositions and projects for the Pay Monthly P&L. Finally, they served as the Head of Finance Consumer Pay Monthly, taking charge of financial and commercial performance for the consumer pay monthly business.

Currently, Clare works at giffgaff as the Commercial Finance Director. In this role, they lead a high-performing team and regularly deputizes for the CFO. Their responsibilities include P&L performance, month-end close, presenting financial and OKR/KPI performance to the leadership team, and providing forward-looking insights to ensure shareholder commitments are met.

Throughout their career, Clare has demonstrated expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and decision support.

Clare Bentley attended the University of Bath from 1998 to 2002, where they obtained a BSc in Economics and Politics. From 2004 to 2006, they studied at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, but no specific degree or field of study was provided.