Grow with UTB

This is a hybrid role – 3 days in the office (City of London location) and 2 days working from home.

Role Purpose: 

To assist Underwriters with the packaging and processing of bridging applications and general administrative duties as required.

Responsibilities: 

• Assisting the Underwriter with day to day administrative tasks, in particular property and identification related searches, and the assembly of files in preparation for sign off by Credit.
• Ensuring that appropriate documents are filed into the Bank’s systems – Aurius and Virtual Cabinet.
• Preparation of Formal Offer Letters
• Initial review of Valuation reports, highlighting any relevant issues to the Underwriter
• Undertaking searches to on board to brokers to the Bank’s panel
• Liaising with Brokers and providing timely progress updates on cases
• Assisting with maintaining accurate loan cash flows
• Arranging and instructing valuations including seeking alternative/best quotes
• Attending client meetings with Underwriters and assisting with preparation of attendance notes
• Adhere to internal underwriting policy and regulatory requirements – FCA, PRA, Money Laundering, Prevention of Financial Crime, Data Protection etc.
• Undertake project and ad-hoc pieces of work at management request

Skills and Experience Sought: 

• Very numerate with strong analytical skills with ability to incorporate this into well written reports
• A good team player, willingness to help their team to achieve its goals
• Comfortable working to agreed objectives and using own initiative
• Commitment to high level of customer service
• Ability to prioritise work and competing demands
• Well motivated, committed to doing a good job

Remuneration and Benefits: 

• competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme
• matched pension contributions up to 7%
• 26 days annual leave plus two wellbeing days and opportunity to purchase additional holiday
• flexible and hybrid working
• private medical insurance via Vitality
• life, income protection and critical illness insurance
• enhanced family leave pay
• extensive learning and personal development opportunities
• electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme
• season ticket loan
• Wellbeing support – discounted gym membership, employee assistance programme, 24/7 private GP access for staff and their immediate family (online), 1:1 key life stage coaching

UTB is a dynamic and expanding specialist bank that provides solutions to our customers and brokers, which help them achieve their ambitions. Recognised as being one of the most dependable and well-respected Specialist Banks in the UK, we were delighted to see our balance sheet exceed the £2bn mark in 2022.

Exceptional customer service and the ability to provide rewarding deposits accounts and flexible lending solutions have helped us to develop productive and enduring relationships with our customers. We understand that their success is our success and that the quality of our people and teams, is key to delivering special outcomes for them.

We also understand that the performance of our people is directly linked to the culture in which they work. There is a strong sense of community at UTB and as well as promoting a clear set of internal values, and providing a wealth of facilities for training, personal development, and team building, we run a busy and varied calendar of engagement and social activity. Typical recent examples include: Pizza Lunch Days and Coffee Catch-ups; London Marathon and Sahara Challenge Sponsorships; Success Sharing and Value Awards; and Awesome Autumn social events ranging from Theatre Trips, Cocktail Mixology, and Cookery Classes, to Go-karting, Mini Golf and Clay pigeon shooting.

• competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme
• matched pension contributions up to 7%
• 26 days annual leave plus two wellbeing days and opportunity to purchase additional holiday
• flexible and hybrid working
• private medical insurance via Vitality
• life, income protection and critical illness insurance
• enhanced family leave pay
• extensive learning and personal development opportunities
• electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme
• season ticket loan
• wellbeing support – discounted gym membership, employee assistance programme, 24/7 private GP access for staff and their immediate family (online), 1:1 key life stage coaching

Thank you for your interest in our current vacancy. Please click the link below to complete your online application.

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