Mortgage Underwriter

Coventry Building Society; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Annual discretionary bonus

Enhanced pension contributions

Parental leave

Wellbeing support

Life assurance

Job summary

Coventry Building Society is recruiting a Mortgage Underwriter to assess applications, verify payslips and ID, and ensure adherence to policy and accuracy in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

The role involves daily communication with mortgage brokers, solicitors and customers to gather information, explain processes, and keep everyone updated. After training (up to six months), hybrid work will be adopted, with at least two days per week from the Coventry office.

Qualifications

• Experience of underwriting mortgage applications.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication with brokers, solicitors and customers.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite mortgage applications and ensure policy compliance.
• Verify payslips and ID documents and run mortgage calculations.
• Maintain timely updates with brokers, solicitors and customers.

Skills

Mortgage underwriting

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Document verification

Policy knowledge

Job description

Our New Lending area has the opportunity to join them as a Mortgage Underwriter.

This role is responsible for accurately processing our customer mortgage applications through our systems, ensuring they meet the appropriate policies and criteria. The role holder underwrites cases by checking mortgage calculations, various customer's documents such as payslips and proof of I.D, ensuring high levels of accuracy and attention to detail within this fast paced, customer focused environment. It requires strong attention to detail to be able to highlight any discrepancies or concerns.

The role also involves working closely with mortgage brokers, solicitors and customers by making call to them on a daily basis, keeping them up to date on the mortgage process and gain any extra information needed will be an important part of this opportunity. Continuous learning and keeping up to date with product and policy changes will be key as well as and achieving quality standards.

Once you're trained and comfortable in role (up to 6 months) you'll revert to a hybrid working pattern. We'll then ask you to work at least two days (more if you prefer) from our Coventry office. The role operates Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with enhanced contributions
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications