Lead Analyst (LA) - Agency & Bilateral Loan Administration

Crisil; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisil is seeking a Lead Analyst in Agency & Bilateral Loan Administration to act as SME for syndicated and bilateral loan operations. The role emphasizes deep expertise in Loan IQ, ACBS, and end-to-end loan lifecycle management.

Responsibilities include coordinating with global stakeholders, overseeing loan events, and ensuring regulatory and operational controls. Strong leadership and risk-management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• MBA (Finance), CFA, M.Com, or equivalent qualification.
• 10+ years in Agency Loan Operations, Syndicated Loan Operations, or Loan Administration.
• Hands-on expertise in Loan IQ and ACBS.
• Knowledge of syndicated lending, agency servicing, and loan lifecycle events.
• Ability to review legal loan documentation and manage complex loan transactions independently.
• Strong analytical, risk management, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end servicing of syndicated and bilateral loan transactions.
• Process and oversee loan events including drawdowns, repayments, rollovers, rate resets, LC issuance, fees, amendments, waivers, restructurings, and secondary market activities.
• Review and approve transactions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to controls.
• Ensure timely distribution of borrower notices, lender communications, funding requests, and payment instructions.
• Investigate and resolve operational exceptions, reconciliation breaks, and transaction discrepancies.
• Serve as the SME and escalation point for complex operational, client, and system-related issues.
• Review and interpret Credit Agreements, Conditions Precedent (CPs), Fee Letters, Amendments, Waivers, Restructuring Documents, Assignment Agreements, and Transfer Certificates.
• Translate legal provisions into operational requirements and ensure compliant execution.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, audit, control, and SLA requirements.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks and control gaps.
• Demonstrate advanced expertise in Loan IQ and ACBS for transaction processing, servicing, maintenance, and reconciliations.
• Maintain data integrity across loan servicing platforms.
• Support system enhancements, testing, migrations, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive process improvements, governance reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with borrowers, lenders, relationship managers, legal counsel, treasury, finance, and operations teams globally.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentorship to team members.
• Maintain process documentation and promote knowledge sharing.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Job description

Lead Analyst (LA) - Agency & Bilateral Loan Administration

Location: Pune, India
Experience: 10+ Years
Function: Agency Loan Operations

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Analyst to serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Agency & Bilateral Loan Administration. The role requires strong expertise in Syndicated Lending, Agency Servicing, ACBS, and Loan IQ, with a deep understanding of the end-to-end loan lifecycle.

The successful candidate will manage complex loan transactions, interpret loan documentation, ensure operational excellence, mitigate risk, support strategic initiatives, and collaborate with global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Loan Administration & Operations

• Manage end-to-end servicing of syndicated and bilateral loan transactions.
• Process and oversee loan events including drawdowns, repayments, rollovers, rate resets, LC issuance, fees, amendments, waivers, restructurings, and secondary market activities.
• Review and approve transactions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to controls.
• Ensure timely distribution of borrower notices, lender communications, funding requests, and payment instructions.
• Investigate and resolve operational exceptions, reconciliation breaks, and transaction discrepancies.
• Serve as the SME and escalation point for complex operational, client, and system-related issues.

Documentation & Compliance

• Review and interpret Credit Agreements, Conditions Precedent (CPs), Fee Letters, Amendments, Waivers, Restructuring Documents, Assignment Agreements, and Transfer Certificates.
• Translate legal provisions into operational requirements and ensure compliant execution.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory, audit, control, and SLA requirements.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks and control gaps.

Systems & Process Excellence

• Demonstrate advanced expertise in Loan IQ and ACBS for transaction processing, servicing, maintenance, and reconciliations.
• Maintain data integrity across loan servicing platforms.
• Support system enhancements, testing, migrations, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive process improvements, governance reporting, and operational efficiency.

Stakeholder Management & Leadership

• Partner with borrowers, lenders, relationship managers, legal counsel, treasury, finance, and operations teams globally.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentorship to team members.
• Maintain process documentation and promote knowledge sharing.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• MBA (Finance), CFA, M.Com, or equivalent qualification.
• 10+ years of experience in Agency Loan Operations, Syndicated Loan Operations, or Loan Administration.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Loan IQ and ACBS.
• In-depth knowledge of syndicated lending, agency servicing, and loan lifecycle events.
• Proven ability to review legal loan documentation and manage complex loan transactions independently.
• Strong analytical, risk management, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Technical Skills

• Loan IQ | ACBS | ClearPar | Advanced Microsoft Excel

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