Trainee Underwriter Apprenticeship
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Company: STAR Asset Finance Ltd
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Location: B46 1HH
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
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Ref: NAS-2000023029
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Application Deadline Date: 16/04/2026
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Start Date: 04/05/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday. Shifts TBC.
Brief Description
To underwrite and support the Group Underwriting function in all its capacities.
Training to be Provided
- Keep up to date with compliance regulation updates including any changes within your role
- Attend and/or complete any mandatory training courses stipulated by the Company
- Lead by example and embed the conduct rules in every aspect of your work
- Identify and approve relevant training opportunities
- Financial Administrator Level 3
Future Prospects
Financial Administrator Level 3.
Vacancy Detail
- To develop skills with one-to-one training to grow to support the credit team. Once this has been achieved
- To deliver a risk-based assessment of any incoming proposals received from all Group Companies
- Make underwriting decisions by utilising several analytical tools, including but not limited, to credit searches, accounts/cash flow analysis and contextual business information.
- Dealing with a large volume of information about businesses, using this to form the assessment of risk to arrive at underwriting decisions
- To confidently justify decisions made and be able to explain your reasoning to the Sales/Support teams from across the Group Companies. Provide well-rounded feedback to enable Sales/Support teams to provide stronger evidential cases the next time
- To assist in the preparation and presentation of Credit Papers to Senior Group Underwriters, Senior Management/ STAR board
- To assist in the administration of new initiative and pilot schemes as appropriate
- To assist and take part in the testing and embedding of new systems and processes
- To assist in the completion of auditing on deals that have paid out and make recommendations if needed
- Processing and input of financial paperwork for own book deals
- Work with other team members to ensure efficient workflow
- Using a variety of software packages (Excel, Word and internal CRM systems)
- Assist with any other duties as reasonably requested by Group Underwriting Manager to support across the business
Other Information
Starting salary £16640.