Job Title:
Finance Manager (Interim)
Sector:
Banking
Salary
: £85,000
Role Type:
Contract
(6 month FTC)
Location:
London (West End) / Hybrid working
Job Ref:
25057
About the job
Our client is an International Bank based in London and they are looking for a Finance Manager on an interim basis (6 month Fixed Term Contract). The successful candidate will have previous experience as a Finance Manager in the banking sector.
Main responsibilities will include;
* Develop and enhance monitoring infrastructure for C&IB exposure which will feed into the Corporate and Institutional Banking Risk Forum and Branch Risk Committee including commercial real estate metrics;
* Drive the credit process on autonomous basis on cradle to grave basis through: Providing input to business team on viability of credit proposals and challenge where appropriate:
* Attending client meetings, analyst meetings and banker presentations in support of the relationship manager;
* Ensure quality of submissions of credit applications;
* Input of financials into applicable systems (currently Moody's);
* Write-up of credit reviews on a fully autonomous basis;
* Write-up of new credit applications in corporation with the relevant relationship manager;
* Providing call reports where applicable in line with the requirements as established by the Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking;
* Provide feedback and present to all relevant parties who are involved in the credit process including: Legal department;
* External solicitors (if required)
* Agency roles (if applicable)
* Assist Senior Manager - Credit on monitoring credit quality of underlying credit portfolio and report on periodic basis through relevant platforms such as WB Risk Forum and Branch Risk Committee;
* Maintain the physical and electronic archive for credit applications;
* Ensure adherence of the wider team to relevant data quality requirements;
* Providing support as and when required by Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking
Skills / Attributes Required
* Excellent command of written and spoken English (additional languages are a plus)
* Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills
* (Preferred) University degree in relevant subject; or
* Qualification such as ACT, MRICS or CFA;
* Full understanding of banking CRE models;
* (Preferred) Experience in work out situations and legal aspects of real estate lending.
* Experience with relevant systems such as Bloomberg/Ratings direct and Moody's Risk Analyst/KMV
* An able team player
* Ability to work on own initiative and ability to prioritise work
* Accurate organized individual, flexible and happy to undertake any task in support of the team members and thus the client
* Excellent knowledge of MS Office skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Should have a positive "can do" attitude combined with a flexible approach to the tasks required