BSG Analyst

Join Our Dynamic Business Support Group (BSG) in the UK & Belgium!
Are you ready to be at the heart of a global financial network? The Business Support Group (BSG) UK & Belgium is your gateway to a world of opportunities, acting as the central hub between our Branch and operational teams in India and Paris. We are looking for a passionate individual to join our team and make a significant impact on our diverse portfolio of loan finance transactions.

About Us:
The BSG is the backbone of our financial operations, receiving transactional instructions from various internal departments, including:

• Corporate & Leveraged Finance (CLF)
• Debt Restructuring & Advisory Services (DAS)
• Distribution & Asset Rotation (DAR)
• Energy & Real Assets (ERA)
• Global Markets Division (GMD)
• International Trade & Transaction Banking (ITB)

We handle a wide range of loan finance types, from uncommitted and committed facilities to large syndicated pools and bilateral agreements.

Your Role:
As a member of the BSG, you will play a crucial role in the lifecycle of loans, ensuring the accurate setup and maintenance of static data, analysing transmission sheets, and providing essential documentation to our platforms. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Analyzing and Challenging Information: Dive deep into transmission sheets and credit agreements, ensuring every detail is captured accurately in our systems.
2. Guiding and Advising: Assist, control, and advise our platforms and middle offices on loan event processing, ensuring high-quality production and adherence to KPIs and SLAs.
3. Risk Management: Register and follow up on mitigants and commitments, interacting closely with various counterparts, including clients, agent banks, and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Transaction Processing: Manage a diverse portfolio of complex agency transactions, ensuring timely and efficient communication during busy periods.
2. End-to-End Monitoring: Oversee SLT, participant, bilateral, and syndicated transactions, maintaining control over the entire process.
3. Technical Analysis: Provide expert opinions on operational clauses within loan contracts.
4. Data Management: Capture and maintain static data in our systems, ensuring up-to-date information in the Eboni Loans portal and LORIS.
5. Risk Registration: Register mitigants in MIHOS and commitments in FA.
6. Communication: Maintain high levels of interaction with platforms and middle offices, keeping all parties informed of loan developments.
7. Daily Control: Investigate anomalies, authenticate signatures, and ensure accurate processing of drawdown requests, rate fixes, rollovers, fees, and more.
8. Documentation: Post transaction documentation to the portal for further actions and handle ad hoc queries promptly.

Geographical Area

Europe, United Kingdom

City

London

Experience:

• Experience in providing support to a Front or Middle Office
• Experience of loans administrative functions across a range of products
• Ability to manage functions, responsibilities, and conflicts related to structured & complex Agency deals
• Ability to work under pressure and manage critical credit events
• Experience in Loan Processing Systems
• Experience reviewing Commercial Loan Agreements and related documentation from an operational perspective (desirable)

Required Skills:

• Initiative
• Communication
• Time Management
• Delegation
• Influence & Persuasion
• Negotiation
• Diplomacy
• Organizational

Technical Skills Required:

• Technical financial knowledge of Loans products and understanding of Risk, Accounts, Payments
• Proficiency in MS Excel (mandatory)

About Crédit Agricole CIB:

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide (The Banker, July 2022). With 8,600 employees across more than 30 countries, we support our clients globally in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking, and international trade. We are pioneers in climate finance and committed to diversity and inclusion. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities. For more information, visit .