Client Executive

About Praetura Group Ltd

Praetura Group was founded to provide growing and ambitious companies the funding they need to succeed. By bringing a diverse range of financial services together, we can support businesses as they scale, and their funding requirements change. At Praetura, we know it takes more than just capital to build a great business. It takes funding on the right terms, with the support of people who’ve been there before. And that’s what we try to provide - more than money.

The Role

Praetura Invoice Finance is the newest part of Praetura Group’s SME working capital finance division. We are passionate about providing SMEs with client-focused and adaptable funding solutions. We will be providing Factoring and Invoice Discounting as a ‘no-legacy’ lender providing expert, seamless, responsive, and trusted working capital solutions based on a strong relationship management ethos supported by great digital technology.

Due to the growth of our team, we are looking for a Client Executive to provide excellent levels of day-to-day client service, and risk management for a portfolio of Factoring and Invoice Discounting clients. You will assist with new client take on, in life sales ledger management, funding oversight, and collections. As we’re a new start division, there will be real potential for growth, future progression, and to help build how we do things.

Key aspects of the role include:

· Working closely with other members of the team to implement and maintain excellent standards of client service.

· In tandem with Sales colleagues, ensuring that the transition from prospect to client is managed brilliantly so it’s a positive experience for the new client.

· Maintaining professional relationships with, and seeking to maximise the funding we provide to our clients, by understanding their business and needs, and dealing with their queries quickly and effectively.

· Develop and maintain standard KPC’s and monitoring techniques for ensuring these are always fit for purpose.

· Ensuring the security and profitability of your portfolio of clients through effective debt verification and credit control. trend and information analysis, reviewing of key trends and acting on them.

· Undertaking processing (and day end balancing) of sales ledger transactions, client payments, month end disciplines

· Being flexible to support all area of the business as we grow.

Experience and skills

· Self-starter with a willingness to learn and attain new skills along with the flexibility to support all areas of the business in the early stages.

· Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for great service.

· Ideally experienced in a similar role or have the base experience to be ready for it by having a good working knowledge of Invoice Finance in the areas the role covers.

· An understanding of key risk management requirements in Invoice Finance.

· Appetite to help us establish and grow our business.

· Well organised, good attention to detail and tenacious when faced with a challenge.

· Good MS Office IT skills and ideally experience of working with industry standard operating systems.

What we can offer

· Competitive salary plus discretionary yearly bonus

· Company pension scheme

· 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays)

· Your birthday off

· Private healthcare for you and your dependents

· Simply Health cash plan

· Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support

· Death in service insurance

· Cycle 2 Work scheme

· Techscheme (Currys PC World)

· Salary extras discount scheme

· Discounted childcare

· Enhanced family friendly policies

· Free parking or travel allowance

· Free breakfast, drinks and snacks

· Social events, including summer and Christmas parties

· Plenty of learning opportunities; we're passionate about developing our people

Hear from our people about how Praetura provide More Than Money on our careers page - https://www.praetura.co.uk/careers

At Praetura we understand everybody has different needs, and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We have an equal opportunities policy, and it's important to us that everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best during the interview process. So, if you require any reasonable adjustments please let the People Team know in your application or by contacting apply@praetura.co.uk

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Application question(s):

• Can you reliably commute to Spinningfields, Manchester?
• Do you have Invoice Finance experience?

Work Location: In person