About the Role
Manage and develop a team of Loan Analysts responsible for the first-line scrubbing and preparation of loan applications. Combine hands-on analytical leadership with people management to ensure speed, accuracy, and consistency as application volumes scale. This is an opportunity for an experienced analyst to step into a leadership role within a high-growth lending business.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Loan Analysts, setting clear performance expectations and supporting their growth
- Own the quality and throughput of the scrubbing process, ensuring applications are accurately prepared and handed off to Underwriting without unnecessary delay
- Review team output and provide structured feedback, identifying gaps in accuracy or process understanding early
- Design and refine workflows, checklists, and quality controls to improve consistency as the team scales
- Act as the key link between the Loan Analyst team and Underwriting, resolving queries and escalations quickly
- Monitor team capacity against application volume and flag resourcing needs to the Global Head of Sales
- Support onboarding and training for new Loan Analysts joining the team
- Maintain and report on team KPIs, including turnaround time and quality metrics
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Loan Analyst, Credit Analyst, or similar role within SME or commercial lending
- Prior experience leading, mentoring, or informally supervising a small team
- Strong attention to detail and a track record of maintaining accuracy under volume pressure
- Comfortable using data to manage performance
- Clear, confident communicator, able to give direct feedback and manage up to senior stakeholders
- A genuine interest in credit and lending, with an eye for spotting risk early in the process
- Experience in a fast-scaling fintech or non-bank lender (Bonus)
- Exposure to unsecured SME lending or merchant cash advances specifically (Bonus)
Skills
- Excel/BI tool proficiency
Location
- London
Work Type
- 4 days in-office
Experience Level
- Experienced analyst ready to step into their first or next leadership role
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary, reflective of experience
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private health insurance
- Genuine progression opportunities in a fast-scaling business
- A collaborative, high-performance culture built on our C.O.R.E values
About the Company
- Elect Capital is a fast-growing SME lender providing working capital loans, business loans, and merchant cash advances to small and medium-sized businesses.
- We operate across the UK, Australia, Canada, and the US, helping ambitious businesses access the funding they need to grow.
- Our Mission: We exist to make fast, fair funding accessible to the SMEs that keep local economies moving — cutting through the slow, rigid processes of traditional lenders so business owners can focus on what they do best.
- Our Values: C.O.R.E - Challenge, Opportunity, Resilience, Edge
