Syndicated Loan Transaction Coordinator - Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ seeks an experienced Syndicated Loan Transaction Coordinator - Associate to coordinate complex syndicated loan and letter of credit transactions.

You will work with Corporate Investment and Commercial Banks, reviewing documents, reference data, and ensuring regulatory and operational risk controls are met. Team interactions span Debt Capital Markets, Credit Risk, Legal, and international partners.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree plus a minimum of 5 years of Syndicated Loan experience.
• Strong understanding of credit agreements, loan funding mechanics, deal structure, fees and funds flows.
• Experience in financial services, specifically Investment Banking.
• Experience coordinating with clients to collect and review pre-syndicated loan documentation ahead of closing large syndicated structures.

Responsibilities

• Assign, manage, and maintain Investment and Commercial Bank transaction pipeline.
• Assist junior analysts and act as point of escalation on loan transactions.
• Review legal loan documentation for feasibility, regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with internal teams and lenders on closing documentation and funding mechanics.
• Discuss funding mechanics and internal booking locations, regional and currency policies.
• Initiate trade settlement processes and coordinate with trade settlement teams for Term Loan transactions.
• Communicate and coordinate fee documentation and ensure proper controls and risk mitigation.
• Identify control gaps and propose global-scale process improvements.
• Participate in working groups and coordinate with international counterparts on cross-border deals.

Skills

Syndicated loan experience

Financial services knowledge

Analytical capability

Attention to detail

Collaboration across teams

Ability to learn quickly

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

You have an undergraduate degree plus a minimum of 5 years of Syndicated Loan experience. Join a team that supports your career growth, advancement and expanding opportunities! At JPMorganChase we take pride in valuing our employees' individualities, while supporting an inclusive culture of teamwork. This is the team for you.

As a Syndicated Loan Transaction Coordinator - Associate within the Wholesale Lending Services team at JPMorganChase,you will be responsible forcoordinating complex syndicated loans, and letter of credit transactions for the Corporate Investment and Commercial Banks. You will work closely with the JPMorganChase Origination Businesses, ensuring all required documents, reference data, and critical information are reviewed for operational feasibility, optimal execution mechanics, regulatory requirements and mitigation of operational risk.

The Wholesale Lending Services team partners with various internal and external parties including, but not limited to, Debt Capital Markets, Credit Risk, Loan and Agency Services, Product Control, Legal, Trade Settlements, as well as JPM Borrowers and Lender Clients. The team also interacts with their international counterparts in Europe and the Asia Pacific on cross-border deals originating out of North America.

Job responsibilities

• Assign, Manage, and maintain Investment and Commercial Bank transaction pipeline.
• Ensure a broad understanding of the loan products, and the overall industry in order to effectively assist the junior analysts on the team, acting as the point of escalation.
• Collect and review legal loan documentation for operational feasibility, optimal execution mechanics, regulatory requirements and mitigation of operational risk.
• Coordinate and review of internal closing documentation with Debt Capital Markets, Credit Risk, Loan and Agency Services, Product Control, Legal, Trade Settlements, as well as Borrowers and Lenders.
• Discuss and advise funding mechanics and operational requirements as it pertains to internal booking locations, regional, and currency policies.
• Initiate trade settlement process and coordinate with trade settlement teams for Institutional Term Loan transactions.
• Provide effective communication and coordination of fee documentation and recognition and execute best practices and control, risk mitigation and elevate point of contact.
• Identify and address control gaps by engaging global partners. Propose solutions to improve the process at a global scale.
• Participate with various working groups created to enhance performance and efficiency and interact/coordinate with international counterparts on cross-border deals originating out of North America.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Undergraduate degree plus a minimum of 5 years of Syndicated Loan experience.
• Knowledge of the Loan product / Syndicated Loan business, including a strong understanding of a credit agreement, loan funding mechanics, deal structure, ticking fees, funds flows, etc.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial services, specifically within Investment Banking.
• Prior experience working with clients to collect and review pre-syndicated loan documentation ahead of closing large syndicated structures.
• Proven ability to collaborate with team members and senior management across and within the lines of business with a keen attention to detail and strong analytical capability.
• Demonstrated experience operating in a challenging and rapidly changing environment with a desire to accept new assignments and the ability to learn new principles and dynamic systems quickly.
• Critical decision-making abilities including the ability to identify, escalation, and propose solutions to problems.