Group Operations Manager (Leasing)

Bank of America; Bromley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Group Operations Manager to lead their EMEA Leasing Operations team in Bromley. This role involves overseeing a dynamic group of leasing professionals and managing a wide range of asset finance transactions. The ideal candidate will have extensive management experience, particularly in leasing or loans, and a strong ability to foster relationships across various business lines. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and offers a supportive work environment, where you can make a significant impact and advance your career.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Competitive Pension Plan

Back-up Childcare

Flexible Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Charity Donation Matching

Arts & Culture Membership

Community Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive management experience in a comparable company.
• Leasing or Loans experience highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of complex operations products.
• Manage projects and direct team activities.
• Ensure accurate documentation and transaction processing.

Skills

Management Experience

Leasing Experience

Client Facing Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Focus

Data Collection

Due Diligence

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

ALFA Lease Management System

Frontier

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Group Operations Manager (Leasing)

Corporate Title: Senior Vice President

Location: Bromley

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Location Overview:

Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train.

Role Description:

Here in our Bromley office we are looking for a Group Operations Manager to head our EMEA Leasing Operations team

The EMEA Leasing Operations team consists of 15 Leasing professionals supporting Bank of America’s asset finance business in EMEA. Various asset classes are financed by the group such as shipping vessels, aircraft, rail, commercial vehicles, plant machinery and technology hardware/software.

The EMEA Leasing business has grown substantially over the last 5 years and the team processes around 700 new transactions, around 10,000 billing events and 35,000 cash items each year

Responsibilities:

What will your main responsibilities involve:

The leasing operations team responsibilities commence once an asset finance transaction (Lease, Loan, HP, SALB etcis approved by credit. Responsibilities of the role include:

• Leads the design, development, and implementation of complex products, systems, and services in an operations environment using subject matter expertise

• Manages projects and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives

• Advises as a technical expert in assigned area by providing work direction, guidance, and training to employees and business partners on new complex initiatives

• Builds relationships with business partners across various Lines of Business

• Manages and defines responsibilities and accountabilities for key program and projects

• Ensuring the deal is correctly documented and is in line with business approvals.

• Approving and processing transactions for funding

• Booking transactions to the ALFA Lease Management system

• End of lease documentation including early terminations and amendments

• Customer Service activities

• Internal and external audit request management

• Cash Reconciliation and reporting using Frontier

This role also requires a number of management responsivities from recruitment, training, presenting to senior leadership, managing performance, tracking metrics data and developing individual performance plans.

What we are looking for:

· You will have an extensive number of years management experience in a comparable company.

· Leasing or Loans experience highly desirable

· Experience of business partnering / client facing role highly desirable

· Excellent time management skills

· Great spoken and written communication skills

Skills that will help:

• You need great attention to Detail

• Customer and Client Focus

• Data Collection and Entry

• Due Diligence

• Prioritization

• Adaptability

• Business Acumen

• Oral Communications

• Written Communications

• Research

• Ideal: Lending Operations experience

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.