Job Description
Pepper Advantage is one of the leading specialist loan servicing companies in the UK and we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Finance Operations Specialist to join our team and contribute to the success of our organisation in Uxbridge, London.
You will assist in the management and delivery of all requirements flowing from the cash management of the company’s mortgage portfolios. You will be joining a knowledgeable and dynamic finance team reporting to the Financial Operations Manager.
As a Finance Operations Specialist, your responsibilities will include:
* Responsibility for ensuring daily BACS files are collected
* Responsibility for entering daily transfer of funds to clients
* Managing the daily investigation of un-reconciled items
* Managing customer queries directed to the finance team from within the business
* Financial Reporting in relation to portfolios of mortgage accounts, including the preparation, review of ad hoc reports and the validation of systems generated reports
* Resolution of any queries from corporate stakeholders in relation to monthly reporting in a timely and professional manner
* Preparation of revenue invoicing, including review of servicing agreements and contracts and forecasting of future revenue
* Testing and set up of new transaction codes in the mortgage posting system
* Managing queries as they arise from previous servicers, clients, auditors and internal audit.
* Responsibility for setting up banking infrastructure including completing KYC documentation, bank account set-up, setting up Direct Debit accounts and bulk change transfers, card payment systems and DWP lender codes
* Responsibility for ensuring any post-migration cash is received from previous servicer and posted onto the accounts in a timely manner
Essential Skills:
* Experience in daily bank reconciliation
* Experienced in BACS file management
* Self-reliant and self-motivated.
* Detail orientated and able to work to tight deadlines.
* Strong English verbal and written communication skills
* You will be accurate in your work, well organised and reliable.
* You will need good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
* Excellent mathematical, analytical and abstract reasoning skills.
* Able to apply consideration to potential outcomes and to make decisions with supervision
Benefits:
* Salary £28,000 per annum
* Hybrid working
* Private medical insurance
* Salary Sacrifice Pension matched up to 8%
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* EAP
* Enhanced maternity and paternity
* Wellbeing and Volunteering days
* Eye care
* Payroll Giving
* Life Assurance
Additional Information:
This position is a hybrid role and there will be an expectation (following an initial training period), of two days per week office attendance.
About the Company:
We currently operate in nine jurisdictions across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and have over US$50 billion in assets under management. We employ more than 1,100 people to look after 65 clients and 1,000,000 end-users - and we're growing fast. Through heavy investment in tech-enablement and data and analytics, we are driving operational efficiency, empowering clients, and expanding our remit all over the world.
Working across commercial and residential real estate, personal and SME loans, credit cards, asset finance and point of sale, our advanced credit intelligence platform enables us to arrive at the best solutions for our clients and their customers, and always pushes for the right outcome, whatever financial journey they're on. As an employee of the Pepper Advantage community, you’ll be part of a unique global-scale data network, giving you access to all the latest market trends and opportunities. You have to be in it to get the full advantage!