Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has appointed a new HR manager and credit control assistant.

Gill Barker and Faye Davin are the first new recruits of 2022 for the specialist lending firm with several others announcements to be made in the coming year.

Barker has a background in recruitment, HR and Health and Safety having worked for almost 20 years at The University of Liverpool’s Veterinary School at Leahurst as part of the HR department. She will support the implementation and management of an HR strategy.

She said: “BFS is a growing and ambitious company that is building its team as the operation develops. They’ve taken the important decision to focus on and invest in HR with the creation of my new role which reinforces their strong people-centric values. I really look forward to helping develop their HR function in house, working with the brilliant team.”

Davin (pictured), credit control and accounts admin assistant, will be working as part of the finance team, supporting them in all financial aspects of the business. Having previously worked for Bibby Financial Services for the past decade in a similar role, she will provide much needed additional support in this busy area of the business.

She said: “As BFS is growing, I hope that I can bring some of the attributes that I developed in past roles including excellent customer service skills and the ability to maintain good relationships for future deals with the clients, whilst being mindful of protecting and safeguarding the integrity of the business at the same time.”

Steve Barber, managing director of Bridging Finance Solutions, added: “It’s great to have Gill and Faye on board. Faye is a much needed addition to the finance team whilst Gill will help us manage our workforce, improving and introducing procedures and processes that will help us operate more efficiently as we continue to grow.”