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Job Role:
- Responsible for the functional operation of the company's UK Field Exam in accordance with the company's UK policy & best practice.
- To ensure Risk Assessment of existing facilities in accordance with the company's credit policy is undertaken & maintenance of client bad debt provisions within agreed targets (ideally zero).
- Contribution to the overall success of the company's division.
Responsibilities:
- Oversight & management of the BA team.
- Protection of the company's security via business review and client audit processes to ensure minimal client losses.
- Review & ongoing maintenance of Audit & DD work papers.
- Reporting of due diligence and audit function activity via the Monthly Report.
- Coordinating & Management of Audit Schedule.
- Review & ongoing maintenance of Procedures relating to Audit and Due Diligence processes.
- Review & ongoing maintenance of BA Training programme.
- Reporting of performance and development of the team providing training and support for new & existing members of staff.
- Audit Quality & monitoring processes within the team.
Job Specific Responsibilities:
Internal Reporting, Monitoring & Relationships:
- Completion & ongoing maintenance of month end report and improve reporting relevant to business / department KPI’s.
- Review/QA audits and ensure quality of written and risk issues maintained and issues escalated are resolved according to protocol prior to Audit team sign off.
- Formal sign off Audit Reports and Management of sign offs process & submission tracking.
- Coordinate &/or assist Team &/or PM’s with take-on/prefund requirements; on client visits / High Risk clients when necessary and provide support in justifying any reserve implementation / client issues.
- Attend monthly UK Risk Committee in person in Haywards Heath.
Team Performance & Development:
- Manage interview process for candidates & new start process for new starters.
- Continuing review of audit work papers for improvements and liaising with internal stakeholders for assistance with this.
- Continual assessment of staff members via regular on site attendance to assess performance and development with feedback obtained from internal stakeholders.
- Ensure new starters are trained into the company's risk culture and understand the requirements of the role prior to undertaking solo reviews.
- Ongoing review / mentoring of staff via report review, team meetings & regular formal off site meet ups and to integrate team within the overall company culture by encouraging & making visits to HH, regional and the London offices.
Outsource providers:
- Day to day relationships with existing and potential outsource providers & provide appropriate feedback on reviews.
- Oversee outsource providers are panel approved to the company, have applicable Terms & Conditions and utilising appropriate letters of engagement.
- Any other duties as required, from time to time, by the Operations Group Manager &/or Senior Management.
Skills Required:
- Leadership, Management & Strategic development skills to include prior Team Management experience - 3 - 5 years at a Senior Field Examiner level.
- Experience and solid understanding of receivables finance and of asset based lending.
- Ability to concisely communicate a balanced view of situations and consider alternative viewpoints.
- Proven track record of being able to effectively organize and prioritise workload and deliver to very tight deadlines.
- Requirement to travel throughout UK (and possibly Europe) involving overnight stays.
