Credit Officer - Financial Institutions - Financial Sponsors

FI Credit at Lloyds Banking Group is a fun and exciting place to work. We’re a friendly bunch, very curious, and we like asking lots of questions and challenging existing ways of working. We’re passionate about risk management, and we want to support our business partners to build a balanced business with strong and long-term client relationships.

We're a relatively small team with a motivating & collaborative team culture so everyone who joins is vital. We all get involved in everything the team looks after, so you’ll have a varied workload and hopefully be constantly learning. We speak regularly with relationship managers, sales and onboarding teams and are passionate about maintaining accurate data and delivering quality credit analysis. As part of this role you'll manage a portfolio of counterparties, prepare credit submissions for annual reviews & new transactions for our Financial Sponsors clients and present these submissions to sanctioning officials for approval. As you grow in confidence you'll also get the opportunity to lead credit due diligence calls with clients and shape deal structures.

Our goal is for you to become an active and valuable member of our team and the wider FI Credit team. We’re passionate about our people, and we have a huge focus on empowerment, career progression, diversity, learning & development, agility and work-life balance. As a part of FI Credit, you may also have the opportunity to get involved with other portfolios in the wider team too, which includes Securitisations, Banks & Intra-group, and Insurance.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the credit quality of our Financial Sponsors portfolio, while supporting the provision of Fund Finance facilities to Top Tier Private Equity, Secondaries and Private Debt Managers.
• Contributing to disciplined growth in other lending product offerings such as gearing, liquidity and GP support facilities.
• Helping provide oversight on our significant FX book to support Business in providing hedging solutions to our clients (typically forwards or spot).
• Providing credit input/view at Deal Screening Committee meetings.
• Attending client due diligence meetings and helping shape deal structures.
• Contributing to our annual portfolio deep dive and stress testing.
• Contribution to various ad hoc projects and our simplification drive.

Experience & Skills Required

• Significant credit experience, demonstrating the ability to analyse credit risk and shape deal structures.
• An understanding of derivative products (particularly FX) and lending products, as well as the associated legal documentation, would be useful.
• Exceptional organisation skills with the ability to juggle multiple requests, prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, as well as having the confidence to flag when you might need help.
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as a team player in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment, including ability to coordinate multiple work streams and deliver against tight timelines.
• Ability to seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Experience in the Financial Services industry, specifically within Banking
• Degree in Finance or closely related areas of Business Administration
• Comprehensive knowledge of banking and its related products, relevant regulations and lending and credit approval processes
• Knowledge of the Funds sector, including trends, horizon risks and regulation
• Previous experience in a relevant Credit or Coverage role
• Strong credit writing and analytical skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Professional qualification in finance or accounting, desirable but not essential

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future. We know that success is built from the inside out through our people. In return for your expertise, you’ll enjoy our total dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development.

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

If you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to the recruitment process, just let us know.

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.