Senior Associate, Debt Finance - Trading Businesses

OakNorth; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic bank as a Senior Associate in Debt Finance, playing a critical role in transaction management. You will support execution from origination through to delivery, leveraging your analytical abilities and teamwork to drive results. Ideal candidates have experience and a desire to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Equity in the business

25 days holiday

Personalized benefits options

Subsidised Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Wellbeing and social events

In-house Barista Bar

Volunteering time off

Salary sacrifice schemes for cycling, nursery, gym

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in deal origination and execution.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to thrive in unstructured environments.
• Capacity to multitask effectively while managing multiple external communications.

Responsibilities

• Support transaction lifecycle from origination to execution.
• Assist in credit memoranda preparation and financial model building.
• Participate in meetings to analyze proposed budgets and capital plans.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors degree in Finance, Accountancy, Economics

Job description

Since 2015, we’ve backed entrepreneurs with over £ 13bn in funding, helping create 56,000+ jobs and 34,000 + new homes across the UK and US— and we’re just getting started. We're committed to helping innovative businesses flourish, with our Debt Finance team at the heart of our continued growth.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-growing bank known for challenging the status quo. We’re not looking for just another cog in the wheel — we want bold thinkers and proactive self-starters who are eager to shape their own careers and support the UK’s most driven business leaders

As a Senior Associate in Debt Finance, you'll play a key role in supporting Directors throughout the entire transaction lifecycle — from origination to execution — ensuring every deal is successfully delivered and expertly managed.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team on the execution of trading business transactions - structured finance, leveraged finance , sponsor, cash flow deals etc
• Support the Debt Finance Team to maintain the CRM including new leads through to closed deals
• Assist in the preparation of deal specific credit memoranda for transaction recommendations to credit committees and other relevant lines of approval; go to external meetings (with senior bankers) and contribute to the discussions
• Assist in building complex dynamic financial models to analyse investment opportunities (reviewing debt structures, relevant debt underwriting parameters and specific assets using financial models and a variety of quantitative analytical tools to test assumptions and sensitivities)
• Undertake fundamental research analysis using a variety of data sources; undertake company and transaction specific analysis and valuations
• Participate in third party meetings where you could potentially contribute to drive the business forward - analysing proposed budgets, capital plans and other investment recommendations
• Work across a multi-disciplinary team to support on closing the funding of deals, including Credit and Transaction Execution

What makes a successful Senior Associate, Debt Finance:

• A Bachelors degree with specialisation in Finance, Accountancy, Economics or equivalent from a top recognised university
• minimum 3+ years or equivalent of experience working with teams to support active front-office deal origination, execution and completion experience
• Determined attitude to liaise and work with multiple external teams to complete transactions
• Drive to achieve a common goal (lend money, help businesses, and earn interest / fees!)
• Clear thinker with research and analytical abilities; capacity to learn quickly
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written as well as verbal)
• Resourceful problem solver with a focus on delivery (ability to multitask is also crucial)
• Ability to thrive in an unstructured environment where you can create your own opportunities

Benefits & Perks

• Equity. We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned.
• 25 days holiday
• Personalized benefits – opt-in to what matters to you
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing and social events
• In-house Barista Bar in London office
• Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme)