Location
AMAZE Central - Holborn, Greater London
Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive support to Commercial Banking Managers and Lending Directors in managing client portfolios, ensuring all credit and operational risk tasks are completed accurately and within required timelines.
* Assist in the timely completion of credit applications (including annual credit renewals), ensuring adherence to established deadlines and internal standards.
* Administer covenant monitoring and Conditions Subsequent, ensuring all requirements are met as they fall due and escalating to Credit where appropriate in cases of non‑compliance.
* Maintain and update Credit Risk Grading (CRGA) records across portfolios, ensuring accuracy with each credit application submission and compliance with internal guidance.
* Manage Events of Default (EODs) in line with internal procedures, ensuring timely identification, escalation, and monthly review with the Line Manager.
* Manage Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), High‑Risk Ongoing Due Diligence (ODD), and Requests for Information within defined service levels, while also overseeing low and medium‑risk ODD activities in line with renewal schedules.
* Oversee Experian alerts in accordance with internal timelines, while maintaining accurate Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code alignment across all portfolios.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including Frontline, Credit, Lending & Securities, Lending Operations, Financial Crime Risk & Controls, and the Wider Commercial Teams.
Requirements
* Comprehensive understanding of the commercial lending lifecycle, from initial application through to completion. Good experience in credit analysis and application drafting.
* Strong working knowledge of key systems such as T24, CRM, CRGA, Power BI, and SharePoint, ensuring their effective and accurate use in day‑to‑day activities.
* Understanding of the risks associated with the role and proactively managing them, recognising the impact on the organisation, its stakeholders, and overall risk profile.
* Providing sound KYC support and possessing a good understanding of Financial Crime frameworks, Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) requirements, and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles, ensuring full compliance with regulatory expectations.
Benefits
* Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and various colleague discounts.
* Extensive training and internal career progression opportunities (approximately 40% of recruitment comes from internal promotions).
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