Vice President - Leveraged Finance Portfolio Management in City of Westminster

The Leveraged Finance group is responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of LBOs with financial sponsors, including syndicated, direct lending and mid‑market transactions, and other relevant sponsor financings, and for working alongside relationship managers and other coverage functions within the bank in analysing and executing leveraged corporates. This role is for a Vice President within the Leveraged Finance Portfolio Management team, which is responsible for the monitoring and management of the leveraged loan exposures originated by the group and also for analysing and monitoring Securitised Products and Supply Chain Finance solutions provided to the portfolio companies of Private Equity Sponsor clients.

Responsibilities

• Ongoing monitoring and management of a selection of non‑investment grade financings originated by Leveraged Finance and Securitised Products and Supply Chain Finance.
• To conduct credit analysis on the existing portfolio for internal reporting, ensuring portfolio adherence to internal and external covenants and requirements.
• To identify and execute refinancing and cross‑sell opportunities with portfolio borrowers in conjunction with LF Origination, PE Sponsor Coverage, Capital Markets, Corporate Relationship Managers and other relevant internal counterparties.
• To support and coach more junior team members in undertaking each of the above tasks.
• Conduct the monitoring of credit quality for a portfolio of assets via management information and internal and external research sources to ensure covenant compliance and early identification of performance variances to budget and base cases.
• Manage the development of relevant credit analysis including sensitivity scenarios and key ratios analysis, and make informed judgements on financial viability and liquidity to advise decision making at senior management level.
• Proactively develop, recommend and execute actions relevant to effective LF portfolio risk management, including partial / full asset disposals and portfolio top‑ups.
• Undertake the timely preparation of high‑quality borrower credit reviews, periodic monitoring, financial modelling including sensitivity scenarios and submit analysis, waiver / consent requests and secondary trading proposals to ECRO (Credit).
• Review materials prepared by junior portfolio team members and other account officers, to provide guidance on appropriate actions in accordance with LF procedures.
• Act as a role model and mentor junior team members to assist in their development.
• Take responsibility for data integrity and, in partnership with the CAD team, assist in preparation of internal portfolio reporting and analysis including materials for the Corporate Credit Review Meeting.
• Support Securitised Products and Supply Chain Finance in reviewing potential opportunities, in conducting the credit approval process for potential onboardings and thereafter in monitoring these assets on an ongoing basis as part of LF Portfolio Management duties.
• Work with relevant internal counterparties to mine the existing portfolio to identify refinancing and cross‑sell opportunities.
• Support all aspects of deal execution as may be required during the development and execution of a mandate for existing portfolio borrowers.
• Build relationships throughout MUFG to establish a peer network, gather relevant information and help to ensure effective inter‑departmental collaboration.
• Build relationships at the appropriate business levels to create and maintain trust with corporate clients and partner banks on transactions.
• Support Corporate Relationship Managers to maintain an ongoing dialogue with clients to maximise MUFG's opportunities to win future business.
• Manage non‑financial risks related to the client base, e.g. conducting timely ongoing compliance and KYC checks for LF clients in line with internal and external processes and procedures, ad hoc diligence where required.
• Engage with Internal Audit and their regular audit processes to ensure positive outcomes for the Leveraged Finance team.
• In partnership with the Special Credit Team, assist in the careful evaluation and management of stressed or distressed portfolio assets.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience working within a banking / advisory or transactional environment.
• Understanding of LBO structures and instruments, also securitised products; transaction experience thereof an advantage.
• Experience in financial modelling (particularly credit ratings and ideally LBOs).
• Experience in execution of transactions (including credit process) within tight timeframes is advantageous.
• Experience in credit analysis and due diligence review.
• Transaction experience in EMEA, comfortable working in different cultures and capable of flexing style to accommodate our client base is advantageous.
• Client-facing experience an advantage.

Technical and Functional Competencies

• Detailed understanding and practical experience of financial modelling.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of deal structuring.
• Knowledge of banking documentation.
• Sound credit skills at an intermediate level.
• Negotiation skills with internal partners.
• A good team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively manage tight deadlines and different stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills both written and oral.
• Knowledge of leveraged debt capital markets and M&A dynamics.
• Corporate finance principles / accounting knowledge.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Powerpoint.

Education

• Degree level education or equivalent.
• Relevant post‑degree qualification preferred (e.g. CFA or ACA).

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

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