Sme Lending Manager

3 weeks ago


South West England, United Kingdom Corporate Recruitment Solutions Full time

**About the SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role**:
Our client is a growing, innovative organisation, committed to supporting SME’s.

Offering a fantastic culture, desire to lend and opportunity to make a real difference to the SME landscape, this is a brilliant opportunity to utelise your skills set in a positive and impactful way.

If you are a banker with experience of lending to business, commercial or corporate customers, and are living & working in the South West I’d love to speak to you.

**Focus of the SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role**:

- Through sustained and extensive business development activity, source and appraise suitable investment opportunities.
- Develop and maintain links and networks with key business introducers and intermediaries to source suitable investment opportunities.

**Responsibilities of the SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role**:

- Through sustained and extensive business development activity, source and appraise suitable investment opportunities.
- Develop and maintain links and networks with key business introducers and intermediaries to source suitable investment opportunities.
- Maintain and develop technical and industry specific knowledge to ensure best practice and compliance in investment activity.
- Conduct thorough and robust management, financial and commercial due diligence when considering investment opportunities and assess the risks of each investment.
- Negotiate terms and conditions relating to legal documentation for the making of investments. Contribute to the investment team’s financial target, playing a key role in delivering timely and excellent customer service;
- Understand and assess underlying cashflow assumptions and comment on the risks associated with these and suggest and conduct appropriate sensitivity analysis;
- Take responsibility for the creation of covenants and the setting of limits. Liaise closely with portfolio teams as appropriate;
- Prepare sanction reports for credit sanction and present findings to Investment Committee;
- Liaise closely with the portfolio team post-investment and support as required to maintain the relationship with the investee company.

**Skills of the SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role**:

- Understanding of all aspects relating to debt investments into SMEs or larger corporate entities.
- Understanding of investment risk appraisal, investment processes and procedures.
- Excellent commercial appreciation of business and the wider economic landscape.
- Strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
- Extensive network of relevant key business introducers in the area of operation.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Confident in own decision making.
- Ability to prioritise and organise work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
- Experience of analysing financial information.
- Accountancy or banking qualifications.

**Other requirements of the SME Lending Manager - Business/Commercial Banking role**
- Driving Licence
- IT literate to include the use of Word, Excel and Power Point

Our client offers flexible/hybrid working.



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