Trainee Underwriter Apprenticeship

  • Company: STAR Asset Finance Ltd
  • Location: B46 1HH
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £16,640.00 per year
  • Sector: Legal, finance and accounting
  • Ref: NAS-2000023029
  • Application Deadline Date: 16/04/2026
  • Start Date: 04/05/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • 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. 

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