New Business Advisor - Milton Keynes

Volkswagen Group; Newton Longville; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus (10%)

Pension: 9% contribution

Company Car BEV scheme

Private medical insurance (post-prob)

Job summary

VWFS UK is looking for a meticulous finance documents advisor who handles dealer and customer submissions by phone and email, validates information, and authorises appropriate payments to dealers. You will work in a fast-paced environment where speed and accuracy matter.

You will maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial regulations, Data Protection Act and Consumer Credit Act, and liaise with Customer Services to ensure timely payouts and excellent service.

Qualifications

• Full PC literacy is essential.
• Excellent written and spoken communication capabilities are required.
• Previous customer service centre, call centre or finance company experience is desirable.
• An understanding of the Data Protection Act and Consumer Credit Act is desirable.
• Strong customer service focus is essential and a customer-friendly manner is expected.
• Ability to demonstrate systematic thought processes.
• Ability to cope with pressure, meet deadlines and work a flexible pattern including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Respond to dealer enquiries by phone with speed and accuracy.
• Enter/handle customer and dealer data via internal systems following procedures and guidelines.
• Validate customer documentation with proposal details and authorise appropriate payments to dealers.
• Maintain liaison with other business areas including Customer Services.
• Keep up-to-date knowledge of FCA regulations to fulfil the role.

Skills

Full PC literacy

Excellent written and spoken comms

Customer service experience desirable

Data Protection Act knowledge

Customer service focus

Systematic thinking

Work under pressure with flexible hrs

Job description

• Responding to dealer enquiries, mainly by phone.
• Entering / handling customer and dealer data via internal systems that processing procedures and response time guidelines are followed, with speed and accuracy being paramount.
• Validating customer documentation with proposal details when received and authorising appropriate payment to the dealer.
• Close liaison with other business areas including Customer Services.
• Maintaining your level of understanding of the FCA regulations to ensure you are competent to fulfil your role

This role is responsible for processing appropriate documents for finance submitted by Volkswagen Group Dealers/Retailers - verifying details and ensuring speedy pay out to our dealers. Advisors must possess a keen desire to ensure that dealer applications and queries, either over the phone or through correspondence, are dealt with quickly and efficiently. With key products and services aligned to some of the leading brands in the motor industry, our aim is to ensure second to none service levels and effective communications linked to timely and effective action.

• Full PC literacy essential
• Excellent written and spoken communication capabilities
• Previous customer service centre, call centre or finance company experience is desirable
• An understanding of the Data Protection Act and Consumer Credit Act is desirable
• Strong customer service focus essential and a customer friendly manner at all times
• Able to demonstrate systematic thought processes
• Able to cope with pressure and meet deadlines, and to work a flexible working pattern incl. evenings and weekends plus some Bank Holidays

Why join VWFS UK?

Youll have the opportunity to make a difference by helping us to achieve our mission.

Our mission is straight forward; we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. That means we make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isnt just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team.

• Bonus: Discretionary 10% on-target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)
• Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.
• Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.
• Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers , access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).
• Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover), access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover , so you can select the benefits that matter to you.
• We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. Youll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.