Underwriter

Senior Underwriter - Bridging

Location 25 mins from St Pancras overground station (5 min walk to the office)
Fridays work from home
Pension & private healthcare
23 days holiday + bank holidays

Nouvo are extremely excited to be working with this leading finance organisation, which has seen mergers and growth in the last 18 months. Due to business growth, they are looking to recruit a Senior Underwriter to ensure that applications are processed and approved within company and FCA guidelines

Key Responsibilities:
Manage a pipeline of bridging cases and prioritise accordingly
Underwrite bridging loan applications within company lending criteria by making quality lending decisions
Be vigilant when working on cases and refer where necessary to the appropriate person
Always maintain a high level of communication with interested parties including brokers, applicants, surveyors and solicitors
Work closely with other departments within the company including sales, compliance, finance and collections
Maintain oversight of a loan post completion and follow up on any offer conditions prior to handing the loan to collections
Keep up to date with current best practice and regulatory requirements
Represent the company at events as required
Attend broker training sessions
Train and mentor more junior members of staff

Key Competencies:
Experience of underwriting bridging finance loans including FCA regulated loans and development finance
Excellent understanding of compliance aspects of the role including the regulatory environment and Consumer Duty principles
Ability to adopt a pragmatic approach to underwriting
Commercially aware
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
Ability to work to tight timeframes
Strong team player

Due to a very high number of applications, we are unable to come back to every candidate with feedback. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Your CV will be registered with us, and we will keep you updated with any other positions that may be of interest. However please keep checking our website as new roles will be updated daily, Nouvo Recruitment London wishes you the best of luck in your job search.
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