Experienced in second charge mortgage administration? Looking to progress into an underwriting career?
About the Company
A Finance Company based in London providing innovative and tailored lending solutions to individuals and businesses. As a prominent player in the lending industry, the company helps customers secure mortgages and loans that may be challenging to obtain through traditional lending sources.
Priding themselves on its flexible approach to lending, taking into consideration individual circumstances and unique financial situations. The company understands that not everyone fits into a standard lending criteria, and they aim to provide accessible and responsible lending options to a wide range of customers.
The Assistant Underwriter Role
Under the supervision of the Broker Liaison Manager, the Assistant Underwriteris responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the underwriting team while maintaining effective communication with brokers, solicitors, and customers. The primary objectives of this role include ensuring the accuracy and completeness of mortgage applications, facilitating document submissions, and delivering exceptional service.
Assistant Underwriter k ey responsibilities:
- Check data input accuracy of mortgage applications keyed and submitted from intermediaries.
- Undertake required searches and obtain appropriate documentation to complete pack submission for underwriter.
- Provide feedback of missing key underwriting documentation to Brokers
- Allocate new case to required work queue.
- Complete report on title request to solicitors and action response in line with procedure
- Undertake security calls with customers.
- Package and post offer documentation.
- Action completions as received from Solicitors.
- Provide first line telephone support to Brokers to provide updates and protect underwriters from calls.
- To allocate call to correct person where technical support is required
The Assistant Underwriter Package
- Hours: 9am - 5:30pm
- Basic Salary: £27k - £29k
- £32k - £35k post probation
- 25 Holiday days per year
- Progression to Underwriter
Assistant Underwriter desired skills and experience
- Understanding of mortgage products, processes, and regulations.
- Knowledge of second charge mortgages
- Ability to meticulously review documents and data for accuracy.
- Capacity to identify issues in and find appropriate solutions.
- Efficiently managing multiple tasks and prioritizing workload to meet deadlines.
- Ability to handle customer inquiries professionally and effectively.
- Collaborating with colleagues across different departments to ensure smooth workflow.
- Be open to learning new processes and adapting to changes in procedures or systems.
- Handling sensitive information with discretion and maintaining confidentiality.
- Understanding and adherence to regulatory requirements in the financial services industry
Think that this role is right for you?
Contact us to arrange a call, we'd love to find out more about you.