Senior Lending Manager

at; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A finance company in Melbourne is seeking a Lending Manager to grow its borrowers base through direct engagement and collaboration with a broker network. The role focuses on loan origination and requires candidates to have a strong understanding of property finance, with a minimum of 5-8 years of related experience. The ideal applicant will possess a degree in finance or a related discipline and demonstrate solid knowledge in lending and property valuation principles. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior management in a dynamic and fast-growing environment.

Benefits

Opportunity to work directly with management teams

Dynamic fast growth environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years of demonstrated property finance experience.
• Experience with ADI and non-ADI organisations, property development, or consultancies.
• Strong interest in the property and built environment.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with borrowers and broker networks.
• Focus on loan origination and initial assessment.

Skills

Understanding key property and construction metrics and contracts

Understanding of property valuation

Clear understanding of lending terminology and risk management techniques

Ability to work unsupervised

Ability to multitask

Desire to work in finance and property

Education

Degree in finance, property, construction, commerce

Job description

Austar Finance holds an AFSL license and manages several property funds, with headquarters in Sydney and offices in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Austar provides both debt and equity finance solutions for property developers with geographical reach across the eastern seaboard of Australia. Typical transaction scope includes residential, together with growing exposure to commercial, retail, health, and industrial sectors. The typical transaction size range lies from $1-$40 million AUD plus. The team has achieved approximately $2 billion in total investment over the last 7 years.

About the role

The new position in Melbourne is seeking to grow our borrowers base, through direct engagement and through working with a broker network.

Seeking a highly motivated, passionate and pro‑active person with knowledge about property finance.

The role will centre on loan origination and initial assessment.

Candidates must have existing Australian work authorisation at the time of application.

Benefits and perks

This is a stellar opportunity to work directly with the firm's founders, managing directors, lending, credit, and investment teams in a small, nimble, entrepreneurial, dynamic, fast growth environment. The successful candidate will learn to assess transactions via application of industry leading metrics along with the utilisation of the candidate's stellar commercial acumen.

Skills and Experience

· Understanding key property and construction metrics and contracts.

· Understanding of property valuation.

· Clear understanding of lending terminology and risk management techniques, specific to the commercial property finance environment.

· Be able to work unsupervised.

· Be able to multitask.

· A strong desire to work in an environment exposed to both finance and property.

· Minimum 5-8 years of demonstrated property finance experience.

Skills will have been demonstrated in previous positions with property finance ADI and/or non‑ADI organisations, property development and/or construction firms, or consultancies supporting the finance and/or property industries.

The successful applicant will have a relevant degree in a finance, property, construction, commerce related discipline with favourable consideration given to applicants with knowledge, experience and/or a strong interest in the property and/or built environment. A strong desire to work in a dual finance and property environment is critical for success in the role.

Application Questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Lending Manager?
• Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of valuation principles?
• How many years' experience do you have with business lending?
• Have you completed a qualification in finance?
• Do you have experience in a role which requires relationship management experience?
• Which of the following risk assessment techniques are you familiar with?