Director of Finance

My Client, an International bank in the City, seeks a Director level warehouse/speciality finance professional (preferably a banker), to join their Warehouse Lending team in London.

You will be responsible for underwriting and managing warehouse facilities for Fintech clients in the UK and Europe by leading key aspects of credit analysis, transaction structuring, term sheet / legal documentation negotiation, and obtaining credit support. You will be accountable for various activities such as data tape analysis, financial performance analysis and various due diligence processes to design and recommend deal structures that satisfy client needs whilst balancing the needs of the bank.

What you can expect to be doing:

Lead the structuring, underwriting and closing of warehouse facilities by supporting the creation of credit papers, cashflow modelling, collateral analysis, term sheets, financial models and deal structures

Manage the end-to-end process including engaging with clients/prospects, internal stakeholders, (e.g. relationship management, credit, legal) and external stakeholders (e.g. external counsel, credit partners) to ensure successful outcomes

Manage the existing portfolio of borrowers and communicate internally to recommend and execute on responses to changing situations for clients / across the portfolio broadly

Manages deal teams, comprising VPs and Associates from the team and provide oversight, knowledge share and guidance on structuring, underwriting, closing and portfolio management

Build client and investor relationships in the Fintech and alternative lending sectors

Develop, track and deliver insights into asset types, industry sectors and demonstrate thought leadership

Requirements:

Financial modelling and structuring asset backed facilities

Highly skilled at building cashflow models and performing collateral analysis

Highly competent with legal documentation

Skilled at structuring, negotiating, closing structuring asset backed facilities