Speciality/Structured Finance Portfolio Manager (AD/D Equivalent)
Goodman Masson London, United KingdomThe client is a specialist bank, staffed by experts focused on supporting ambitious UK businesses through a variety of specialist banking products.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
The role sits in the new Structured Finance business which includes Wholesale and Block Discounting teams with a mandate to lend to lending businesses within the UK.
The client is looking to hire a London based Portfolio Manager to join the Structured Finance: Wholesale team.
In the coming years, you will be responsible for establishing and leading the Portfolio Management function of the team. This will involve the on-going management of 10+ clients and £100m+ of exposure.
Specifically, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the day to day portfolio management function, such as;
- Responsibility for a portfolio of borrowing clients, reviewing each client’s financial performance, ensuring timely receipt of management information, monitoring covenant compliance and maintaining relevant control systems.
- Managing the drawdown and other key mechanics of each facility
- Arranging, attending and leading regular meetings with clients and proactively identifying credit risks.
- Report upon key portfolio summaries, trends and interact with the credit / risk functions.
- Execution of refinances, renewals, or amendment requests as well as certain follow-on commitment requests. Collaborating with Credit Risk and senior stakeholders within the Bank while building a trusted partner relationships with clients, syndicate partners and key influencers in speciality lender communities.
- Support the team on due diligence evaluation, financial modelling, deal structuring and presentation of credit risks and strengths in credit applications.
- Working with relevant internal teams to ensure that the portfolio adheres to the Bank's legal and regulatory responsibilities.
- Managing the internal process
- Supports the supervising, training, and personal development of new joiners
Participates in cross team collaboration projects around business and product development and strategic priorities.
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- 5+ years of experience in managing structured finance transactions and have a strong understanding of;
- Debt products
- In-life transaction management
- Covenant monitoring and early warning indicators (EWI) monitoring
- Credit assessment and reporting
- Bilateral/syndicated documentation
- You will have proven analytical and business skills.
- You will be comfortable presenting your analytical work both verbally and in writing
- You maintain a strong awareness of the market and key risk issues, whilst striving for optimal commercial outcomes with clients
- Strong academic background, ideally in a numerate discipline.
- Ready for manager level responsibility and able to share knowledge and contribute ideas
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