Underwriter, Finance & Banking

Shawbrook – Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

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Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver. We are a purpose‑led organisation, with a focus on delivering long‑term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth‑focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally. We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers.

The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities. This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and  are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person.

Work with us because you:

• Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
• Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast‑paced, innovative and hardworking culture
• Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
• Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and under‑represented groups
• Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
• Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

To underwrite Residential BTLs, Commercial Investment and Trading Business mortgage applications in line with the company lending policy and to manage the application through to completion.

Reporting to the Underwriting Manager, principal interfaces will be with Lending Manager colleagues, Risk Management, Brokers and Lending Officer colleagues.

• An ability to adopt a pragmatic approach to underwriting residential BTL, commercial and trading business mortgage applications within approved lending mandate
• To understand and analyse key items such as credit searches, bank statements, financial accounts, property valuations and business appraisals in order to make informed lending decisions
• To deliver high levels of accuracy and attention to detail in data input and all written communication produced
• Able to develop a rationale for those cases outside of own lending mandate or company lending policy and communicate findings to Credit Risk department for their consideration
• To build successful working relationships with external contacts such as brokers, customers, surveyors and solicitors as well as internal teams such as administrators, lending officers, credit risk and finance to ensure all lending requirements are satisfied prior to release of funds
• To effectively manage a pipeline of approximately 70 cases through to completion, ensuring both company service standards and the lending policy are complied with throughout
• To deal with all internal and external telephone & email enquiries efficiently and within company standards
• Ensure a good understanding of all the company’s policies, procedures and compliance guidelines, installing the principles in your daily practice to protect the company from any associated risks
• To embrace the principles of treating customers fairly and responsible lending in all decision making
• To be able to assess the applicant’s portfolio in line with the PRA requirements

• Relevant commercial banking/lending experience
• Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite – Excel, Word, Power‑Point)
• Knowledge of TCF
• Good knowledge of compliance procedures within…