Job Description
Mortgage consultant
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: 24,000 OTE 26,500
Hours: Monday-Friday
Overall role
Managing inbound and outbound calls, and online enquiries from new and existing clients, who require whole of market mortgage advice
Qualifying clients by gathering relevant information to be able to assess clients’ ability to secure a mortgage and book clients in for an appointment with an adviser
Nurture clients who are the initial stages of their mortgage journey and manage through to an appointment with an adviser
Key Responsibilities
Handling all inbound mortgage and protection related enquiries
Qualifying mortgage and protection appointments
Generating mortgage appointments from outbound calls to existing clients
Liaising with key stakeholders in the business, including mortgage advisers, property staff and senior managers
Creation and updating of accurate MI to evidence performance and drive improvements.
Accurate data entry and updating of CRM system.
Requesting and analysing credit files from clients with credit issues
Identifying opportunities for referrals to other areas of the Firm e.g. legal, estate agency, investment needs
Skills and Experience
Essential
Confident communicator with experience of telephone sales
Well organised with an attention to detail
Driven, self-motivated with an ability and desire to work autonomously.
Sales orientated with an ability to spot opportunities.
Strong written communication
Numerate and comfortable with basic calculations
IT literate – good knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
Desirable
Basic understanding of mortgages and protection – not essential as full training will be given.
Experience of building relationships over the telephone
Desire to progress career within Financial Services
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
