Apprentice Mortgage Administrator

Job Title: Apprentice Mortgage Administrator

Apprenticeship Qualification: Business Administration Level 3

• Working Address: 11 Park Lane Business Centre, Park Lane, Nottingham, NG6 0DW
• Pay Rate: £5.50 per hour
• Working Hours: Between 9.30am to 5.00pm
• Mon-Fri: 35 hours per week
• Parking available

Apprenticeship Duration: 18 months

The Employer: Finance Advice Centre

Whether you’re looking for Whole of Market Mortgage Advice, Loan Advice or Insurance Advice, you’ve come to the right place. Here at Finance Advice Centre, we believe we can help you with pretty much all of your Mortgage, Loan and Insurance needs. We especially like the challenge of placing difficult cases that others can’t. If that’s not enough, we can even get your Utilities at highly competitive prices as well. All you need to do is ask one of our advisors for more details!

Being able to give ‘Whole of Market’ Mortgage Advice simply means that as a mortgage advisor you have access to a wide range of banks, building societies and insurers in the UK. However, just because a mortgage advisor has access to the Whole of Market, doesn’t mean that they necessarily have the right knowledge or expertise to be able to give you the right Mortgage Advice and therefore the best products. This is where Finance Advice Centre is very different. Our advisors are all trained with specialist complex cases in mind. No matter how challenging your situation, if there’s a solution, we’ll do everything we can to find it for you!

The Job:

Directly supporting fully qualified Mortgage Advisors, you will provide very much needed assistance in terms of Sales, Customer Services, Administration and Compliance. You will need to work independently, very much on your own initiative, and with little supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Submitting applications to lenders and insurance companies on behalf of Mortgage Advisors.
• Completing Finance applications online on behalf of Mortgage Advisors.
• Inputting various information on to an in-house CRM system.
• Contacting clients via phone and email.
• Chasing documentation, to include forms of ID, proof of address, copies of bank statements, payslips etc. often to deadlines, under pressure.
• Filing, scanning, and photocopying.
• You will be provided with a PC and will be expected to use your own mobile phone for managing calls – an app will be installed and use, at no cost to you.

You’ll need to be/have:

• Loyal.
• Committed.
• Honest, Trustworthy & Reliable.
• Hard working.
• Proactive, have a ‘Sense of Urgency’.
• Enthusiastic.
• Professional.
• Well presented.
• Good Communication skills.
• Team Player.
• Good time keeping.
• Keen to take on responsibility.
• Willingness to learn new skills either through external training or on the job.

And you’ll need to have/be able to:

• GCSE A* to C in English and ideally Maths – MUST have ENGLISH.
• Some administrative / customer services experience would be hugely beneficial.

Skills Required:

• Competent in using Microsoft Packages.
• Confidence when speaking to people over the telephone and face to face.
• Good organisational skills.
• To be able to prioritise workloads.
• Good written communication skills.
• Attention to detail! You’re dealing with hugely important information – people’s mortgage applications are literally, in your hands! One wrong number, digit, and the application could be cancelled straight away.
• Confidentiality – you must recognise the importance of discretion, and actively work to GDPR guidelines.

Training and Qualifications Offered:

• Level 3 Business Admin OR Level 2 Customer Services
• Level 2 Functional Skills English (If required)
• Level 2 Functional Skills Maths (If required)

Future Prospects:

Great opportunity to start your career, and, upon completion of your Apprenticeship, you may have the prospect of moving forward towards a qualification in mortgage advice. Don’t just take my word for it – some of the existing members of the team began their career with Finance Advice Centre as an Apprentice!