Business Advisor

**Description**:
**Business Advisor**

Location: London / Sheffield / Hybrid Working

(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

Salary: £25,000 - £31,000 Depending on Experience & Location

**Key Benefits**:
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- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- 15% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
- Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

**About the Role**:
We are looking for a dedicated and customer-focused Business Advisor to join our Credit and Lending team.

You will play an important role in helping small and early-stage businesses access finance and realise their potential. Working within a target-driven environment, you will guide applicants through their loan journey from initial enquiry to loan assessment. Ensuring that each business is supported with care, professionalism, and integrity.

Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of applicants, providing guidance and support to help them access funding.
- Assess business plans, cash flow forecasts, and other supporting documents in line with lending standards.
- Build strong relationships with applicants and maintain excellent customer service throughout the process.
- Make balanced lending decisions, ensuring all assessments meet compliance and quality standards.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and support to help loan recipients sustain and grow their businesses.
- Share knowledge and best practice with colleagues to enhance team performance and the customer experience.
- Ensure all work complies with regulatory requirements, data protection, and internal policies

About You

You will be someone who enjoys working collaboratively and takes pride in helping others succeed. You are comfortable managing multiple tasks, working to targetswithstrong communication skills and be able to use your initiative to make sound, fair decisions.

Essential skills and experience:

- Proven experience working in a target-driven environment.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse business and financial information.
- Understanding of the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Desirable:

- Experience in business plan assessment or small business lending.
- Understanding of FCA guidance on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF).
- Previous experience supporting process improvement or change initiatives.

Why Join Us?

At BBB, we believe in enabling everyone to reach their potential. You’ll join a supportive, values-led organisation that celebrates collaboration, innovation, and inclusion. We are committed to providing an environment where all colleagues can thrive and where diverse perspectives are valued.

If you’re passionate about supporting small businesses and want to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

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**About British Business Bank**:
The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.