Sales Support Administrators

SALES SUPPORT ADMINISTRATORS – COMMERCIAL ASSET FINANCE SECTOR

“Pivotal role for paralegal or legal secretary or administrator to apply their superb administrative capabilities within a fast-paced commercial asset finance sales environment.”

Salary £26-28000 (Dependent on Experience) + Bonus + Benefits

Location: East Midlands

Commutable from Northampton, Wellingborough, Newport Pagnell, Moulton, Rothwell, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Stony Stratford, Cranfield, Brixworth, Rugby, Daventry, Crick, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Kettering, Towcester, Market Harborough, Leicester, Coventry, Corby, Banbury, Brackley,  

A great career development opportunity to join a high growth and key player within the commercial finance sector.   Our client is experiencing unprecedented growth and has an ambitious strategic plan which includes significant capital investment and expansion of its operations.

You will join a friendly and dynamic sales support team as Sales Support Administrator and will have the opportunity to work with various internal colleagues and stakeholders across sales, credit underwriting, finance, legal, HR & recruitment, providing excellent and efficient administrative and secretarial support. 

The environment is fast paced and time sensitive so its an ideal role for someone used to a sales or legal environment where excellent times management and planning, working to strict deadlines and attention to detail are critical to success. You will also be familiar with interrogating software systems to undertake research and checks to support financial loan applications from a range of B2B customers. 

This role would suit someone with a good standard of education perhaps to A level, BTEC HNC/HND or degree, currently working in a sales administration, sales support, or legal role such as a paralegal or legal secretary.  You will be a self-starter, proactive and solutions driven. 

Experience within asset finance or loans, mortgages or conveyancing would be advantageous but not essential.  You will be a confident communicator, used to operating as an indispensable part of a very busy team, supporting the sales team and other functions to convert and process sales, proposals and contracts ensuring excellent customer service.  You will be very PC literate and very accurate when it comes to preparing documentation.  An excellent professional telephone manner will be a prerequisite as you will not only handle inbound enquiries but also outbound calls to external partners such as lenders/banks and suppliers booking appointments and processing documents.

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You will assist the sales team and provide general administrative support by:

• Handling Invoice requests/liaising with suppliers to raise invoices, assist with onboarding (e.g., KYC/Know Your Customer checks etc) as well as checking invoices for correct formatting.
• You will be typing first draft finance proposals with the Sales Director’s client’s requirements and sending proposals to lenders.
• You will be handling inbound calls to the sales team, dealing with their personal customers and clients, organising signings and proofing/detail-checking customer finance documentation.
• You will be compiling pay-out packs post-signing to be sent to lenders for processing as well as managing and updating CRM and databases. You will be typing & compiling reports, presentations (PowerPoint) and general correspondence at board level.
• You will be implementing and maintaining procedures/administrative systems, conducting searches for your own book lending, raising a multitude of varied finance documentation and checking lending/interest rates for client proposals.
• You will be using internal accounting software to raise invoices, liaising with lenders, and maintaining relations. You will be arranging meetings, minute taking, arranging travel, transport, accommodation, events etc.
• You will be collating performance statistics on team member proposal levels as well as assisting with staff one-to-ones and annual reviews. You will be assisting with the search for new account managers/liaising with recruitment agents as well as booking interviews and reviewing CV’s.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Educated to minimum A level/BTEC HNC/HND or University Degree
• Current and recent experience in an administrative/secretarial or sales support role
• Experience as a paralegal or legal secretary, asset finance, mortgages or conveyancing administrative support would be advantageous
• Confident and proactive manner
• Excellent time management, planning, problem solving skills
• PC literate – highly proficient in MS Office and used to interrogating other software for research and compiling reports.
• A great reputation for accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail.
• A team player used to a fast-paced deadline driven commercial/sales environment.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary, an annual bonus and a range of other benefits and social/team events.