Lending Officer

About the Role

Are you looking to kickstart your career in finance? An exciting opportunity exists to join BOQ Group's Finance team as a Lending Officer.

This role is perfect for someone eager to learn and grow in a supportive environment. You'll be responsible for assisting with the administration and review/submission of loan applications submitted by our network to various business areas within BOQ Finance.

Aiding in the management of the businesses service proposition on commercial transactions for BOQ Finance, while building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

A key component will be you completing on boarding of customers details within our core systems working to a very high level of accuracy along with meeting policy and guidelines.

Other areas you'll get involved with are:

• Ensure loans processed are in accordance with credit policies and lending criteria.
• Working autonomously and independently but collaboratively with the team.
• Provide timely turnaround of tasks within agreed SLAs.
• Undertake and complete tasks/projects assigned by the team manager.
• On the job training is provided to set you up for success in your role

About you

No prior experience is required but a basic understanding of banking and the finance industry would be preferred, along with a willingness to learn quickly.

Have you got the high attention to detail we are looking for, along with excellent customer service where customers are everything? Excellent time management comes naturally to you? Yes – you are highly organised and live and breathe all things process efficiency, with a keen eye for detail You keep cool, calm, and collected under pressure and are at your best when you are working towards tight deadlines.

About Us

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.

Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That's creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group's inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

Our Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted financial products
• Salary sacrificing options
• Paid parental leave with no minimum
• Purchase annual leave
• Discounted private health insurance plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to employee network groups focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers and accessibility
• BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index

How to Apply

To apply for this role at #boqgroup #businessbanking, follow the links or apply via our Careers Page.

BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.

Please no agency applications.

Job Reference: BOQ05229