Associate, European Transaction Management

Santander USA; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks an Associate for the European Transaction Management team in London. This role focuses on supporting Corporate Lending transactions, identifying new product opportunities, and improving internal processes. Candidates should have relevant experience in finance and strong analytical and negotiation skills. A competitive salary and benefits package are offered, including a performance-related annual bonus and generous pension contributions.

Benefits

Discretionary performance-related annual bonus

Pension contributions up to 12.5%

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company funded individual private medical insurance

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Corporate Lending or Structured Finance.
• Experience with loan documentation and closing processes.
• Exposure to European markets and cross-border transactions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Corporate Lending transactions for SCIB clients.
• Lead initiatives to improve origination and approval processes.
• Negotiate legal documentation and coordinate internal departments.

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial modelling

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Presentation

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in English

Education

Degree in Economics or Business Administration

Desirable MBA or MSc in Finance

Job description

Associate, European Transaction Management Country: United Kingdom

Key activities

As an Associate in the European Transaction Management team, your primary focus will be on assisting Santander’s robust track record of strong, efficient and timely execution capabilities in Corporate Lending transactions for Santander Corporate Investment Bank (SCIB) clients across Europe, both relationship defining facilities as well as event-driven/ acquisition finance related.

We need someone like you to help us in different fronts:

• Credit analysis of potential opportunities, including financial modelling and due diligence analysis skills and profitability metrics

• Identify and develop new product/structure opportunities to expand SCIB’s product portfolio and revenue streams.

• Lead internal initiatives to simplify end-to-end origination and approval processes, improving speed, control, and client experience.

• Working on business and credit presentations alongside coverage, ACPM and risk, in order to approve transactions on a timely manner.

• Legal documentation negotiation (Term Sheet and long-form documentation) and review with final client

• Coordination of Legal, Middle Office and Back Office teams as well as any other internal departments involved in closing duties, as well as with PDM over syndication processes

• Reporting of credentials, LTs etc.

• Elaboration of case studies

• Maintenance of databases and tracking general market trends, monitoring of MRG client related news, creation and monitoring of P&L databases, preparing the documentation for internal metrics / Business Reviews

What we’re looking for

• Relevant experience in Corporate Lending, Structured Finance, Investment banking / Finance department, debt fund or similar desirable.

• Financial Modelling experience

• Experience working with loan documentation and managing closing processes.

• Prior exposure to European markets and cross-border transactions preferred.

• Strong willingness to her/his continuous self-education of both financial and credit analysis skills as well as Market and Regulatory trends. Studying CFA, FRM, or similar would be well regarded

• Knowledge of how capital markets and derivatives work in practice would be beneficial

• Risk assessment and mitigation tools

• Good negotiation and presentation

• Entrepreneurial spirit and creative attitude towards efficiency improvement projects and framework development to enhance business

• Languages: Spanish (fluent), English (fluent); French / Italian / German is a plus

• Economics, Business Administration degree, engineering or similar. Desirable MBA or MSc in Finance or similar

What else you need to know

This role is based in our Triton Square office in London, conveniently located within walking distance from Euston Station and Warren Street Station.

How we’ll reward you

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus

• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

• Company funded individual private medical insurance

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our Sharesave and Partnership shares plans

For more information about our wide range of benefits and family friendly policies visit our website.

Equal Opportunities

Santander are an equal opportunities employer. When we talk about diversity, we don’t just want to pay lip service. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people. It’s important to us that we create an inclusive culture where everyone counts, and we particularly welcome applications from different underrepresented groups.

For more information on our commitment to equal opportunities, please visit our diversity page.

What to do next

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply on the link.

Due to high volume of applications we may need to close this role earlier than the advertised date, so recommend submitting an application as soon as possible.

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