Vice President - Leveraged Acquisition Finance UK
What is the opportunity
An established and entrepreneurial Acquisition Finance team are offering an excellent development potential opportunity across all aspects of leveraged finance. You will have ownership of the end to end deal execution including day to day credit management of new business proposals, preparation of detailed credit applications, documentation negotiation and execution, and general risk management.
This role is based in London, please note you must be living in the juristiction to which you are employed
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for the start-to-end deal execution:
- Review, interpret and challenge third party due diligence reports and evaluation and presentation of credit risk
- Effective project management of each deal: (central coordination and support of deal team, Responsibility for preparation of the credit application including credit paper and financial model, Assist with coordination of legal documentation including loan agreements and security documentation, Lead junior deal team member and review their work, Coordination of deal completion process and handover to the portfolio team)
- Proactive networking and relationship building with internal and external partners (such as advisors and targeted private equity firms)
- Represent the Bank at customer and advisor meetings, select client coverage and other duties associated with the role as the need arises
What will make you stand out?
Seasoned banking / credit experience preferably in a Leveraged Finance context. You possess strong Excel and financial modelling skills with detailed knowledge of accounting / interpretation of accounts.
Credit risk evaluation and analytical skills along with written and verbal communication skills are a must! We are looking for someone with project management experience working within tight timeframes.
Essential Qualifications
There are no minimum educational requirements for this role.
More about the team
The Bank of Ireland Global Acquisition Finance Unit is a key business within the Corporate & Commercial division with offices in Dublin, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Stamford and Chicago. LAF's mandate is to originate, structure and arrange acquisition debt facilities in support of key private equity clients. The business has a substantial loan book with assets sourced across the UK, European and US leveraged loan markets.
Why work with us
The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 24 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.
Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!
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Key Competencies
- Customer Focused - Self
- Accountable - Self
- Manage Risk - Self
- Agile - Self
- One Group, one team - Self
Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process. If you require any assistance, please complete this form: https://careers.bankofireland.com/reasonable-accommodations and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email.
Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.