Graduate Business Development Executive
About us
Praetura Asset Finance are a consultant lender, here to help businesses survive, thrive and grow. We offer a range of flexible funding solutions to allow businesses to upgrade or invest in new equipment, or release cash from their existing assets.
Praetura Asset Finance is part of the Praetura Group, which was founded to provide growing and ambitious companies the funding they need to succeed. By bringing a diverse range of financial services together, we can support businesses as they scale, and their funding requirements change.
At Praetura, we know it takes more than just capital to build a great business. It takes funding on the right terms, with the support of people who've been there before. And that's what we try to provide - more than money.
About our Graduate Programme
To support you in the first year of the role, you'll take part in Praetura's development programme; Summit.
Summit provides vital skills for a career in Financial Services along with developing a great network with other Graduates across the group. You'll have the opportunity to complete a professional qualification, as well as take part in other internal and external coaching and training sessions to support your professional development.
We're looking for Graduates who are passionate about a long-term career in the Financial Services sector and who will live and breathe our values every day;
We do the right thing, we are courageous, we are authentic, we are humble, and, we care.
The Role
The Graduate BDE role would suit a graduate who has strong attention to detail. This role also involves building relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, so great interpersonal skills are crucial.
Main duties include but are not limited to:
· Supporting all aspects of new business activity under the direction of the House Team and/or Regional Sales Director.
· Providing a range of administrative support to internal stakeholders.
· Working with the onboarding team to commence new client facilities.
· Analytical review of prospective client information/proposals with support of colleagues.
· Managing and updating the CRM.
· Logging new business leads.
· Undertaking company and director searches.
· Liaising with prospective clients as required.
· Collating data accurately and effectively.
Skills and competencies
· Excellent telephone manner.
· Computer Literate.
· Numerate with analytical ability.
· Effective communicator.
· Customer Service focused.
· Team player
· Practical problem-solving competence.
· Ability to deliver quality outputs with agreed timescales.
· Ability to work under pressures whilst maintaining a positive mental attitude.
What can we offer you?
· Competitive salary plus discretionary yearly bonus.
· Company pension scheme.
· 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays).
· Your birthday off.
· Private healthcare for you and your immediate dependents.
· Enhanced family friendly policies.
· Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support.
· Death in service insurance.
· Cycle 2 Work scheme.
· Techscheme (Currys PC World).
· Discounted childcare (Busy Bees).
· Free city centre parking or travel allowance.
· Free breakfast, drinks and snacks.
· Social events, including summer and Christmas parties.
· Mentoring opportunities.
· Plenty of learning opportunities; we're passionate about developing our people.
This is a full-time role based at our Blackburn office with a start date of October 2025. To be considered for a place on our graduate programme, please submit your CV.
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At Praetura we understand everybody has different needs, and we are committed to being an inclusive employer. We have an equal opportunities policy, and it's important to us that everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. So if you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the People team know in your application or by contacting
Job Type: Permanent
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Paid volunteer time
* Private medical insurance
* Referral programme
* Sick pay
Application question(s):
* Can you reliably commute to Blackburn?
* Are you available to start in October-November 2025?
Work Location: In person