Senior Relationship Lending Manager

Senior Relationship Lending Manager

(based in Auckland or Palmerston North)

Reporting to: Head of Relationship Lending

Job Responsibilities include:

Credit and lending support

• Provide agents and their clients with a first line credit assessment and analysis of proposed deals including deal structure.
• Support agents with credit submissions that comply with Speirs Finance credit and funding requirements in order to speed up credit decisioning process.
• Act as an intermediary between agents and relevant internal Speirs Finance teams to ensure the efficient processing and approval of deals.
• As this role will carry a Decision Lending Authority (DLA) up to $500,000 (DLA may be adjusted subject to approval from the Head of Lending and Risk), compliance with all Credit Policy & Procedures.

Agent Relationships

• Build a deep understanding of the end clients' businesses, enabling Speirs Finance to provide solutions tailored to their specific needs
• Build trust and support with the agents by demonstrating capability (particularly in relation to credit assessment and analysis)

Training & Support

• Support the Head of Relationship Lending and GM Speirs Finance with ongoing training and support to agents about Speirs Finance, its value proposition for clients. our credit policy and systems & processes to support the growth and quality of the Speirs Finance agent network.

Communication

• Maintain effective communication with all internal stakeholders, in particular the credit (including asset management), sales and finance teams.
• Have a high level of financial acumen and literacy and be able to articulately communicate with Speirs Finance Agents and their clients.
• Close day-to-day coordination with the Credit team to ensure timely submission and approval of Speirs Finance deals.
• Transparent and open communication with key internal stakeholders, building trust and confidence.

What you will need to succeed:

• Minimum of 5 years' demonstrable work experience in related field and/or position
• Proven experience with assessing credit risk for SME market
• Proven ability to prepare and report within tight timeframes
• Preferred; Bachelor's degree qualified and/or appropriately accredited
• Intermediate/Advanced skills in Microsoft Products: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Strong commercial acumen

If you have the above skills and attributes, this could be the perfect role for you! To submit your application, in strict confidence, please click "Apply".

If you have any questions about this role please see Phil Herbert or Michelle Herlihy

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