Underwriter

6 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Shawbrook Bank Full time

The Opportunity

Shawbrook is a new type of specialist financial services company, combining the relentless focus on customer service and innovation you would expect from a fintech with the expertise and certainty of a bank. Shawbrook is driven by a purpose to solve complex problems that unlock opportunity for its rapidly growing customer base of over 300,000 UK consumers and businesses.

Our success would not have been possible without our Team. Our people differentiate us from the competition through their deep sector knowledge, they are the life force of our business.

Join Shawbrook because you:

- Want to help us deepen our industry sector knowledge, combining technology alongside the best banking brains
- Want to build a bank for the future and be part of our digital transformation journey that will enable customers & businesses to thrive
- Want to continue to grow professionally. We encourage you to grow and be the best version of yourself
- Care about sustainability? We want to be better for our people, environment, and society
- Bring passion and enjoyment to your work. You’ll work hard but you’ll have fun too

The Role & Responsibilities

Reporting to the Underwriting Manager, principal interfaces will be with Lending Manager Colleagues, Risk Management, Brokers and Lending Officer colleagues.
- 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
- Ensure a good understanding of all the company’s 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 applicant’s portfolio in line with the PRA requirements

The Person
- GCSE (or equivalent) in Math’s and English
- Fully CeMAP qualified or a desire to work towards
- Excellent understanding of the BTL and Commercial mortgage sector (desirable)
- Good knowledge and understanding of legal conveyancing (desirable)
- Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite - Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of TCF
- Good knowledge of compliance procedures within the mortgage industry.
- Reading and understanding of financial accounts, valuations, business appraisals and credit searches.
- Ability to develop an analytical and pragmatic approach to underwriting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Enthusiastic “can do” attitude
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Accuracy & attention to detail

Reward

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being 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
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on gym membership
- Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.
- Minimum of 25 days holiday per year
- Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday 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 - We’re 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

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