Vice President, Institutional Capital & Rating Advisory Team

MUFG Americas; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial group in London seeks a professional to develop and sustain a market-leading franchise focusing on capital structuring and rating advisory services. The ideal candidate will have experience in structuring and managing client relationships and will actively participate in business development. The role involves leading execution of rating mandates and ensuring sound execution in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Structuring/Project Finance/M&A/Fund role preferred.
• Experience in a rating advisory role preferred but not essential.
• Recent experience of rating methodologies across the Big-3, DBRS and KBRA.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the execution of structuring and rating mandates.
• Manage client relationships with key sponsors and related parties.
• Develop and implement capital structuring and rating advisory strategy.

Skills

Excellent understanding of rating methodologies and analysis

Strong problem-solving skills

Analytical skills including the ability to run simple financial models

Excellent communication skills

Strong decision-making skills

Education

Degree Level

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Overview of the Department/Section

Structured Finance Office for EMEA (ESFO)

MUFG offers comprehensive advisory, capital structuring and debt arrangement services for the financing of the development or acquisition of capital-intensive assets, on a non-recourse or limited recourse basis. Our specialist teams focus on a range of sectors, including Energy, Infrastructure, Housing Finance and Structured Corporates.

Within ESFO, the Institutional Capital & Rating Advisory team spans all sectors and aims to structure the most competitive and deliverable funding solution for our client base evaluating all available funding sources in the market. These funding sources include commercial or multilateral banks, institutional investors, private placements or public bond finance or a combination thereof. The team also provides credit ratings advisory services.

Main Purpose of the Role

Playing a key role in further developing, growing and sustaining a market leading franchise with particular focus on capital structuring and rating advisory services across the Energy, Infrastructure, Housing Finance and Structured Corporate space.

Key Responsibilities

• To lead, and/or provide significant support, in most aspects of the execution of structuring and rating mandates and contribute to advisory mandates, including: negotiation of the mandate letter, development of information memoranda, financial structuring and analysis, negotiations with funders, managing financial aspects of the due diligence process, manage the rating process, development of key documentation and managing the overall funding process through to financial close.
• Managing and developing client relationships with key sponsors and other related parties including lawyers, , banks and other financial institutions.
• Managing and developing relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Assisting in devising, refining and implementing the capital structuring and rating advisory strategy.
• Develop and train others in rating methodology, processes and issues.
• Work with other MUFG teams from a capital structuring and rating perspective to enhance the MUFG offering and client services.
• To play an active role in business development, in particular focused on rating advisory aspects, with a view to growing the pipeline, including: proactively identifying potential opportunities, preparation and presentation of proposals and materials and ongoing ad hoc client marketing.
• Take an active role in the preparation of and participation in all assessments and authorisation activities including assisting in the presentation of the transaction through the various internal approval processes (e.g. Business Screening).
• Propose appropriate solutions to meet client needs in conjunction, where necessary, with other specialist functions of MUFG in order to deliver a tailored solution to client needs.
• Ensure that business development, structuring and execution is market-leading, sound and appropriate.
• In general, the role could require substantial overseas travel.

Work Experience

• Experience from a Structuring/Project Finance/M&A/Fund role preferred
• Experience from a rating advisory role preferred but not essential.
• Recent experience of rating methodologies across the Big-3, DBRS and KBRA.
• Some previous experience working in structured finance and/or capital markets preferred but not essential.

Skills and Experience

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Excellent understanding of rating methodologies and analysis. Project Finance and/or Structured Finance understanding a requirement, Corporate rating experience/ understanding preferred but not essential.
• Ability to lead on all rating aspects as part of a wider structuring mandate.
• Knowledge of credit, risk management, market and legal aspects of project finance.
• Desirable to have a level of project finance modelling experience.
• Analytical skills including the ability to run simple financial models.
• Clear communication skills.
• Sound IT knowledge and skills.
• Quantitative / numerical skills.
• Interpersonal skills.

Education / Qualifications:

• Degree Level and/or relevant industry expertise

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• Strong numerical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.