What you will do:
• Be responsible for supporting both the ABL Business Development and Relationship Management teams, enabling the ABL/invoice finance business to win new business and support existing Customers.
• Attend meetings with ABL Business Development Directors (BDDs) to understand and learn about new business, whilst also supporting them progressing opportunities through the pipeline.
• Provide back office support to the BDDs on opportunities, including tasks such as:
Reviewing searches for any credit or business risk, including financial crime
Assisting in the write-up of AFCs (Credit papers), for new and existing customers.
Completing CRGA
Completing the CRA tool
The review and analysis of financial statements
The take on process following successful credit sanction through to completion, including completion of the Take on Checklist (TOCL), interacting with any outgoing invoice financier and scheduling the transfer, updating the pipeline and liaising with relevant stakeholders
• Assist ABL Relationship Directors, supporting them with aspects such as:
Existing customer facility increases
The review and processing of BBC’s
Analysis of Financial information
Covenant monitoring etc, and meeting with customers
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders internally, such as credit, the business development team, the relationship management team, the senior leadership team and the business support team.
And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the ability to call out any concerns.
What you will need:
• Existing knowledge of Invoice Finance or Asset Based Lending. You will have undertaken a similar role where you have dealt with high volumes of work and needed to manage workloads.
• You must be amazing at building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at various levels. ·
• Exceptional customer service skills are a must as you will be interacting with our customers
• You will have a strong eye for detail, specifically when it comes to data protection and AML regulation.
• An inquiring mindset, with an understanding of a balance sheet, P&L and cashflows.
• You will need to demonstrate that you are able to priortise and manage workloads effectively. This role will require you to dip in and out of different applications and customers, meaning you need to understand what tasks are critical and how to handle them.
• Strong diary management is essential.
• Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders
Our promise to you…
• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!