Bond Administrator (Part-Time, Job-Share, Full-Time)
Zurich
- Manchester
- £27,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Process bonds and individual transaction requirements throughout the bond lifecycle including the preparation of documents and correspondence.
- Process facility and security documentation.
- Review documentation submitted to cancel or reduce bonds and authorise transactions after full training.
- Co-ordinate the review of bonds due for renewal involving contacting clients and brokers to obtain the necessary underwriting information.
- Liaise with international colleagues in relation to non-domestic business.
- Liaise with clients and brokers answering queries during the lifecycle of bonds and in relation to credit control.
- Check the processing accuracy of others in the team after full training.
- Provide general underwriting administration support.
- Co-ordinate 'one-off' projects as required.
- Deal with incoming and outgoing post.
- Maintain filing systems - digital and paper.
- Previous experience in a similar role - experience or working within Financial Services/Legal is desirable but not essential.
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C or above for Maths and English).
- PC skills to include an excellent knowledge of Word and Excel - knowledge of Salesforce and PowerPoint is desirable but not essential.
- Enthusiastic with a positive attitude and a desire to continue to improve processes and help drive the business forward.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively and build and maintain relationships at all levels of staff, both within and outside of the team.
- Committed to provide high quality work with a strong focus on accuracy in a time pressured environment, while ensuring deadlines are met.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information to produce an output with high attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and cope with varying workloads and pressure.
- Effective at working independently as well as in collaboration with others with a willingness to undertake a varied number of duties.
- Ability to use initiative and recognise when an innovative approach to tasks / problems is required.
- 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
- Annual company bonus.
- Income Protection.
- Life cover - four times your salary.
- 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
- You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you.
- The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
- Three days paid volunteering.
- Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Access to Private medical insurance.
- Virtual GP appointments.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Free flu jab.
- Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
- Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich. We were the first insurer to sign the 'UN Business Ambition for 1.5˚C' pledge.
- Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.