Credit Analyst & Senior Manager Specialty Finance

Liberty Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-enabled back-office solutions provider in London seeks a Senior Manager Credit Analyst to analyze prospective clients and assess their creditworthiness. The ideal candidate has experience in credit functions and marketing materials for transactions. Key responsibilities include preparing credit reports and interacting with clients to gather necessary data. With a competitive salary, bonus, and benefits, this is an opportunity to join a dynamic, inclusive team focused on growth and efficiency.

Benefits

Competitive salary + Bonus

25 days annual leave with option to purchase 5 more

Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Access to car benefit scheme

Access to online learning platform

Qualifications

• Relevant years of experience in a credit function (bank, rating agency, advisory).
• Experience with preparing marketing materials for transactions.
• Experience with writing credit reports.
• Knowledge of working capital financing products required.
• Experience with working capital financing transactions a significant plus.

Responsibilities

• Map out and analyze prospective clients for internal updates.
• Determine indicative credit rating equivalent based on financials.
• Provide summary of a target client’s business profile and debt serviceability.
• Interact with clients to obtain data for credit presentation papers.
• Prepare various marketing materials for pitching to clients.
• Support pitching to clients with team assistance.

Skills

Internal / external stakeholder management

Credit report writing

Building financial models

Ability to evaluate client needs

Job description

We’re looking for a Credit Analyst – Senior Manager Specialty Finance to join us in London

LBSF seeks to build on its success through pitching solutions to prospective (and existing) clients, with a view to originating transaction mandates. The role we are seeking today will primarily contribute to this through analysing companies’ business models and financials, across publicly available sources as well as information provided by a prospective client. It is key for the candidate to be able to understand and convey internally, and externally when required, the deemed creditworthiness (e.g. implied credit rating) of a company, and to provide a report on this, and / or presentation / teaser materials, detailing why a particular company represents an ideal financing target, including debt serviceability and its positioning in its respective sector, key risks, and how particular risks could be mitigated.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Map out and analyze prospective clients; at a high level for wider internal updates and in detail for potential transactional support
• Ability to determine indicative credit rating equivalent based on financials and available information
• To be able to provide summary of a target client’s business profile, positioning in the sector, capital structure, debt serviceability, key risks and mitigants, and indicate suitable funders based on the financials / business profile
• Interact with clients to obtain relevant data for the preparation of credit presentation papers, which will be used in discussions with product partners (banks, funds), with the aim of securing such partners as co‑structurers / funders for the prospective transactions
• Ability to prepare various marketing materials (pitch documents, teasers, case studies)
• Support pitching to clients, with assistance from the wider team

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Relevant years of experience in a credit function (bank, rating agency, advisory)
• Experience with preparing marketing materials for transactions
• Experience with writing credit reports
• Knowledge of working capital financing products required
• Experience with working capital financing transactions a significant plus

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Internal / external stakeholder management
• Credit report writing
• Building financial models
• Ability to evaluate client needs

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• where applicable
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast‑paced and passionate team

Who we are :

Liberty Blume, a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech‑enabled back‑office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale‑up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.