Credit Risk Manager

Billing Finance; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Northampton seeks a highly skilled Senior Credit Risk Manager to enhance their credit strategies and lead a new team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in credit risk management, with a proven track record in the auto lending sector and a data-driven approach. Responsibilities include refining lending strategies and ensuring alignment with financial goals. Join a values-driven organization focused on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Pension salary sacrifice scheme

Private Medical

Income Protection

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual £200 personal growth fund

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in credit risk management and affordability strategies.
• Knowledge of UK bureau data and fraud detection techniques.
• Experience in developing and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Analysing and implementing top-tier decision-making processes.
• Optimising credit risk and affordability strategies.
• Building and managing a new Credit Risk Team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Credit risk management

Job description

About You.

• Are you an analytical Credit Risk Manager with experience of shaping, developing and managing teams?
• Does the idea of joining a business undergoing an exciting period of transformation appeal?
• Are you able to contribute on a strategic level, but also get involved in the day-to-day requirements?

About the Role.

We're now looking for a highly skilled and analytical Senior Credit Risk Manager to elevate our strategy and expand a key segment of our business. You’ll have a proven track record of achieving outstanding credit results (ideally within the auto lending sector) and will bring a strong and data-driven approach to credit risk management.

This is a pivotal position ideal for an individual passionate about analysing data, capable of translating insights into actionable market strategies, and who excels in dynamic, high-responsibility settings.

You’ll elevate our approach to lending decisions and will balance growth objectives with the financial health of our business. Your responsibilities will include analysing and implementing top-tier decision-making processes and automation. You will ensure our strategies align with strong credit outcomes, leveraging data-driven insights and innovative solutions specifically designed for the dynamics of the car loan market.

You’ll help build and manage a newly formed Credit Risk Team, so will have prior experience of developing, mentoring and managing team promoting a culture focused on growth, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Strong stakeholder management skills are a must, and you’ll be adept at presenting and explaining complex information to both technical and non-technical staff.

This will be a varied, interesting and challenging role, which will allow you to help us shape a key area of our business during an exciting period of growth and change. Your responsibilities will be varied, but will include the following:

• Optimising and enhancing our credit risk and affordability strategies
• Ensuring lending decisions focus on both growth and financial sustainability
• Analysing data to implement best-in-class decision-making frameworks
• Utilising advanced automation techniques to support business objectives
• Tailoring innovative approaches to the unique aspects of the car loan market
• Collaborating with a dedicated, skilled risk team to innovate credit and affordability strategies, making thoughtful decisions through a practical approach to analytics and data.
• Developing efficient processes that strike a balance between customer outcomes, operational efficiency, and business objectives
• Achieving real-world results by enhancing credit performance and lowering arrears rates across the entire risk spectrum
• Leveraging data and insights to pinpoint trends, shape strategy, and foster ongoing process improvements
• Ensuring all initiatives comply with regulatory, legal, and compliance standards, while maintaining a strong commitment to customer fairness

Your Background and Experience.

This role will form a pivotal part of the further development of our Credit Risk function, so it's imperative that the successful applicant will have proven experience in credit risk management and affordability strategies, proficiency in data-driven decision making and in-depth knowledge of UK bureau data. You’ll be familiar with fraud detection techniques, alternative data sources and collections solutions.

We're excited to be recruiting for this role, so if the above strikes a cord with you, and matches your experience, we’d love to hear from you!

Why Join Us?

We're a values-driven business where your voice matters. You’ll join a team that believes in collaboration, continuous improvement, and doing the right thing—for our customers, and each other.

About Billing Finance.

We are a privately-run family owned vehicle financing Company based on the outskirts of Northampton. We focus on customers with non-standard credit profiles that may not fit the automated underwriting processes of other lenders. Our mission is to help get all our people, including customers and staff "where they need to be" by "putting them at the heart of everything we do".

We help people with non-standard credit profiles access vehicle finance, and as a small, ambitious company, you’ll see the direct impact of your work across the full customer journey.

We offer meaningful benefits, flexibility, and a team that values getting things done.

Our values are:

1. We are responsible – We are conscious of our impact on people and planet
2. We care about you – We are kind and compassionate with our customers and with each other
3. We work with you – We support financial wellbeing for our customers and the wider community

The successful candidate will not only have a successful and fulfilling career with us but will also receive a fantastic range of benefits:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• Private Medical
• Income Protection
• Hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual £200 personal growth fund
• Paid volunteering days

We currently have approximately 100 staff members, so if you want to join a Company that wants to make a difference then apply today!

The Recruitment Process and How We Will Use Your Data.

The recruitment process will involve obtaining information and/or exchanging it with the following organisations to assist with our pre-employment checks prior to interview.

• Credit Reference Agencies – to complete a soft credit check to understand your financial history
• CIFAS – to check both National and Internal databases for fraudulent activity. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found here https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.