Graduate Underwriter : Bridging Finance
Team : Underwriting team (Bridging Finance)
SALARY : £25,000-32,000 or above, depending on experience
Languages Needed: English
Contract type: Permanent role
Location : Cheadle
Company details
SDKA Ltd is an award-winning and leading specialist finance lender based in Cheadle Royal, Greater Manchester.
We are looking to expand the team and require an Graduate Underwriter to assist the underwriting team with day to day operations.
Duties
You will be responsible for supporting with the entire lending process from application through to drawdown.
- Checking documents completed, signed and witnessed correctly including security documentation such as legal charges and debentures
- Opening new folders
- Saving, renaming and organising files and attachments
- Merging documents and creating pdf files
- Validating and verifying information provided in relation to applicants and solicitors
- Carrying out KYC/AML checks
- Obtaining valuation quotes and liaising with valuers
- Reviewing valuations
- Updating case notes
- Checking all relevant registers including: SRA / HMT / Companies House/ disqualified directors / Insolvency Register / London Gazette
- Liaising with internal departments (Legal, Risk and Sales) and instructing and liaising with external parties (Surveyors, Solicitors and Customers) to effectively manage the lending process
Requirements
Would suit someone with a degree in finance, banking, law, insurance or property. No previous experience needed in bridging finance but must be keen to learn and develop.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and manage time
- Strong attention to detail
- Professional communications skills, able to communicate with businesses and colleagues by telephone, email and face to face
- Highly motivated individual, committed to providing outstanding service to customers and clients
- Precise written and verbal communication skills
- IT proficient (including Microsoft outlook, Teams, word and excel)
- Organisational skills – this is paramount and must be able to prioritise, multitask and meet strict deadlines
- Proactive and able to take own initiative
This is an office based role
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cheadle, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Underwriting: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
