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Job Description
To underwrite Residential BTLs Commercial Investment and Trading Business mortgage applications in line with the company lending policy and to manage the application through to completion.
Credit Risk
- An ability to adopt a pragmatic approach to underwriting residential BTL commercial and trading business mortgage applications within approved lending mandate
- To understand and analyse key items such as credit searches bank statements financial accounts property valuations and business appraisals in order to make informed lending decisions
- To deliver high levels of accuracy and attention to detail in data input and all written communication produced.
- Able to develop a rationale for those cases outside of own lending mandate or company lending policy and communicate findings to Credit Risk department for their consideration
- To build successful working relationships with external contacts such as brokers customers surveyors and solicitors as well as internal teams such as administrators lending officers credit risk and finance to ensure all lending requirements are satisfied prior to release of funds
- To effectively manage a pipeline of approximately 70 cases through to completion ensuring both company service standards and the lending policy is complied with throughout
- To deal with all internal and external telephone & email enquiries efficiently and within company standards
- Ensure a good understanding of all the companys policies procedures and compliance guidelines installing the principles in your daily practice to protect the company from any associated risks
- To embrace the principles of treating customers fairly and responsible lending in all decision making
- To be able to assess the applicants portfolio in line with the PRA requirements
Qualifications :
Experience:
- Relevant commercial banking/lending experience
- Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite Excel Word PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of TCF
- Good knowledge of compliance procedures within the mortgage industry.
- Reading of financial accounts valuations business appraisals and credit searches.
- Ability to develop an analytical and pragmatic approach to underwriting
- Adaptable & flexible
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work on own and as part of a team.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Enthusiastic can do attitude
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Accuracy & attention to detail
- Professional well presented
- Establishes effective working relationships at all levels
- Customerfocused approach
- Proactive & Self Driven
Additional Information :
Your Wellbeing We take your health and wellbeing very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:
- Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
- Free access to Headspace a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
- Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns mental wellbeing and more general queries around family work housing and health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on gym membership
- Contributory pension scheme & death in service
Your Lifestyle Its important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when youre enjoying your leisure time.
- Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
- Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexiholiday scheme
- Discounts on gym membership nationwide
- Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
- Community support and charitable giving
Your Contribution Were focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.
- Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
- Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
