Careers
At Harpenden Building Society we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We put people first and keep their best interests at heart. We were founded in 1953, to help local people buy their own homes. Today, we are still growing...thriving and protecting the interests of our members.
We're honoured to have been recognised for our hard work by winning the 'Best Local Building Society' award at the What Mortgage Awards for five consecutive years. This is all down to our people, we believe we are a great place to work. We're always evolving and developing as a business and therefore offering a range of exciting career opportunities for people in our branches and at head office in Harpenden. We look to attract talented people and provide them with opportunities to grow and realise their potential.
If you would like to become part of our team, view our vacancies below.
We currently have the vacancy for the below role. To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV to recruitment@harpendenbs.co.uk
If you need more details about any of our role/s, please speak to our People Advisor on 01582 765 411.
Current roles
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Head of Sales and Marketing |
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Department | Sales and Marketing | |
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Director of Customer Operations | |
Location | Head Office, Harpenden (Home working initially, with ongoing remote working) | |
Overview | Salary: £Competitive + great benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week Reporting to the Director of Customer Operations, you will head up the Society’s sales, marketing and product functions and you will be responsible for achieving the mortgage and savings growth targets as well as leading on the development of the Society’s brand and customer engagement. Skills, knowledge and experience:
Benefits of working for us are: 23 days holiday, increasing by 1 day annually up to maximum 28 days per year with service, plus bank holidays Buying and selling of holiday scheme (up to 5 days) per year Discretionary performance related Bonus Scheme Enhanced 10% employer pension contribution (auto-enrolment after 3 months) Health cash plan Employee Assistance Programme Group Income Protection Life Insurance BUPA (single cover) on completion of probation Health cash plan (inc. dental, optical, physio) on completion of probation period If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for and this sounds like your perfect job, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK. By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice. Harpenden Building Society has a duty to ensure that job applicants are not subject to discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, disability and age. |
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Senior Finance Manager |
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Department | Finance | |
Permanent (Contractors will be considered for 4 – 6 month contracts)
Full time (Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week) |
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Location | Head Office, Harpenden. Home working initially | |
Role | Salary: Competitive and benefits;, depending on experience
Reports to: Finance Director Management of: Financial Accountant / Financial Administrator Purpose The Finance Department at the Harpenden Building Society has responsibility for recording, controlling and reporting all cash flows within the Society as well as the management and financial accounting functions of the Society. In addition, the role also has responsibility for a broad range of financial activities, including statutory & regulatory reporting, tax reporting, budget and forecasting, payroll, fixed asset control and reporting to the business and Board of the Society as appropriate. This challenging role will work closely with the Finance Director and will, on a day to day basis, manage the Finance team. General responsibilities Qualifications, Skills and Experience Beneficial The benefits of working for us If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. Harpenden Building Society is a member of the Building Societies Association. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and PRA. You will be required to undergo pre-employment reference checks including but not limited to a UK Credit check and you must be eligible to work in the UK. Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 10 days we’re sorry you have not been successful this time. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice www.Harpendenbs.co.uk |
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Treasury Analyst |
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Department | Finance | |
Permanent (Contractors will be considered for 4 – 6 month contracts)
Full time (Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week) |
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Location | Head Office, Harpenden. Home working initially | |
Role | Salary: Competitive and benefits;, depending on experience
Responsibilities (not unlimited to)
This list is not exhaustive Qualifications, Skills and Experience Essential
Beneficial
The benefits of working for us The salary is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training and we can offer you:
If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. Harpenden Building Society is a member of the Building Societies Association. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and PRA. You will be required to undergo pre-employment reference checks including but not limited to a UK Credit check and you must be eligible to work in the UK. Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 10 days we’re sorry you have not been successful this time. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice www.Harpendenbs.co.uk |
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Mortgage Administrator (Post completion) |
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Department | Mortgage Team | |
2 x Fixed Term Contract for 6 months
Full time (Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week) |
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Location | Head Office, Harpenden. Home working initially | |
Role | Salary: Competitive and benefits;, depending on experience
We are hiring! Do you have experience in post-completion mortgage loan servicing to join our award winning mortgage team? Successful candidate will:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The benefits of working for us The salary is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training and we can offer you:
If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. Harpenden Building Society is a member of the Building Societies Association. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and PRA. You will be required to undergo pre-employment reference checks including but not limited to a UK Credit check and you must be eligible to work in the UK. Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 10 days we’re sorry you have not been successful this time. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice www.Harpendenbs.co.uk |
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QA Analyst (Tester) Financial Services (preferably in Mortgage environment) |
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Department | IT | |
Permanent
Full time (Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week) |
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Location | Head Office, Harpenden. Home working initially | |
Role | Salary: Competitive and benefits;, depending on experience.
Our IT Services department is rapidly transforming and is now going through an exciting period of growth. We are currently looking for a Quality Assurance Tester who will help test our existing systems as well as testing the release of any new projects across the organisation. This is a newly created role and would suit someone looking for an opportunity to establish themselves within the role or someone who has QA capability and is looking to develop their skills. Successful candidate will: • Assist business colleagues with testing Provision Vision release software form MV (our primary Core systems provider), to required business operational standards, by providing high quality System, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance Testing and Implementation services to both internal and external stakeholders. What you will need: • ISTQB Foundation or equivalent The benefits of working for us The salary is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training and we can offer you:
If you feel you have the experience, knowledge and skills we are looking for, get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you. Harpenden Building Society is a member of the Building Societies Association. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and PRA. You will be required to undergo pre-employment reference checks including but not limited to a UK Credit check and you must be eligible to work in the UK. Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 10 days we’re sorry you have not been successful this time. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. We regret that we can only accept applications from persons authorised to work within the UK By applying for this role, you consent to the submission of your details for this purpose only. Further information can be found in the Privacy Notice www.Harpendenbs.co.uk Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. Harpenden Building Society has a duty to ensure that job applicants are not subject to discrimination on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, disability and age. |
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