Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking

Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking

Location: South Yorkshire

Salary: Competitive

About the Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role:

Our client is a growing, innovative organisation, committed to supporting SME’s.

Offering a fantastic culture, desire to lend and opportunity to make a real difference to the SME landscape this is a brilliant opportunity to utelise your skills set in a positive and impactful way.

Focus of the Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role:

The post holder will need to build close working relationships internally and with external business introducers and service providers in order to generate strong flows of new debt investment opportunities to the team, as well as assessing the credit risk of lending proposals with a view to taking these forward to completion. The post holder will work alongside the existing investment team to develop their skills and support members of the team in achieving team objectives. A comprehensive knowledge of our products and the market will be expected to be built over time, as well as a new introducer base for deal flow into the team.

The post holder will have well developed inter personal and problem solving ability. Good financial assessment skills, attention to detail and a proactive, hands on approach are also essential prerequisites for this role.

Responsibilities of the Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role:

· Contribute to the investment team’s financial target, playing a key role in delivering timely and excellent customer service;

• Identifying opportunities for funding, carrying out financial analysis and making sound commercial decisions via detailed sanction reports for the line manager / fund manager;
• Understand and assess underlying cashflow assumptions and comment on the risks associated with these and suggest and conduct appropriate sensitivity analysis;
• Take responsibility for the creation of covenants and the setting of limits. Liaise closely with portfolio teams as appropriate;
• Appraise investment proposals as deemed appropriate by line manager / fund manager;
• Work with Investment Executives in the team to assist in the assessment and completion of due diligence and assess risks attendant with aspects of each investment. This will include conducting thorough and robust management, financial and commercial due diligence when considering investment opportunities;
• Prepare sanction reports for credit sanction and present findings to Investment Committee;
• Fully understand and be involved in, the negotiation of commercial terms and translate these in to legal instructions;
• Taking responsibility for the completion of deals as deemed appropriate, ensuring that customer service standards are achieved whilst acting commercially supporting the customer through difficult situations, ensuring timely feedback to appropriate parties and signing off all Conditions Precedent have been met;
• Be decisive in decision making, taking personal responsibility and being prepared to have potentially difficult conversations with clients;
• Liaise with the teams within the wider organisation, dealing with, and taking responsibility for legal/security aspects;
• Maintain and develop industry knowledge and understand best practice in investment activity;
• Participate and where appropriate, representing the organisation at meetings, seminars and events;
• Contribute to the marketing/promotion of the organisation;
• Develop and enhance the organisation’s reputation as a professional investment provider;

Skills of the Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Self-motivated with the ability to take a proactive approach and work efficiently without supervision. Comfortable in dealing with time critical client sensitive work;
• Understanding of financial information and analysis;
• Results focused;
• Strong team player;
• The ability to prioritise and organise work under pressure and meet targets. Drive and determination to complete work to a consistently high standard;
• Good communication, influencing and interpersonal skills. Strong problem solving skills;
• Previous experience of credit report preparation;
• Understanding of risk assessment and investment processes;
• Confident decision making capability;
• Ability to assess investment proposals and conduct due diligence;
• Excellent report writing skills;
• Experience of analysing financial information;
• IT/PC literate with ability to use Microsoft Office packages;
• Relevant professional qualification or relevant industry experience in banking or accountancy.

Other requirements of the Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role

• Driving Licence
• IT literate to include the use of Word, Excel and Power Point

Our client offers flexible/hybrid working.

For more information about the Assistant SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role or to apply send your CV now.