Assistant Relationship Manager – Invoice Finance & ABL

Buckden Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckden Partners is seeking an Assistant Relationship Manager to join its Invoice Finance & Asset Based Lending team. You will manage a portfolio of IF & ABL clients, build strong relationships, and ensure accounts are well managed within risk appetite.

The role offers genuine ownership of client relationships with exposure across portfolio management, credit assessment and opportunities to introduce additional lending solutions as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Experience in Invoice Finance, ABL or a related lending environment.
• Strong understanding of invoice finance, credit and risk.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Strong Excel and financial data skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and detail-focused.
• Comfortable managing a portfolio with a good degree of independence.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client relationships, queries and requests.
• Take ownership of invoice finance and ABL portfolio activity.
• Manage borrowing bases, reconciliations, reserves and payment requests.
• Monitor accounts, covenants, audits and valuations.
• Attend client meetings and visits, building trusted relationships.
• Manage variations, amendments and portfolio administration.
• Identify opportunities to introduce additional lending solutions.
• Support wider projects across the IF & ABL business.

Skills

Relationship management

Excel & financial data skills

Communication skills

Credit risk awareness

Tools

Excel

Job description

An established specialist lending platform is looking to appoint an Assistant Relationship Manager to join its growing Invoice Finance & Asset Based Lending team.

This is a great opportunity for a Client Executive, Client Manager or Assistant Relationship Manager looking to take the next step, with genuine ownership of a portfolio and exposure across client relationships, portfolio management and risk.

You’ll manage a portfolio of IF & ABL clients, building strong relationships while ensuring accounts are well managed, commercially focused and within risk appetite.

The Role

• Manage day-to-day client relationships, queries and requests.
• Take ownership of invoice finance and ABL portfolio activity.
• Manage borrowing bases, reconciliations, reserves and payment requests.
• Monitor accounts, covenants, audits and valuations.
• Attend client meetings and visits, building trusted relationships.
• Manage variations, amendments and portfolio administration.
• Identify opportunities to introduce additional lending solutions.
• Support wider projects across the IF & ABL business.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in Invoice Finance, ABL or a related lending environment.
• Strong understanding of invoice finance, credit and risk.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Strong Excel and financial data skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and detail-focused.
• Comfortable managing a portfolio with a good degree of independence.

A chance to move beyond a traditional Client Executive role, take real ownership of clients and build your career across relationship management, portfolio management and secured lending within a growing specialist lender.