Business Development Executive

Residenciaonline; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Leeds is seeking a Business Development Executive to support Regional Directors and manage new business opportunities. The role involves assisting in report writing, pipeline management, and maintaining high professional standards. Ideal candidates will be strong communicators, self-motivated, and have a basic understanding of finance. Flexible hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• Strong communicator.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Self-motivated and adaptable.
• Team player with customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Support Regional Directors and shadow meetings.
• Structure and submit New Business Reports.
• Manage pipeline and CRM.
• Assist with deal progression and writing reports.
• Maintain professional company representation.
• Contribute to Sales Meetings and manage leads.

Skills

Relationship building skills

Basic commercial awareness

Basic technical knowledge of funding

Planning and delivery skills

Financial literacy

Ability to engage internal stakeholders

Time management

Job description

Position

Business Development Executive

Department

Ultimate Finance Working Capital

Responsible To

Sales Director

Location

Leeds. Hybrid and flexible work options available.

Overview

To work as part of our existing Working Capital sales team to pro-actively support and assist Regional Directors with the conversion of new business opportunities. We expect you to demonstrate our core values of Decency, Enterprise and Brilliance at all times. You will be responsible for ensuring that excellent customer service is given to all prospects, introducers, internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a support to the Regional Directors and shadow them on meetings whenever necessary.
• Oversee the process of structuring and submitting New Business Reports and the subsequent discussions with internal underwriters.
• Overall pipeline and CRM management.
• Assist in the writing of New Business Reports for submission to underwriters.
• Work with Operations, Securities and Underwriting to assist the progression of deals through to pay‑out.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the asset based finance industry including Ultimate Finance Group products and services, competitors, introducers, risks, industry sectors and markets.
• At all times represent the company professionally and maintain our high standards in all respects.
• Attend and actively contribute to the Sales Meetings.
• Manage leads from designated brokers and internal sources, including qualification of the opportunity and managing the expectation of the brokers and the prospective client.
• Assist and support the team as and when required.
• Ongoing compliance with internal procedures.

Behaviours & Characteristics

• Strong communicator
• Ability to problem solve
• Self‑motivated
• Team player
• Committed & confident
• Adaptable
• Values driven
• Organised
• Customer focussed & people centric
• Proactive
• Approachable

Key Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate relationship building skills
• Basic commercial awareness and basic technical knowledge of funding
• Basic planning and delivery skills
• Financially literate
• Ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders
• Good time management

We kindly ask not be contacted by recruitment agencies, thank you.