About Allica Bank
Allica is the UK’s fastest growing company - and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech.
Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers.
Role Description
As a Business Development Manager in our Invoice Finance team, your primary responsibility will be to originate new business working across all of our acquisition channels. This will include managing and nurturing existing introducer relationships as well as building new ones, working closely and collaboratively with the wider Distribution team within the bank on multi-product opportunities and sourcing new business opportunities directly. You will be responsible for taking prospects through the end to end sales cycle from lead through to onboarding. You will need to have significant domain knowledge and deeply understand the Invoice Finance market.
Principal Accountabilities
Building and relationship managing a portfolio of Invoice Finance Introducers, driving income in line with monthly, quarterly and annual targets
Own the customer service provided to ensure excellent service at all times for all Introducers, potential customers, or professional counterparties
Play a key part in developing and executing the commercial business plan in line with strategic goals
Support customers through the end-to-end process from lead qualification to onboarding, working closely with credit and operations teams
Deeply understand customers’ needs and business aspirations, and identify opportunities to support them via Kriya and Allica Bank services
Deliver the Kriya Invoice Finance business plan, and actively manage personal objectives and development plan
Make colleagues proud by representing Kriya and Allica through excellent service for SME customers, prospects, and partners
Work closely and collaboratively with the wider sales team, credit team, and payment operations to ensure a seamless and professional service
Be a positive contributor to company culture and always demonstrate organizational values
Comply with all mandatory policies and adhere to operational procedures to maintain internal controls
Personal Attributes & Experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven career progression in business development within the Invoice Finance market
Highly capable Business Developer with a long-term track record of building high-value, trust-based, and long-lasting relationships
Strong understanding of SME lending required
History of exemplary service and maximizing value with prospects and customers can be demonstrated
Passion for SMEs, self-starter attitude, and entrepreneurial mindset are evident
Ability to work expertly with customers and colleagues to structure new lending proposals and support credit applications
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with high personal accountability and a bias toward action
Strong commercial judgement and ability to identify cross-sell opportunities
Proven track record in excellent customer service and in generating new income opportunities while effectively managing credit risk
Comfortable with ambiguity and building and improving processes
Working at Allica Bank
At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:
Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
Options for flexible working
Regular social activities
Pension contributions
Discretionary bonus scheme
Private health cover
Life assurance
Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
Don’t tick every box?
Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!
Flexible working
We know the ‘9-to-5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.
Diversity
We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.
Skills Required
- Proven career progression in business development
- Strong understanding of SME lending
- Proven track record in customer service and income generation
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-moving environment
What We Do
Recently named by The Times newspaper as one of the UK’s Top 20 fintech companies, Allica Bank is dedicated to serving and supporting small and medium businesses and empowering them to succeed. We combine modern, powerful technology with local relationships in the community to deliver expert banking for businesses in Britain. We have offices in Milton Keynes, Manchester and London, and a team of expert relationship managers out on the road across England and Wales, providing personal support to small and medium-sized businesses in their local communities. In everything we do, we live and breathe our four core values of collaboration, integrity, delivery and being straightforward.
