Trainee Trading Manager – Asset Finance
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 to £40,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | Chatham, Kent |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Massenhove Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Mass-TTM1 |
Summary
Trainee Trading Manager – Asset Finance
Role Purpose
The Trainee Trading Manager – Asset Finance is responsible for leading, managing and owning the lender facing trading function, ensuring that all deals generated by internal sales teams and third-party introducers are efficiently packaged, placed, progressed and completed in line with commercial objectives, lender requirements and FCA regulatory expectations, including Consumer Duty. The role has end-to-end accountability for lender relationships, deal quality, pipeline conversion and overall trading performance, acting as the senior point of control between sales, introducers and funders to maximise approval rates, turnaround times and sustainable customer outcomes.
Full training to be provided to the successful applicant.
Skills & Experience:
Any experience in asset finance brokerage or commercial lending.
Knowledge of HP, lease, refinance, soft asset and specialist funding products.
Experience managing and optimising lender panels and negotiating credit terms and mandates.
Demonstrable track record of improving deal quality, conversion performance and trading efficiency.
Experience operating within an FCA-regulated credit broking environment (desirable).
Strong commercial judgement, high attention to detail and sound risk awareness.
Along with our client, we are committed to a diverse workforce and as such recruit from a wide available pool of talent, with the hiring, assessment and selection process being fair, free from bias and one which ensures the right person is selected for the job, based on merit. We treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.
A copy of our D&I policy can be made available upon request.
Role Purpose
The Trainee Trading Manager – Asset Finance is responsible for leading, managing and owning the lender facing trading function, ensuring that all deals generated by internal sales teams and third-party introducers are efficiently packaged, placed, progressed and completed in line with commercial objectives, lender requirements and FCA regulatory expectations, including Consumer Duty. The role has end-to-end accountability for lender relationships, deal quality, pipeline conversion and overall trading performance, acting as the senior point of control between sales, introducers and funders to maximise approval rates, turnaround times and sustainable customer outcomes.
Full training to be provided to the successful applicant.
Skills & Experience:
Any experience in asset finance brokerage or commercial lending.
Knowledge of HP, lease, refinance, soft asset and specialist funding products.
Experience managing and optimising lender panels and negotiating credit terms and mandates.
Demonstrable track record of improving deal quality, conversion performance and trading efficiency.
Experience operating within an FCA-regulated credit broking environment (desirable).
Strong commercial judgement, high attention to detail and sound risk awareness.
Along with our client, we are committed to a diverse workforce and as such recruit from a wide available pool of talent, with the hiring, assessment and selection process being fair, free from bias and one which ensures the right person is selected for the job, based on merit. We treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.
A copy of our D&I policy can be made available upon request.