Grow with UTB

This is a hybrid role working 3 days in the office (City of London location) and 2 days working from home.

Role Purpose

Deputise for HoLS&SP on other non-Board committees where required e.g.Business Management Committees.

Responsibilities: 

• Driving best practice ways of working with the Business Analysts, including clear and impactful MI
• Work with Business Analysts across Lending teams to develop and monitor business performance/KPIs and support the Lending Management Team (LMT) to achieve objectives
• Deliver monthly ManCo/Board reporting for CCO, including Lending Report, Accelerated Growth Plans and key consolidated performance/risk MI
• Support margin management, pricing tools & governance – coordinating and analysing activity across the business units and working with key stakeholders in Finance, Risk etc.
• Driving the use of data to support strategic planning
• Monitor market developments and provide insight into target lending markets & competitor activity (existing and target), providing reports and analysis to support conclusions
• Support development and delivery of our lending growth strategies and business plans as required
• Support HoLS&BP in cross-bank projects and initiatives e.g. Products & Propositions, Change, IT, Operations, CRM, HR
• Develop skills to be able to work with lending teams to develop and
• launch new products and propositions, ultimately acting as Project Lead/Manager if necessary

Skills and Experience sought: 

• Previous experience of banking, preferably commercial lending
• Strong analytical ability
• Business management experience linked to supporting productivity improvement and/or business planning
• Commercial and financial acumen from performing similar roles in other
• lending institutions
• Entrepreneurial approach to business opportunities & strategic planning
• Project management experience would be an advantage
• Written reports & presentations
• Management information analysis
• Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• PowerBI would be an advantage

UTB is a dynamic and expanding specialist bank that provides solutions to our customers and brokers, which help them achieve their ambitions. Recognised as being one of the most dependable and well-respected Specialist Banks in the UK, we were delighted to see our balance sheet exceed the £2bn mark in 2022.

Exceptional customer service and the ability to provide rewarding deposits accounts and flexible lending solutions have helped us to develop productive and enduring relationships with our customers. We understand that their success is our success and that the quality of our people and teams, is key to delivering special outcomes for them.

We also understand that the performance of our people is directly linked to the culture in which they work. There is a strong sense of community at UTB and as well as promoting a clear set of internal values, and providing a wealth of facilities for training, personal development, and team building, we run a busy and varied calendar of engagement and social activity. Typical recent examples include: Pizza Lunch Days and Coffee Catch-ups; London Marathon and Sahara Challenge Sponsorships; Success Sharing and Value Awards; and Awesome Autumn social events ranging from Theatre Trips, Cocktail Mixology, and Cookery Classes, to Go-karting, Mini Golf and Clay pigeon shooting.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you will be asked to complete an equality questionnaire on a voluntary basis and any data we collect will be treated confidentially and used for evaluation purposes. This will be for a period of 6 months or longer with your permission. This helps us understand our applicants so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.

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