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Interim Credit Manager

Interim Credit Manager

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Job Description: The Interim Credit Manager role in Hampshire involves leading a Credit Underwriting and Financial Crime team for a specialist property lender during a growth phase. The position requires extensive experience in Buy-to-Let lending and hands-on leadership to ensure responsible and compliant lending practices. The successful candidate will manage a team of 9 and hold a personal lending mandate of £5m, overseeing the credit process and fraud prevention measures. This senior-level contract is ideal for someone ready to make an immediate impact in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead, coach, and manage a team of underwriters responsible for Buy-to-Let credit decisions.
  • Use your personal delegated lending authority (£5m) to review complex or non-standard applications.
  • Present lending cases above mandate to the parent company where required.
  • Oversee fraud detection systems (e.g., CIFAS, SIRA), investigate suspicious activity, and liaise with external fraud agencies.
  • Support training and assessment for new underwriters and mandate holders.
  • Ensure credit practices align with internal policy and regulatory expectations.
  • Prepare reports for executive management and credit committees.

Skills Required:

  • Extensive credit underwriting experience in financial services, with a strong track record in Buy-to-Let and portfolio lending.
  • Current personal mandate of £2m+ (held for at least 10 years).
  • Experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams.
  • Strong working knowledge of financial crime frameworks (AML, CTF, sanctions).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a contract role and deliver quickly.

Salary (Rate): £75,000.00 yearly

City: Hampshire

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Interim Credit Manager

Location: Hampshire (Hybrid – 3 days on-site per week)

Industry: Specialist Property Finance / Buy-to-Let Lending

Employment Type: Interim (Contract)

We’re supporting a specialist property lender in their search for an Interim Credit Manager to lead their Credit Underwriting and Financial Crime team during a key period of growth. This is a senior-level contract ideal for someone with deep expertise in Buy-to-Let lending , hands-on leadership experience, and the ability to step into a business and make an immediate impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Credit Director, you’ll manage a team of 9 and hold a personal lending mandate of £5m. You’ll oversee the end-to-end credit process, support lending decisions on complex cases, and take ownership of fraud prevention and financial crime controls. The business is scaling and this role is essential to ensuring lending activity remains responsible, compliant, and commercially sound.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and manage a team of underwriters responsible for Buy-to-Let credit decisions.
  • Use your personal delegated lending authority (£5m) to review complex or non-standard applications.
  • Present lending cases above mandate to the parent company where required.
  • Oversee fraud detection systems (e.g., CIFAS, SIRA), investigate suspicious activity, and liaise with external fraud agencies.
  • Support training and assessment for new underwriters and mandate holders.
  • Ensure credit practices align with internal policy and regulatory expectations.
  • Prepare reports for executive management and credit committees.

What We’re Looking For

  • Extensive credit underwriting experience in financial services, with a strong track record in Buy-to-Let and portfolio lending.
  • Current personal mandate of £2m+ (held for at least 10 years).
  • Experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams.
  • Strong working knowledge of financial crime frameworks (AML, CTF, sanctions).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a contract role and deliver quickly
Rate:

£75,000 Per year

Location:

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

IR35 Status:

Outside

Remote Status:

Hybrid

Industry:

Finance

Seniority Level:

Senior

Job Description: The Interim Credit Manager role in Hampshire involves leading a Credit Underwriting and Financial Crime team for a specialist property lender during a growth phase. The position requires extensive experience in Buy-to-Let lending and hands-on leadership to ensure responsible and compliant lending practices. The successful candidate will manage a team of 9 and hold a personal lending mandate of £5m, overseeing the credit process and fraud prevention measures. This senior-level contract is ideal for someone ready to make an immediate impact in a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead, coach, and manage a team of underwriters responsible for Buy-to-Let credit decisions.
  • Use your personal delegated lending authority (£5m) to review complex or non-standard applications.
  • Present lending cases above mandate to the parent company where required.
  • Oversee fraud detection systems (e.g., CIFAS, SIRA), investigate suspicious activity, and liaise with external fraud agencies.
  • Support training and assessment for new underwriters and mandate holders.
  • Ensure credit practices align with internal policy and regulatory expectations.
  • Prepare reports for executive management and credit committees.

Skills Required:

  • Extensive credit underwriting experience in financial services, with a strong track record in Buy-to-Let and portfolio lending.
  • Current personal mandate of £2m+ (held for at least 10 years).
  • Experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams.
  • Strong working knowledge of financial crime frameworks (AML, CTF, sanctions).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a contract role and deliver quickly.

Salary (Rate): £75,000.00 yearly

City: Hampshire

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Interim Credit Manager

Location: Hampshire (Hybrid – 3 days on-site per week)

Industry: Specialist Property Finance / Buy-to-Let Lending

Employment Type: Interim (Contract)

We’re supporting a specialist property lender in their search for an Interim Credit Manager to lead their Credit Underwriting and Financial Crime team during a key period of growth. This is a senior-level contract ideal for someone with deep expertise in Buy-to-Let lending , hands-on leadership experience, and the ability to step into a business and make an immediate impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Credit Director, you’ll manage a team of 9 and hold a personal lending mandate of £5m. You’ll oversee the end-to-end credit process, support lending decisions on complex cases, and take ownership of fraud prevention and financial crime controls. The business is scaling and this role is essential to ensuring lending activity remains responsible, compliant, and commercially sound.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and manage a team of underwriters responsible for Buy-to-Let credit decisions.
  • Use your personal delegated lending authority (£5m) to review complex or non-standard applications.
  • Present lending cases above mandate to the parent company where required.
  • Oversee fraud detection systems (e.g., CIFAS, SIRA), investigate suspicious activity, and liaise with external fraud agencies.
  • Support training and assessment for new underwriters and mandate holders.
  • Ensure credit practices align with internal policy and regulatory expectations.
  • Prepare reports for executive management and credit committees.

What We’re Looking For

  • Extensive credit underwriting experience in financial services, with a strong track record in Buy-to-Let and portfolio lending.
  • Current personal mandate of £2m+ (held for at least 10 years).
  • Experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams.
  • Strong working knowledge of financial crime frameworks (AML, CTF, sanctions).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a contract role and deliver quickly
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