Join us as a Financing & Risk Solutions Associate

• In this crucial role, you’ll support ongoing portfolio lifecycle management activities across our Funds Financing portfolio, which includes Subscription Lines, Hybrids and GP Financing in both Europe and the US
• You’ll work closely with client-facing teams, Trading and other NatWest Markets functions, supporting the ongoing monitoring of transactions and helping to further develop the front-to-back monitoring and data architecture for the portfolio
• You’ll contribute to the development and automation of monitoring, reporting and analytical processes, using data and technology to improve efficiency, consistency and scalability
• We're offering this role at associate level

What you'll do

As a Financing & Risk Solutions Associate, you will be supporting the effective management of transactions to make sure that all activities are in line with the bank’s policies covering conduct, operational, credit, and regulatory risks.

Additionally, you’ll be preparing analysis, pitching materials, term sheets, post-transaction reviews and other documentation to support origination activities. You’ll also be assisting with client deep dives, navigating the sales coverage teams and gathering feedback from internal client touchpoints.

Your day-to-day activities will be:

• Preparing pitch-books including investor presentations, analysing market dynamics, identifying market trends, generating trade ideas and other marketing materials
• Preparing corporate finance advisory materials and models covering the US technology space
• Tracking US and European markets and preparing market update slides on investment grade, high yield and leveraging loan markets
• Writing weekly market commentary for circulation to clients, updating and maintaining internal databases such as transaction issuance, investor order books, pricing analysis, deal reviews
• Analysing key financials and preparing peer comparison tables, including spreads and yield analysis and generating trade ideas and identifying arbitrage opportunities

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to hold an MBA in Finance or a CA, CFA, FRM qualification. You’ll have working knowledge of financial databases like Bloomberg, Intex, Reuters, Factset and Dealogic, along with an excellent understanding of financial statements including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow.

We’re looking for someone with experience across a range of banking book products, alongside strong data and technology skills, including experience using Power BI and Python to analyse large datasets and support reporting and process automation.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Experience of working in a daily cash management, fixed income, investment banking or credit research analytics function supporting a debt business
• Knowledge of investment banking and credit related products
• Strong knowledge of ratio analysis, key drivers for various sectors, pitch books and basic financial modelling
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationship with key stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills as well as strong problem solving and logical thinking skills

Hours

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