Structuring Analyst

British Business Bank plc; Sheffield, City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Group Income Protection and life cover

Paid voluntary days and family leave

Job summary

British Business Bank plc is seeking a Structuring Analyst to join our Banking team and help structure debt finance transactions for UK smaller businesses. You will gain practical experience across securitisations, structured finance and other capital market products, with hands-on modelling and deal support.

The programme offers rotation across product teams and an induction including regular office presence for collaboration. A quantitative degree and a keen learning mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Essential: a degree or equivalent in a quantitative subject with 2:1 or higher.
• Desirable: CFA interest toward a professional qualification.
• Desirable: experience in financial institutions or SME finance market.

Responsibilities

• Support live transactions across securitisations and structured finance.
• Model financial structures and prepare approval papers.
• Draft documents and assist in deal execution.
• Rotational exposure across multiple product teams to build debt capital markets insight.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Quantitative mindset

Learning agility

Education

Quantitative degree (Math, Economics, Physics, Engineering)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Sheffield / London / Hybrid Working

(Expectation that you will attend an office 3 days per week)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

THE ROLE

Join our Banking team, a centre of expertise in capital markets and debt financing. The team structures and manages transactions involving billions of pounds of public funds, working with banks and other financial institutions to help expand access to finance for smaller businesses across the UK.

As a Structuring Analyst, you will help tackle the funding, security and capital constraints that can limit lending to smaller businesses, and contribute to transactions that improve access to finance and deliver a visible impact across the UK economy.

From the outset, you will support live transactions across securitisations, structured finance and other capital market products. This could involve financial modelling, shaping transaction structures, preparing approval papers and helping to draft legal documents, giving you practical experience of how complex deals come together.

This is an opportunity to learn every stage of a transaction, take on meaningful responsibility early in your career and develop with support from experienced colleagues. A rotational programme across several product teams offers broad experience and a solid foundation in debt capital markets.

During your induction, office attendance is required for at least three days each week. This time together is designed to help you build connections, learn from colleagues and settle into a collaborative working environment.

Requirements

Essential: A degree, or equivalent work experience, in a quantitative subject such as Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry or Engineering. A minimum or predicted 2:1 is preferred. You should also demonstrate curiosity, analytical thinking and enthusiasm for learning.

Desirable: Experience within a financial institution, an interest in the SME finance market, and a commitment to working towards the CFA qualification would be advantageous.

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more