Deposit Operations Analyst

OakNorth; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing financial institution in Manchester is seeking a Deposit Operations Analyst to support savings products and deliver exceptional customer service. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a problem-solving mindset. This full-time role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development and benefits like equity and subsidised medical insurance.

Benefits

Equity

25 days holiday

Personalized benefits

Subsidised Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Wellbeing events

Volunteering time off

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in providing strong customer service via telephone and email is desired.
• Problem solving mindset is critical.
• Resilience and ability to work under pressure are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support origination and in-life management of savings products.
• Deliver excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Resolve complex customer account management issues.

Skills

Customer service experience

Strong communication skills

Problem solving mindset

Organisation and time management

Job description

Since 2015, we’ve backed entrepreneurs with over £13.5bn in funding, helping create 56,000+ jobs and 34,000 + new homes across the UK and US.We’re dedicated to helping trailblazing businesses thrive and our Deposit Operations Team are integral to our growth.

We have an exciting opportunity to join OakNorth Bank as a Deposit Operations Analyst! This is a full-time, permanent, position in Manchester reporting to our Deposit Operations Manager. We’re looking for an ambitious self-starter and problem solver who is ready to contribute, grow, and build a career with us. Candidates with 1-2 years relevant experience may find this role particulalry a good fit, but we welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

The mission of a Deposit Operations Analyst is to support the origination and in-life management of OakNorth savings products, whilst providing dedicated customer support. It’s a role where you’ll be given real responsibility, the chance to learn and develop, and the opportunity to shape your career path in a team that values initiative, ownership and customer delight. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced, growing bank with a reputation for doing things differently.

Responsibilities

• Support the origination and in-life management of OakNorth savings products
• Handle a wide range of deposit tasks to support customers with their accounts such as inbound/outbound customer calls, mail processing, email responses, and system tasks
• Deliver excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment, resolving customer incidents or changes at first point of contact, or, escalating when necessary
• Proactively develop product knowledge and customer support skills, sharing insights and best practice with colleagues/team
• Resolve complex customer account management issues, gathering sufficient information to enable colleagues to support through to resolution
• With time, and after building subject matter expertise of all processing and controls within Deposit Operations and related areas, propose process improvements
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects and collaborate cross-functionally, ensuring customer feedback is shared effectively across teams
• Maintain strong process controls to minimise risk for both the customer and the business
• Leverage AI tools to boost productivity and enhance decision-making in the role

Requirements

• Experience in providing strong customer service via telephone and email (desired but not essential)
• A passion for delivering a great service experience and ability to go the extra mile for our customers
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, confident in handling phone calls with UK-based customers
• Positive attitude, approach, and clarity of thought
• Energetic, friendly and curious with excellent interpersonal skills
• Problem solving mindset critical
• Analytical approach to problems
• Organisation and time management skills essential
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• Resilience and the ability to work under pressure, and to pressing deadlines / SLAs
• Previous experience within customer service role preferred but not required
• Open to occasional weekend work and/or evening hours when and if required

Benefits & Perks

• Equity. We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned.
• 25 days holiday
• Personalized benefits – opt-in to what matters to you
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing and social events
• Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme)