Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive
£25k-£35k
Manchester office (with flexible working available)

The Role

This role is responsible for providing proactive support to the Business Development Directors and delivering excellent service to our introducers and prospects.

Working alongside the Lending Services Team, you will provide a seamless onboarding service, whilst building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

* Support Business Development Directors in all aspects of the client journey.

* Deliver excellent levels of service to introducers and prospects.

* Take ownership of any concerns and resolve them within 24 hours.

* Support the Business Development and Lending Services teams, to successfully onboard clients, by providing key communication between internal and external stakeholders – introducers, prospects, solicitors, accountants and our wider business operations to ensure a smooth prospect transition.

* Develop and nurture internal and external stakeholder relationships.

* Ensure accurate and timely data-entry.

* Manage client files – saving supporting information and recording details of client correspondence.

* Assisting in obtaining and collating client documentation.

* Involvement in the internal credit process, including portal entry into the credit paper, collating approvals and completing Credit Committee minutes.

* Provide supportive oversight for management of risk, including analysis of information provided (financial and general compliance) for prospects.

* Support Business Development Directors in their Legal and Financial due diligence as part of the initial deal structuring.

* Adopt a right first-time approach to data entry and reporting across the core operating systems and the portal.

* Complete all required regulatory training by the advised deadlines.

* Demonstrate and apply your understanding of such regulations in your day-to-day business activities

Skills

* Excellent customer service skills.

* Ability to evidence awareness of the risks relating to the products and loans within the portfolio.

* Excellent attention to detail.

* Administration experience.

* Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

* Strong communication skills.

* Financial experience is desirable, not essential, as full training provided.

Benefits:

* In addition to a competitive salary, you’ll also benefit from

* 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.

* An employer pension contribution of 10% of your base salary.

* Access to a range of gym & retail discounts and perks.

* Company paid for Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and Employee

* Assistance Program.

* Death-in-Service benefit of four times your salary.

* Salary sacrifice scheme to purchase an electric car.

* Bonus – dependent on company and personal performance