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City &amp; Capital operate predominantly within the financial services sector, offering intermediary services to our clients for high level executive recruitment and general recruitment.
City &amp; Capital Headhunters
Offering refined and high level executive search and selection campaigns for key clients in their quest to indetify and appoint the very best talent in their chosen field.
City &amp; Capital Recruitment&nbsp;
Offering general recruitment services for all positions, singular or bulk.
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City &amp; Capital are delighted to be supporting a fast growing &amp; highly respected investment house and commercial property finance lender who are on a huge growth curve, driven by strong investment, and ambitions to be the leading player in their sector. Our client supports property development and investment professionals with access to small or large property backed loans for key projects. The products on offer include bridging finance, development exits, BTL, portfolio BTL and commercial term mortgages. Deal sizes can range from c 250k - c 50m . The lender has plans to double the size of their loan book over the coming period which requires substantial lending volumes. Due to this they have been busy increasing the size of their sales force with a view to identifying and introducing more loan applications for assessment. Due to this, our client is keen to identify and appoint an experienced, confident and forward thinking Underwriter to their growing team, at an exciting time. This is a role that comes with a lot of support and development to assist you in enhancing your technical underwriting skills within the role. Our client operates a very strong &amp; proven promote within policy, with the natural next step for this role to attain 'Senior Underwriter’ status within the company. This is made all the more likely by plans to double the size of their operation over the next 12 months, having achieved the same feat four times in the last four years! So this really is a 'career opportunity’ for someone, as opposed to 'just another job’ The Underwriter position reports directly in to the 'Head of’ department and will support the management of a pipeline of cases from point of origination by the BDM team, to completion. To do so, you will work closely with the lenders case management team who will assist with preparing cases for assessment. Once received you will undertake a full review of the loan application, ready to make recommendations for funding to senior management/the credit committee. To achieve the required within the role you can expect to work closely with the businesses BDM’s &amp; brokers to assess &amp; support their deals from a credit management perspective. You will manage and maintain your own pipeline of loans for sanctioning and ensure activity is undertaken to allow loans to be funded in line with SLA’s. In addition to managing your own pipeline of cases, you will also work with the Senior Underwriters members on their ultra complex cases to develop your skillset to allow you to grow. As noted, our client lends large value loans to complex borrowers and so this element of the role and learning can be critical for future success. Due to the nature of the role the ideal individual must have experience of underwriting property backed loans. This type of role may suit a Junior Underwriter looking to take a step up for more responsibility, or an existing Underwriter from the property finance sector. Confidence working in a fast paced and dynamic environment will be key. This role is not a tick box exercise, thus experience in the mortgage or commercial property finance sector is critical to be qualified for this position. Underwriter - Required Experience: Current or previous property finance underwriting experience required A good knowledge of credit principles associated with property lending Demonstrable success against objectives in previous roles key Experience in dealing with brokers and borrowers directly is sought after Ideal Personal Attributes: Highly analytical &amp; numerical with a strong attention to detail Happy working in a dynamic and fast paced environment Confident diary manager and results orientated against set deadlines Ambitious and keen to drive career forward within Equally confident working alone or as part of a team The salary on offer is up to c 75k, which will be relevant to experience and performance at interview, as you would expect. Higher offers may also be considered for exceptional experience. In addition our client operates two excellent bonus structures for this position that will reward you for the success that you bring to the company. This structure is uncapped and will assist you with increasing annual earnings substantially based on your delivery. Happy to discuss the detail. Most notably, due to the exciting level of investment and funding at play, as well as the progressive and forward thinking culture of the business, this is a genuine opportunity for you to propel your own earnings and career standing quickly within, once excellent performance has been delivered. This role will be based in the lenders lovely Mayfair offices, Monday - Friday.

Senior Underwriter

City &amp; Capital are currently supporting a fast growing &amp; highly respected investment house and commercial property finance lender who are on a huge growth curve, driven by strong investment, and ambitions to be the leading player in their sector. We are delighted to be supporting the continued growth of their award winning business development function with a view to identifying an ambitious, career focussed and forward thinking Business Development Executive who can join the team at a genuinely exciting time. Our client is targeting 1bn in lending this year which is being driven by strong funding lines and a diverse &amp; highly sought after range of property finance loans, ideal for supporting the needs of property professionals, such as developers and investors, with access to debt for key projects. Available solutions for borrowers include a range of bridging finance options, development exit loans, commercial term mortgages and BTL propositions. Our client is also highly renowned for creating bespoke loans to meet requirements and offer a broad range of loan sizes, from c 250k to 50m . Notably, our client has doubled the size of their loan book &amp; UK business four times in the past our years. They are aiming to achieve the same feat this year and to achieve this, the growth of their internal sales team is critical to success. As Business Development Executive you will assist brokers and borrowers with their requirements. This will include discussing and preparing new loan applications, ready for assessment by the underwriting team. Within the role you will be partnered with an external BDM with whom you will share a patch. You will work closely with your BDM on patch strategy in order to identify and engage with key broker targets, to push the active pipeline forward and support in terms of aspects such as events and client/broker meetings. This role would be an excellent position for someone who has begun to develop their career within property finance or financial services and who is ambitious, looking to identify a business that is highly renowned for what they do and that offer plenty of development &amp; training to increase your knowledge and success quickly. Our client’s growth has been built on a strong and proven promote from within policy and this is something that will not change. This is key as those that are successful in the Business Development Executive role may face opportunities to propel their career standing &amp; salary forward within, as excellent performance is delivered. This has been the case for some of the existing team and natural options for profession to either external BDM or Underwriter are real &amp; prevalent, where excellent performance is delivered. The ideal individual for this role will be an exceptionally proactive type, who loves to work on the front foot, building relationships and completing deals. You will be a strong communicator and able to handle a busy pipeline of ongoing cases at any one time. This means the need to be organised and the ability to prioritise work, towards key borrower deadlines. Required Experience: Previous property finance experience preferred Other financial services sales/relationship experience considered Experience of managing brokers or borrowers directly preferred An understanding of property loan structures ideal, though not essential A proven track record of achieving targets set in a sales environment Ideal Personal Attributes: Confident communicator, both verbally and in writing Happy working in a dynamic and fast paced environment Results oriented and committed to achieving targets Strongly influential Ambitious and keen to drive career forward within Our client is looking at paying a basic salary of between 30k - 50k for the ideal candidate, which will be relevant to experience, as you would expect. This will be complemented by an outstanding uncapped commission potential that could see you more than double your salary in earnings for attainment of lending objectives, alongside your BDM. Salary will be complemented with access to the lenders annual discretionary bonus scheme and benefits package too, which is an additional bonus structure to the performance based measures. This role is based in our clients lovely Mayfair offices, Monday - Friday, with some requirement to travel your patch and to events. Due to the nature of who our client is and the exciting potential to progress, we are not expecting these vacancies to be on the market for long. Therefore, if of interest then we look forward to your application as soon as possible. We will then be able to review your CV and any accompanying cover letter and to get back to you in due course. We look forward to hearing from you.

Business Development Executive

City &amp; Capital are currently working with a highly ambitious and fast growing commercial property finance lender who have retained our services in order to appoint an ambitious and career minded Loan Portfolio Manager to their growing team at an exciting time. Our client is experiencing excellent growth, backed by secure funding lines and recent investment. Due to this they are expecting the size of their loan portfolio to grow substantially over the coming period, with the business expecting to double in size based on their lending projections. Our client operates with great success to support professional property developers and investors for access to bespoke funds for key property projects. Their offering includes a commercial Buy to Let proposition as well as short term loans, such as bridging finance and development exits. The incoming Loan Portfolio Manager will sit as a senior member of the loan management team and will report directly to the lenders Head of Loan Management and Operations. The structure of the team means you will be supported by a large number of Loan Portfolio Assistants, with the ultimate view of building a team beneath you, once excellent performance is delivered. You will be expected to assist with key strategies and commercial decisioning within the role. Fundamentally, the core focus of this position will be to ensure that all active loans within the property loan book are performing, to achieve healthy redemption. Due to this you will support the team with tracking loan performance, raising early warning signs or opportunities from within the portfolio. Where issues or opportunities are identified you will work to support the solution which may include aspects such as arranging new loans, assisting borrowers with product transfers, planning redemption strategies and assisting with loan or asset recovery. Month by month you will assist with matters such as the collection of interest, devising and delivering reports for borrowers, investors and senior management, reviewing contracts and undertaking audits, liaising with external suppliers and credit bureaus, maintaining deal sheets, undertaking borrower due diligence &amp; being a main point of contact for the lenders borrowers throughout the life of the loan. Duties include (but may not be limited to): Monitoring loan performance within the lenders portfolio Ensuring loans are compliant in terms of contractual agreements Supporting interest collection for live loans Review and monitor weekly reports for relevant actions Review contracts and audits with credit bureaus Devise &amp; implement strategies for loan redemptions Undertake any collections activity if and where required Maintain deal sheets for corporate borrowers or investors Undertake borrower or investor due diligence Regular reporting to borrowers and investors The ideal individual for this role will have extensive experience of loan servicing or management within the commercial real estate or residential mortgage sector. You will be able to demonstrate success in a role whereby you have managed live loans post funding and worked to support the ongoing performance and delivery of redemptions. Any experience of the oversight of junior staff members would be advantageous, though not essential. Our client is more than willing to accept someone looking to take that next step up in their career. In terms of the ideal personality for this role, you will be at your best working in a fast paced and dynamic environment. As the loan book is due to swell in debt quantum and number of borrowers, this means that you will enjoy managing multiple projects simultaneously. Most notably, you will be ambitious to increase your knowledge complex real estate lending and to impart this to junior team members within the company. All specific training and development will be given. Our clients growth model is based on promoting existing team members from within, with further future opportunities to grow within, as the company scales its loan book to c 2bn. So this is certainly more of a career opportunity, as opposed to just another job! The ideal individual will: Have extensive experience in property loan servicing or management Be highly organised and capable of managing multiple loans and borrowers Have an excellent attention to detail and be highly organised Be a confident communicator in all cases Be highly proactive, quick to spot opportunities or problems to address Be a genuine team player and enjoy collaboration Be ambitious and keen to grow within Be a natural leader, quick to bring others on the journey or strategy Be happy to communicate with borrowers on all matters The basic salary for this role is between c 50k - 70k relevant to experience. Higher offers may be considered for exceptional talent and experience. Salary will be complemented by access to two separate bonus structures that will allow you to substantially increase earnings year on year. This is a performance related bonus structure, as well as an annual discretionary structure. Most notably it is the progression potential for the arriving individual that makes this a genuinely exciting role and one I would be keen to discuss with you. The role will be based in our clients fantastic offices in Mayfair. There is a reasonable amount of urgency to fill this position as you might expect in line with exciting growth plans. Therefore if this role does sound like one that you are both qualified for and interested in then we look forward to your application. We will aim to review your application as quickly as possible and where it is deemed that your experience does meet the requirements of the brief, we will be in contact for an initial chat to share more with you on the client and role and to understand better your expectations &amp; circumstances. We look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,

Loan Portfolio Manager

City &amp; Capital are currently working with a highly respected and fast growing investment house &amp; commercial property finance lender who have retained our services in order to appoint an ambitious and career minded Loan Portfolio Assistant to their growing team at an exciting time. Our client is backed by strong investment and large funding lines which are driving ambitious targets to double the size of their loan book and team over the coming period. Our client has successfully doubled in size four times in the last four years, so it is expected they will achieve this confidently in this time. Our client has therefore targeted 1bn in lending in the next year, which will drive more loans and borrowers to the loan book. Due to this, the growth of the loan management team is critical to future success and returns for their investment partners and borrowers. The lender in question operates with great success to support professional property developers and investors with access to bespoke funds for key property projects. Their core offering include bridging finance (up to 50m) and development exits for property development partners, coupled with commercial mortgages and complex BTL propositions for a broad range of SME and property investor borrowers. The incoming Loan Portfolio Assistant will work with the Senior Loan Management team with the ultimate view of ensuring that all active loans within the property loan book are performing, to achieve healthy redemption. Due to this you will support the team with tracking loan performance, raising early warning signs or opportunities from within the portfolio. Where issues or opportunities are identified you will work to support the solution which may include aspects such as arranging new loans, assisting borrowers with product transfers, planning redemption strategies and assisting with loan or asset recovery. Month by month you will assist with matters such as the collection of interest, devising and delivering reports for borrowers, investors and senior management, reviewing contracts and undertaking audits, liaising with external suppliers and credit bureaus, maintaining deal sheets, undertaking borrower due diligence &amp; being a main point of contact for the lenders borrowers throughout the life of the loan. Duties include (but may not be limited to): Monitoring loan performance within the lenders portfolio Ensuring loans are compliant in terms of contractual agreements Supporting interest collection for live loans Review and monitor weekly reports for relevant actions Review contracts and audits with credit bureaus Devise &amp; implement strategies for loan redemptions Undertake any collections activity if and where required Maintain deal sheets for corporate borrowers or investors Undertake borrower or investor due diligence Regular reporting to borrowers and investors The ideal individual for this role will have experience of loan servicing or management within the commercial real estate and residential mortgage sector. You will be able to demonstrate success in a role whereby you have managed live loans post funding and worked to support the ongoing performance and delivery of redemptions. In terms of the ideal personality for this role, you will be at your best working in a fast paced and dynamic environment. As the loan book is due to swell in debt quantum and number of borrowers, this means that you will enjoy managing multiple projects simultaneously. Most notably, you will be ambitious to learn about complex real estate lending as all training and development will be given. Our clients growth model is based on promoting existing team members from within, with the next step on the ladder a rise to Property Manager once excellent performance is delivered. So this is certainly more of a career opportunity, as opposed to just another job! The ideal individual will: Have experience in property loan servicing or management Be highly organised and capable of managing multiple loans and borrowers Have an excellent attention to detail and be highly organised Be a confident communicator in all cases Be highly proactive, quick to spot opportunities or problems to address Be a genuine team player and enjoy collaboration Be ambitious and keen to grow within The basic salary for this role is between c 30k - 45k relevant to experience. Higher offers may be considered for exceptional talent and experience. Salary will be complemented by access to two separate bonus structures that will allow you to substantially increase earnings year on year. This is a performance related bonus structure, as well as an annual discretionary structure. Most notably it is the progression potential for the arriving individual that makes this a genuinely exciting role and one I would be keen to discuss with you. The role will be based in our clients fantastic offices in Victoria. There is a reasonable amount of urgency to fill this position as you might expect in line with exciting growth plans. Therefore if this role does sound like one that you are both qualified for and interested in then we look forward to your application. We will aim to review your application as quickly as possible and where it is deemed that your experience does meet the requirements of the brief, we will be in contact for an initial chat to share more with you on the client and role and to understand better your expectations &amp; circumstances. We look forward to hearing from you.