Senior Originations Co-ordinator

Paragon Banking Group PLC; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking an experienced professional in Asset Finance originations to manage application processes and foster strong relationships with stakeholders. This role offers hybrid working, a supportive environment, and a commitment to employee development and wellbeing. The ideal candidate will possess advanced knowledge of asset finance products and excellent organisational skills.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Share Save Scheme

Profit Related Pay

Pension Plan

Family Friendly policies

Employee Discounts

Volunteering Day

Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• Experience in Asset Finance originations.
• Ability to manage prioritisation of applications.
• Skills to process complex transactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the prioritisation of applications through the origination process.
• Process applications ensuring compliance with policies.
• Support training and coaching for the team.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of asset finance products

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to build strong relationships

Understanding of AML/KYC requirements

Positive customer-centric attitude

Job description

About The Role

Let’s grow together!

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award‑winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re experienced in Asset Finance originations and looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

What you’ll be doing

• Manage the prioritisation of applications and tasks through the Origination process
• Process applications, particularly complex transactions, through the originations process ensuring they are processed in line with all policies and procedures
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to build good relationships to support good customer outcomes
• Deputise for the Team Leaders and ensure team SLA’s are monitored and consistently achieved
• Support the Team Leaders by delivering training and coaching of new and existing team members of the teams to ensure that their knowledge and skill levels are appropriate to carry out their duties

About You

What you’ll bring to the team

• Advanced knowledge of all asset finance products so that you can support the team with technical queries and more complex transactions
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and adapt in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and senior colleagues in SME lending as well as external customers, suppliers and introducers
• Excellent understanding of AML / KYC requirements and Paragon’s internal policies and procedures
• A consistent positive attitude keeping the customer at the heart of everything you do

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.

Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.

Working hours

Full time hybrid working, 2 days per week minimum in the Southampton office

Inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long‑term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.

What can we offer you?

• Generous Holiday Allowance : Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme : Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay : We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
• Pension Plan : We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
• Family Friendly policies : We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
• Employee Discounts : Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
• Volunteering Day : Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Be flexible

We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work‑life balance. We operate hybrid working, splitting our week between the office and home. We are also open to discussing flexible working, job shares and part time options.

Be yourself

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.