Kind Consultancy is working with a specialist mortgage lender which is currently seeking a Senior BTL Underwriter to join them in a full-time, permanent role based in their Hertfordshire office, paying up to £50,000.

The Senior BTL Underwriter will take ownership of allocated Buy-to-Let cases from inception through to completion, underwriting, maintaining and managing a pipeline of complex and high value cases, through to offer, with key responsibilities including:

• Assessing applications that have been referred for approval by Underwriting Case Managers
• Documenting rationale as to why a case should or should not be offered
• Providing real time feedback to the Underwriting Case Managers on a case by case basis and also providing daily, weekly and monthly reporting to the line manager.
• Underwriting and assessing loan documentation, including valuation reports and requesting additional information from brokers for complex and high value cases where required, highlighting any concerns
• Carrying out checks on the applicants and properties and assessing their suitability for the loan applied for
• Proactively chasing outstanding information from third parties and sharing timely updates to introducers to enable service excellence
• Recommending and referring cases to the relevant mandate holders for approval
• Liaising with introducers, valuers and solicitors
• Overseeing cases from inception through to offer
• Updating all relevant systems to maintain management information

Our ideal candidate for the Senior BTL Underwriter opportunity:

• Has a good understanding of business risk
• Has significant experience within the secured lending sector underwriting mortgage applications, specifically within the Buy to Let market.
• Demonstrates a good understanding of the underwriting process, with previous experience of managing a caseload and assessing cases for approval in a fast-paced environment
• Holding CeMAP would be desirable but is not essential
• Has very good organisational, analytical and time management skills
• Displays excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Is a competent user of Microsoft office software
• Has consistently excellent attention to detail

If you're interested in the Senior BTL Underwriter opportunity, you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience and you're based in or can commute to Hertfordshire, please apply with an updated CV today.