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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.
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 Motor Finance Team as a Underwriter, the Underwriting team supports our dealer partners and end customers by manually reviewing and processing motor finance proposals, whilst ensuring the business accepted by Close Brothers Motor Finance (CBMF) is within the business’ credit risk parameters. You will be proactive and out-going, confident in dealing with our partners, retaining and maximising business through the delivery of exceptional customer service
Our ideal team member will be a self-motivated individual who has excellent planning and organisational skills with a good eye for detail. You need to be a good communicator with excellent decision-making mindset.
Responsibilities
* Processing customer proposals and underwriting them in line with company policies and procedures.
* Liaising with motor dealer partners regarding the outcome / decisions of a proposal that has been underwritten.
* Negotiating with dealers, the figures and requirements to make the deal acceptable to CBMF and appropriate for the customer.
* Processing of customer documentation.
* Adhering to requirements of dealer procedures along with certain database checks for items that may occur when underwriting e.g. CIFAS (UK Fraud Prevention Service).
* Operation of our proposal system with clear notes and rational which adheres to company standard and audit process
* Completing customer security checks.
* Processing the payment of funds to our dealer partners.
* Completing general administration tasks related to new business activity.
* Maintaining an understanding of the Motor market
* Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.
* Proactively record any regulatory incidents (within the CBMF regulatory requirements)
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:
* Excellent communication skills.
* Excellent IT Skills (MS Word, Excel and Outlook) with the ability to learn new systems.
* The ability to work well as part of a team collaboratively
* Experience in using decision-making skills.
* An ability to use and interpret information and data efficiently.
* A good attention to detail with high levels of accuracy.
* Experience of using negotiation skills within an operations process.
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:
* Knowledge of FCA regulations relating to Compliance, Data Protection, Anti Money Laundering, Consumer Credit Directive or Consumer Credit Act.
* Previous experience in an underwriting position and having held a mandate
We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com 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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