OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join the Close Brothers Asset Finance Team where you will deliver a seamless and compliant service across the customer lifecycle focused on in-life activities (excluding collections).
Working as part of the Sales Operations team our ideal team member will have previous experience in ensuring accurate onboarding, effective communication, and a consistently high standard of customer experience with excellent communication skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Empathetically communicate with customers through available channels including telephone, post and email
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Handle service requests across all channels (email, portal, post, and telephone) ensuring compliance with policies and SLAs
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Accurately capture service requests received by email, portal, post or telephone
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Manage inbound requests from sales, sales support, and broker support, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and SLAs
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Conduct customer due diligence, including risk assessment, verification of beneficial ownership, and validation of identity and address documents
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Prepare and issue finance and security documentation in line with credit approvals, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
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Work proactively to achieve individual and team performance targets
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Act as a first line of defence by remaining vigilant to risks and escalating concerns appropriately
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:
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Customer focused, able to appreciate customer needs and deliver good outcomes
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Able to demonstrate empathy and understanding in customer interactions
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Strong stakeholder management skills, quick to develop and maintain relationships both internally and externally
- Able to demonstrate accuracy and a strong attention to detail
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An ability to work independently as well as part of a team
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Numerate with analytical ability
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:
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Experience of providing excellent Customer support
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Good knowledge of Microsoft Products
- Previous knowledge and experience of the Financial Services Industry and in similar operational or customer facing roles
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Previous knowledge and experience of the Asset Finance industry.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at [email protected] or request a call back.
ABOUT US
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.
