Details:
- Salary: £26,500 - 27,500 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Watford Hertfordshire
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
uild your career in business development and financial services.
Fortrade is looking for ambitious and confident people to join our Watford team as Business Development Executives.
If you have experience in sales, business development, recruitment, account management, customer service, retail or hospitality, your skills could transfer well into this role.
You'll work with clients who have already registered and shown an interest in Fortrade. You'll build professional relationships, understand client needs, introduce our platform and products, and develop those relationships.
This is not cold calling.
Key responsibilities:
* Build and develop professional relationships with clients
* Communicate confidently and understand client needs
* Introduce clients to our platform, products and services
* Provide information about financial markets and educational resources
* Identify opportunities to develop client relationships
* Work towards individual and team performance targets
What we're looking for:
* Strong communication skills
* Commercial awareness and a results-focused approach
* Ambition and motivation
* Resilience and willingness to learn
* Ability to take coaching and apply feedback
* Strong relationship-building skills
* Ability to work in a fast-paced office environment
No finance degree or previous financial markets experience is required.
Career progression
This role provides an opportunity to develop your skills within financial services, with opportunities to progress towards Senior Account Manager or Team Leader roles based on performance, development and business requirements.
We've seen people progress to Senior Account Manager in as little as four months.
What we offer:
* £26,500 starting salary
* £27,500 after probation
* Performance incentives
* Earning potential of £35,000–£38,000 including base salary and performance incentives
* Fully paid training
* Ongoing coaching and development
* Annual salary increases
* Pension
* Free on-site parking
Training starts Monday 19 October 2026. Successful candidates will complete a one-week fully paid training programme covering the platform, products, communication and compliance. Training forms part of the selection process and is followed by a Final Interview.
Fortrade is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), FRN (phone number removed). The role operates in an execution-only environment and does not involve providing personal financial advice.
Apply now to start your career in business development and financial services