Loan Operations Specialist

G MASS Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Initial 9 month contract

Job summary

G MASS Consulting seeks a Loan Operations and Settlements specialist to join the London Operations team. You will own loan operations end-to-end and support settlements across a multi-asset trading book, including equities, futures, derivatives, credit and bonds.

The role sits in the Settlements team, empowering you to upskill colleagues and become the firm’s go-to expert on loans, with a 9-month initial contract and exposure to a broad investment-book.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in loan settlement, loan closing or loan operations in banks or asset managers
• Hands-on ClearPar experience with LSTA/LMA documentation and settlement conventions
• Experience in settlements or corporate actions across other asset classes such as equities, derivatives or fixed income
• Ability to handle non-standard events and explain loan processes clearly to others
• Ambition to broaden skills and perform at a high level

Responsibilities

• Own loan operations end-to-end from trade capture to close, including ClearPar processing
• Handle agent notices and lifecycle events (rollovers, paydowns, rate resets, amendments) and reconcile records
• Serve as SME on loans and upskill colleagues across loan systems and market conventions
• Support settlement of trades across equities, futures, derivatives, credit and bonds; resolve fails with counterparties
• Contribute to corporate actions and lifecycle event processing to close operational gaps across asset classes
• Build relationships with portfolio management, trading, trustees and global operations within information-barrier protocols

Skills

ClearPar

LSTA/LMA documentation

Loan settlements

Cross-asset settlements

Tools

Settlement systems

Job description

G MASS are seeking a Loan Operations and Settlements specialist to join the London Operations team at a leading global alternative asset manager, taking ownership of loan operations while supporting settlements across a broad, multi-asset trading book.

This is an initial contract, offering the chance to become the firm's go-to expert on loans while broadening your exposure across equities, futures, derivatives, credit and bonds. You'll sit within the Settlements team, straddling settlements and corporate actions, and play a key role in upskilling colleagues in loan operations. It's an ideal opportunity for a high-performing operations professional looking to deepen their expertise and make a visible impact from day one.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of loan operations end to end, managing primary and secondary loan trades from trade capture through to close, including processing on ClearPar
• Handle agent notices and lifecycle events including rollovers, paydowns, rate resets, amendments and restructurings, reconciling positions and cash against agent, trustee and administrator records
• Act as the team's subject matter expert on loans, upskilling colleagues and building their understanding of loan systems, flows and market conventions
• Support the settlement of market trades across equities, futures, derivatives, credit and bonds, chasing and resolving fails with counterparties and custodians
• Contribute to corporate actions and wider lifecycle event processing, helping close operational gaps across asset classes
• Build strong relationships with portfolio management, trading, trustees, administrators and global operations colleagues, operating within information-barrier protocols for public-side funds

Requirements

• 4 years'+ experience in loan settlement, loan closing or loan operations at an investment bank or investment manager
• Hands-on ClearPar experience, with a strong understanding of LSTA/LMA documentation and settlement conventions
• Exposure to settlements or corporate actions across other asset classes such as equities, derivatives or fixed income
• The experience and confidence to handle non-standard events and explain loan processes clearly to others
• A high-performing track record, with the ambition to broaden your skill set

Benefits

Length: Initial 9 month contract