Senior Bridging Underwriter

Senior Bridging Underwriter London KFS Recruitment are excited to be partnering with a well established Bridging lender, in London, on their search for a Senior Underwriter to join the team. Main duties and responsibilities: Assess and underwrite bridging loan applications in line with prevailing lending policy and mandate level Assess and resolve risk or any issues of applications Work closely with intermediaries to manage the process from application to completion Assess credit reports, KYC and AML documentation to ensure applications are verified Review valuation reports Approve and reject applications in line with policy and mandate Recommend loans to the Head of Lending or Credit Committee where they fall outside of the lending mandate held Produce high quality and articulate credit papers, presenting a clear rationale for supporting the proposal Manage your own pipeline of cases Liaising with brokers, borrowers and professional partners such as solicitors and surveyors Other ad hoc tasks to ensure swift processing of cases in with any SLAs Skills and experience: Minimum experience of 3 year property lending Strong communication skills Good project and time management skills Comfortable in a fast-moving environment where priorities sometimes change The ability to work under pressure to deadlines Comfortable working to a brief, as part of a team or on your own You must be committed, enthusiastic, flexible and be a lateral thinker Strong attention to detail and ability to identify risks at an early stage Possess strong IT skills with strong working knowledge of MS Office A good sense of humour The desire to succeed through collaboration, not being shy, occasionally standing out from the crowd A self-confident communicator, team player with attention to detail and good time management