VP - Credit Officer - Global Markets Credit

Job Description:

Company Overview

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview

London
Our London office is based just a stone’s throw from the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral on bustling King Edward Street. Here you’ll find modern workspaces and a state-of-the-art auditorium space. In addition, we’re proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus which have been created with the planet in mind. Make sure to take time for yourself and head up to our rooftop terrace and take in the spectacular views across London. Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and medical centre.

The Team

Global Markets Credit ("GMC") is responsible for ensuring robust and consistent credit underwriting for Global Markets lending activities, which includes financing facilities secured by a range of financial and physical assets. Within GMC, the team member will assist with the credit underwriting and ongoing portfolio management functions for the EMEA asset backed securitization finance ("ABSF") portfolio.  The ABSF portfolio is comprised of warehouse and term loan positions with associated derivative trading lines secured by a variety of consumer and commercial assets including auto loans and leases, credit card receivables, equipment loans and leases, residential mortgages.
 

The team member will work closely with both senior and junior team members within the GMC Specialty Finance team as well as other constituents within GMC.  You will coordinate closely with the ABS Banking team, the Rates trading team, and various Risk partners to help drive responsible loan growth.  We also partner with other parts of Enterprise Credit to leverage industry-specific expertise.

Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities will include participation in transaction screening, term negotiation, due diligence of seller/servicers including reviewing their underwriting and servicing capabilities, and credit approval process. 
• The team member will review and potentially question all elements of transactions including structure, collateral, and cashflow stress analysis. 
• Post-close, you will have responsibility for ongoing deal and portfolio monitoring and will exercise credit approval authority for amendment/waiver/renewal/extension activity. 
• The team member will assist in the preparation and review of credit approval memos.
• The role will also assist with periodic reporting requirements, policy and procedure updates, risk rating scorecard maintenance, regulatory inquiries, limit requests, and other ad hoc projects.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree required; Finance, Accounting, or Economics majors preferred with excellent academic credentials.
• Prior experience in financial services.  Relevant prior experience may include roles in: credit risk management, credit underwriting, structuring, loan origination, or public rating agencies 
• Familiarity with securitization structures and an understanding of macroeconomic drivers
• You will likely have had experience of reviewing  lending or debt transactions including securitization or collateral based lending facilities and derivatives.
•  Excellent analytical skills, personal drive,  initiative, a sense of urgency, and responsiveness, with a desire to grow, learn, and take on increasing levels of responsibility
• Highly organized with excellent oral, and written communication skills, with ability to communicate effectively with all levels of risk, support, and business partners
• You should have excellent team collaboration skills, willing to support more junior members of the team as required. 
• Proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint, along with ability to quickly learn new programs and applications
• High level of attention to detail

Benefits of working at Bank of America

UK
 

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum 
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.