Risk Administrator - 6 month contract

Risk Underwriter Administrator - 6 Month Contract

£180 - £200 per day Via Umbrella

• Department: Risk
• Location: South-West London.
• Hybrid working: 2 days a week in the office

Overview:

A leading financial services provider specialising in vendor and equipment finance is looking for a Risk Underwriting Administrator to join on a 6-month contract.

This role involves supporting risk -related administrative activities and supporting the wider Risk team in their underwriting and compliance responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Review incoming proposals using a pre-set checklist to identify whether transactions meet the company's acceptance criteria before they are passed to the Risk Managers.
• Conduct exposure and customer name searches via internal risk systems to ensure accurate reporting.
• Investigate customer group affiliations using the global client database.
• Check clients and their Ultimate Beneficial Owners against internal watchlists for high-risk profiles or restricted activities.
• Verify the authenticity of suppliers involved in customer transactions and approve them where appropriate.
• Deliver professional, clear responses to internal queries within agreed service standards.
• Provide sound justifications when escalating Customer Due Diligence concerns to the Compliance team.
• Maintain up-to-date, accurate records in the core underwriting and customer systems.
• Assist with various administrative duties across the Risk function as required.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience in a Risk Underwriting Administrative role within Financial Services sector.
• Immediately Available to start employment or have a notice period of less than 2 weeks.
• Strong verbal, written communication and organisational skills
• Confident working with people across teams and levels with high attention of detail.
• Solid working knowledge of MS Word and Excel

We are happy to provide application and/or accessibility support, please contact your Marks Sattin or Grafton consultant directly to discuss your needs. We're committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients, please visit https://www.markssattin.co.uk/privacy and https://uk.grafton-recruitment.com/en/privacy-policy-1 for our privacy policy.