At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.
Job Description Structured Finance Analyst
U.S. Bank's Global Corporate Trust business is looking to add a highly talented and passionate individual to its rapidly-growing Structured Finance (SF) team in London.
This position requires someone who is adaptable, strategic and curious.
The individual who fills this role will be responsible for collaborating with business partners and leaders at varying levels throughout the organization and externally.
Accountabilities
- Responsible for all reporting and cash management activities for structured finance transactions (ABS, CMBS, RMBS & Repacks)
- Work alongside Relationship Managers by reviewing drafts of new deal transaction documents, and providing comments where appropriate
- Interpret transaction documents to decipher complex cash movements and account structures
- Work closely on deal models to stress test any new deal models and help built deal models where applicable
- Review Investor Reports generated by deal Analysts and provide feedback through effective mentoring
- Calculation and reporting activities for structured finance transactions, including the calculation of waterfall payments, monitoring trigger events, and credit enhancements, producing periodic investor reports and fielding investor queries
- Uses transaction documents, along with internal control mechanisms, to calculate and direct cash and asset movements.
- Understand cash movements and work towards reconciling cash on a deal periodically along with the Transaction Manager
- Interact with external swap providers and liquidity facility providers to confirm cash flows and agree fee and interest payments.
- Develop and maintain relationships with servicers and corporate servicer. Involves frequent interaction with loan servicers, investors, rating agencies, arrangers and issuers
- Own Client Service and act with a sense of urgency. Respond/Liaise with Client professionally over emails and phones.
- Frequently attend Client calls and meetings.
- Review and respond to customer requests and investor queries regarding cash flow reporting.
- Monitor ticklers and complete activities to ensure prompt completion of trustee and agency duties and to mitigate risk
- Get involved in/lead various ad hoc business projects
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field, with 2-3 years related job experience
- Proficient in Microsoft software applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Basic deal modelling proficiency based on extensive understanding of interpreting deal documents
- Effectively manage multiple tasks with competing priorities
- Consistently channels analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interpret and communicate analytical information tailored to the appropriate audience in a clear and concise manner
Bonus Skills/Experience
- Experience working with cashflow deal modeling and language
- Previous role involving Client engagement
Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. (125 Old Broad Street, London)
Accessibility
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience.
Total Rewards
U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value. We offer a market competitive compensation package that includes:
- Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
- Performance based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.
- Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).
- Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.
- Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.
We regularly review our compensation and benefits to ensure they remain competitive, inclusive, and responsive to employee needs and market trends. Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.
Closing Date
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.
At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever growing range of opportunities to discover what you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.