Structured Finance Associate - GCF

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 245,520 - 379,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong exposure to corporate finance and structured lending

Collaborate with senior deal teams

Contribute to revenue growth through lending and capital markets

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank is seeking a Structured Finance Associate in Abu Dhabi, UAE, focusing on originating, structuring, and executing finance transactions for Wholesale Banking clients. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience, offering strong exposure to corporate finance.

You will work alongside senior teams, conduct due diligence, and support deal structuring while collaborating with various internal stakeholders. This position presents an opportunity to engage in complex financing and contribute to the bank's revenue growth.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in corporate finance, structured finance, wholesale banking, corporate banking, credit analysis, or lending transactions.
• Strong understanding of corporate lending, structured finance products, financial analysis, and credit risk considerations.
• Ability to build and review financing models, perform sensitivity testing, assess borrower cash flows.
• Good understanding of transaction structuring, due diligence, documentation stages, and internal approval processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess deal viability, risk factors, business performance, and financing structures.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to identify lending opportunities and cross-selling potential.
• Good communication skills for working with senior finance members, relationship managers, credit teams, borrowers, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple transaction workstreams, reporting requirements, and deadlines with accuracy.
• Detail-focused, proactive, and comfortable working in a high-performance corporate finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Support origination, structuring, evaluation, and execution of vanilla and structured finance transactions for Wholesale Banking clients.
• Work with relationship managers, senior finance team members, credit risk teams, and internal stakeholders to assess lending opportunities.
• Assist in pitching, originating, structuring, and executing transactions across corporate banking sectors.
• Support leveraged finance, acquisition finance, project finance, asset-backed finance, and real estate finance transactions.
• Analyse proposed deal structures, borrower profiles, business fundamentals, repayment capacity, and transaction risks.
• Develop financing models, including sensitivity testing and scenario analysis.
• Prepare independent reports, transaction summaries, and analytical inputs to support credit and deal decisions.
• Conduct due diligence to ensure proposed transactions are robust and commercially sound.
• Assist in negotiating financing terms with borrowers and other lenders.
• Support senior team members during initial borrower discussions and documentation stages.

Skills

Global Corporate Finance

Structured finance

Vanilla lending

Wholesale banking

Corporate banking

Deal origination

Deal execution

Transaction structuring

Credit analysis

Financial modelling

Sensitivity testing

Due diligence

Leveraged finance

Acquisition finance

Project finance

Asset-backed finance

Real estate finance

Loan portfolio review

Borrower analysis

Internal reporting

Credit risk coordination

Relationship manager support

Capital markets cross-selling

Debt Capital Markets

Equity Capital Markets

Transaction Banking

Global Markets

Securities Services

Agency services

Documentation support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline

Job description

Position Overview

Structured Finance Associate – GCF – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Full‑time corporate finance role focusing on originating, structuring, analysing, and supporting the execution of vanilla and structured finance transactions for Wholesale Banking clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Support origination, structuring, evaluation, and execution of vanilla and structured finance transactions for Wholesale Banking clients.
• Work with relationship managers, senior finance team members, credit risk teams, and internal stakeholders to assess lending opportunities.
• Assist in pitching, originating, structuring, and executing transactions across corporate banking sectors.
• Support leveraged finance, acquisition finance, project finance, asset‑backed finance, and real estate finance transactions where applicable.
• Analyse proposed deal structures, borrower profiles, business fundamentals, repayment capacity, and transaction risks.
• Develop financing models, including sensitivity testing and scenario analysis.
• Prepare independent reports, transaction summaries, and analytical inputs to support credit and deal decisions.
• Conduct due diligence to ensure proposed transactions are robust, commercially sound, and aligned with bank criteria.
• Assist in negotiating financing terms with borrowers and, where applicable, other lenders.
• Support senior team members during initial borrower discussions and definitive documentation stages.
• Help manage and review the existing loan portfolio to identify new lending opportunities and client expansion potential.
• Review existing client plans and coordinate with coverage teams to identify structured lending and cross‑selling opportunities.
• Provide accurate and timely inputs for internal reporting, management updates, and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to departmental and coverage team budgets by identifying opportunities for capital markets and banking mandates.
• Support cross‑selling opportunities involving Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Agency, Securities Services, Global Markets, and Transaction Banking.
• Coordinate effectively with internal teams to ensure transaction execution progresses within required timelines.
• Maintain alignment with FAB's risk parameters, governance standards, credit requirements, and strategic business priorities.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in corporate finance, structured finance, wholesale banking, corporate banking, credit analysis, or lending transactions.
• Strong understanding of corporate lending, structured finance products, financial analysis, and credit risk considerations.
• Exposure to leveraged finance, acquisition finance, project finance, asset‑backed finance, or real estate finance is desirable.
• Ability to build and review financing models, perform sensitivity testing, and assess borrower cash flows.
• Good understanding of transaction structuring, due diligence, documentation stages, and internal approval processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess deal viability, risk factors, business performance, and financing structures.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to identify lending opportunities and cross‑selling potential.
• Good communication skills for working with senior finance members, relationship managers, credit teams, borrowers, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple transaction workstreams, reporting requirements, and deadlines with accuracy.
• Detail‑focused, proactive, and comfortable working in a high‑performance corporate finance environment.

Skills Set

• Global Corporate Finance
• Structured finance
• Vanilla lending
• Wholesale banking
• Corporate banking
• Deal origination
• Deal execution
• Transaction structuring
• Credit analysis
• Financial modelling
• Sensitivity testing
• Due diligence
• Leveraged finance
• Acquisition finance
• Project finance
• Asset‑backed finance
• Real estate finance
• Loan portfolio review
• Borrower analysis
• Internal reporting
• Credit risk coordination
• Relationship manager support
• Capital markets cross‑selling
• Debt Capital Markets
• Equity Capital Markets
• Transaction Banking
• Global Markets
• Securities Services
• Agency services
• Documentation support

Benefits

Strong exposure to corporate finance and structured lending within a leading banking institution in Abu Dhabi. Opportunity to work on complex financing transactions, collaborate with senior deal teams, and contribute to revenue growth through lending and capital markets.

Location

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Salary

Estimated salary range: 22,000‑34,000 per month. Final offer to be confirmed with employer.

About FAB

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, offering a broad range of banking services across corporate, investment, retail, private banking, and global markets.