Auditor/Surveyor

Skipton; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Auditor/Surveyor, where you'll play a crucial role in identifying security weaknesses and ensuring the integrity of financial investments. This permanent full-time position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including a car allowance and private medical insurance. You'll work closely with clients in the SME sector, providing essential audits and surveys to support their financial health. If you're passionate about risk management and delivering excellent service, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Bonus Scheme

Flexible Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience in Invoice Finance or Asset Based Lending preferred.
• Strong analytical skills for auditing and survey work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits to identify potential fraud/security issues.
• Liaise with managers on identified problems and recommendations.

Skills

Risk Management

Commercial Awareness

Analytical Skills

Team Collaboration

Job description

Hours:

Closing Date:
Mon, 19 May 2025

Are you experienced in Invoice Finance or Asset Based Lending with a bias towards audit & survey or credit risk? Skipton Business Finance are hiring for an Auditor / Surveyor to join our friendly team in an audit and investigative role and help us identify actual and potential weaknesses in security.

Who We Are

Skipton Business Finance, part of the Skipton Group, have been helping UK SMEs fulfil their aspirations for over 20 years by providing working capital solutions that support their ambitious growth plans.

With a rich history rooted in reliability and innovation, we leverage our expertise to offer a diverse range of financial products, including invoice finance. Our commitment to understanding the unique needs of each client enables us as a team to deliver personalised and responsive services, fostering long-term partnerships built on trust and mutual success.

At Skipton Business Finance, we strive to be more than just a financial provider. We aim to be a strategic ally, guiding businesses towards sustainable growth and prosperity. Join our team as we navigate the dynamic landscape of business finance together.

What Will You Be Doing as an Auditor/Surveyor

• Join the team at SBF in an audit and investigative role to identify actual and potential weaknesses in security and undertake surveys on new business with an analytical and commercial view to providing secure facilities based on your recommendations.
• You will also be responsible for protecting the integrity of SBF investment aiming to keep bad debts to a minimum and optimising the income stream of SBF via swift informative survey work streamlining the onboarding process for new clients.
• Working in a client facing environment you will be a key factor in ensuring SBF continues to provide excellent service to our portfolio.
• Our portfolio sits very much in the SME sector with audits conducted on clients across invoice discounting, factoring, chocs and our newly trademarked LedgerLite facilities. Typically, audited and surveyed businesses have an average of £350k funds out, but facilities range up to £10mill at the top end.

Primary Duties

• To be responsible for carrying out audits on all facility types with the aim of identifying potential fraud / security situations.
• To ensure audit frequencies are maintained on acceptable parameters.
• Swift liaison with Relationship Manager and/or Regional Operations Manager / Directors over identified problems.
• Undertake surveys on new business proposals.
• Provide recommendations on issues raised / security situations impacting on SBF's security.

What Do We Need From You?

We are open to applications from people with a variety of prior experience as training will be provided. What we need is someone who can:

• Utilise risk management skills in an effective manner to ensure client issues and security situations are reported on and a solutions-based approach is adopted in order that effective strategies to minimise bad debts are put in place.
• Demonstrate commercial and risk awareness when reviewing the portfolio in line with the Credit Policy and risk appetite of SBF.
• Ensure we operate effectively as a team and communicate to a high level to bring out the best in people and motivate staff at all levels by showing you are a team player.
• Take action to identify and improve your own work-related skill set and knowledge in a way which will benefit the role.
• Maintain strong, pro-active risk management practices to ensure that SBF achieves sustainable growth and profitability.
• Fully participate in company initiatives in a positive and proactive manner, ensuring income lines are protected and additional fees charged in line with expectations.
• Always adopt a professional approach to ensure all clients receive a high level of service to increase client satisfaction and extend client life.

What's In It For You

The role of Auditor/Surveyor is a permanent full time position Monday to Friday. You will be based in the North of England to allow for ease of access to our Leeds and Manchester offices as well as to our clients for this area.

This is a permanent position based on 35 hours per week. This role comes with a competitive basic salary, car allowance, bonus scheme, private medical insurance and a range of other benefits available on our Select platform.