Underwriting Manager
Borehamwood
Our client is looking for an experienced Underwriting Manager to join our expanding team based in the Borehamwood office. The candidate should have previous experience in underwriting (preferably bridging) and managing a team and an eye for detail paired with efficient working practices. The candidate must be highly personable and able to build good working relationships with our panels of brokers, solicitors and valuers.
Responsibilities:
- Managing a team of underwriters and origination personnel in the office, including their work flows.
- Ensuring the highest level of quality for the wider team.
- Underwriting new applications from start to finish, in line with our lending policies with an ideal minimum pipeline of 15 cases at any one time.
- Maintaining regular contact with our brokers, solicitors and valuers to ensure the best possible service levels.
- Constant risk assessment of each case as it develops for your own pipeline and the wider team.
- Presenting of credit papers to the credit committee and whilst clearly demonstrating commercial risks and creditworthiness of the borrower and strength of the underlying asset.
- Working with finance and treasury functions to ensure cases are funded in a timely manner
- Regularly update internal teams or stakeholders of pipeline work and case progression
- Maintain a constant review on efficiencies in policy and processes whilst maintaining the highest possible standards
- Adherence to personal and team based KPIs
Skills and experience:
- Minimum 5 years specialist finance underwriting experience
- CeMAP qualified is ideal but not necessary
- Demonstrate technical knowledge of specialist finance underwriting
- Great communication skills
- Well-developed relationship building skills
- Understanding of the regulatory requirements