Wholesale Lending Services Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Wholesale Lending Services Associate within the EMEA Origination Deal Closing Team.

The role supports Debt Capital Markets and Credit Risk for syndicated deal originations and amendments, ensuring operational viability and accurate recording across the loan lifecycle. Responsibilities include interpreting loan documentation, structuring deals in LoanIQ, and maintaining accurate system data while adhering to control standards and risk policies.

Qualifications

• Understanding of deal/loan administration functions and tasks.
• Ability to interpret loan agreements and related documentation.
• Strong numerical and analytical abilities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Understand all aspects of deal/loan administration functions and tasks.
• Strong understanding of operational terms within Loan Documentation.
• Construct bilateral and syndicated deal structures in LoanIQ.
• Ensure Credit and Operations systems are enriched with deal details accurately.
• Monitor recently signed deals for lifecycle events and act accordingly.
• Maintain control focus and align with Accounting and Risk policies.
• Collaborate with senior deal team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Loan documentation interpretation

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

LoanIQ

General ledger knowledge

Job description

As a Wholesale Lending Services Associate within the EMEA Origination Deal Closing Team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Debt Capital Markets (DCM - consisting of Leveraged Finance (LF) and Investment Grade (IG) Transactions), and Credit Risk for all syndicated deal originations and transactions to ensure new loan agreements and amendments are operationally viable, recorded accurately, and any exceptions are managed accordingly - continuously operating within a controls-focused environment, and ensuring operational excellence throughout the loan lifecycle. You will collaborate with global partners and stakeholders, influence key outcomes, and foster a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to shape the future of lending services, develop talent, and make a significant impact on the organization.,

• Understand all aspects of deal/loan administration functions and tasks
• Strong understanding of operational terms within Loan Documentation, experience with interpreting Loan Agreements and related documentation
• Construct bilateral and syndicated deal structures in loan platform (LoanIQ) including amending existing deal structures in line with Executed Loan Credit Agreement
• Ensure that Credit and Operations systems are enriched with deal details, to a high degree of accuracy at all times
• Monitor recently signed deals for early-stage lifecycle events and action accordingly
• Remain control focused, working accurately and in a timely manner to avoid control risk as well as staying up-to-date with Accounting and Risk policies
  Strong analytical skills, demonstrating sound decision‑making abilities to identify problems and propose solutions
• Exhibit the initiative to raise issues to business partners and management when needed
• Good interpersonal skills, interact professionally and confidently with senior deal team members within the wider WLS Teams
• Ability to work in a team environment, remaining flexible and willing to accept new assignments and challenges in a rapidly changing environment whilst remaining control orientated
• Think strategically and tactically to design process improvement ideas with the flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and priorities
• Prioritize tasks appropriately, whilst operating within a fast‑changing and high‑pressured environment
• Communicate professionally and accurately in written and oral form
• Summarize issues succinctly and set out well thought‑out solutions, Experience reading and interpreting loan documentation or related experience dealing with legal documentation a requirement, knowledge of LMA and LSTA standards preferable
• High degree of numeracy and aptitude for analytical examination of problems; attention to detail being paramount
• Strong knowledge of LoanIQ (specifically in the area of loan administration and deal building)
• Basic knowledge of general ledger account structures
  J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business in a first‑class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives., J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.