Commercial Loan Closing Specialist - Avp jobs at Wells Fargo in United Kingdom, City Of London

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for Situation Investigation and Problem Analysis, Feasibility Assessments, Business Case Development, Process and Service Improvement, Business Acceptance Testing, Business Change Deployment and Requirements Definition.

• Run discovery, elicitation and design workshops with stakeholders at varying levels to ensure problem statements are fully understood, that requirements are holistic and that they are documented to the highest standards).

• Define and document requirements and user stories using Jira as prescribed by the team and run appropriate meetings to validate the artefacts produced prior to signoff.

• Undertake gap analysis across a given operating model.

• Support Idea generation.

• Produce dashboards to monitor user story and testing progress as prescribed by the team.

• Document test scenarios and create tests packs.

• Display a high degree of stakeholder management and analysis.

• Support the project manager when required to do so.

• Identify, analyse and manage risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating as necessary and ensure project tasks are completed according to established timelines.

• Build relationships and influence Internal and external stakeholders to help navigate Wells Fargo move towards the it future state in line with the firm strategy and business objectives.

• Collaborate with Technology and Operations teams to deliver optimal solutions.

• Maintain up to date working knowledge of the industry and ensure that the organization’s interests are considered.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience working within financial services specialising in Capital Markets.

• Be familiar with both the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the broader Business Change Life Cycle (BCLC).

• Experience of Investment Operations and the trade Lifecycle demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Exceptional communication and relationship building skills at all levels of the organization.

• Resilient, organised with a high degree of attention to detail.

• Excellent documentation skills ensuring traceability of the delivery back to requirements.

• Experience documenting testing strategies, coordinating testing efforts across multiple platforms and business functions, capturing and documenting UAT results, creation of test scripts and managing and communicating progress.

• Ability to identify the root cause of problems and propose solutions resulting in clear options and recommendations that can be considered to address the issues identified.

• Experience working within both waterfall and agile methods of project delivery.

• Aptitude to structure multiple tasks and work in an organized manner under pressure and time constraints.

• Flexibility to manage multiple distinct work streams simultaneously.

• Fluent in the following applications: All MS Office Application and Agile Enterprise Jira, and Confluence.

• Qualifications in Business Analysis and Investment Operations will be considered preferable for this role.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Work with origination teams across multiple locations, reviewing complex deal structure, legal and ancillary documents for operational compatibility across our Bilateral, Participation and Agency lending portfolios, ensuring compliance with the bank’s internal policies and guidelines.

• Coordinate with the Lines of Business, Loans Administration and Agency teams regarding all aspects of new and ongoing documentation issues.

• Have oversight of deal builds in Loan IQ and production of deal overview sheets for Loans / Agency teams, & approval of same when completed by lower level team members.

• Provide assistance to relationship manager in execution and closure of transactions.

• Ensure all compliance related requirements are completed for each new transactions and clients (KYC + any other documents required internally).

• Answering ad-hoc syndicate, borrower and internal queries.

• Regularly update and maintain internal databases and management information systems.

• Complete internal procedures as required to set up clients for specific products, ensuring all procedures comply with government regulations and company policies.

• Liaise with various internal departments (esp. credit control department and back office) to ensure smooth transactions execution, booking and reporting.

• Manage the timely collection and distribution of financial information and related correspondence to syndicate lenders.

• Keep the Head of Loan Onboarding team abreast of on-going issues and escalation points.

• Support the teams focus on continuous improvement and challenge the status quo.

• Assist is the control framework completion & roll out across the London Loan Operations team

• Assist/lead/represent

• Keep up-to-date with industry changes affecting loan documentation and product via the LMA/LSTA websites and attendance to relevant seminars.

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience in reviewing, facilitating and managing new and revised Loan Facility documentation with a strong familiarity of products and structuring awareness.

• Experience in Commercial Loan Closing, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Excellent knowledge of industry standards relating to documentation and credit practices including extensive knowledge and understanding of Loan Market Association (LMA) and Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA) facility documentation.

• Client focused with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Individual accountability and ownership.

• Strong teamwork orientation. Role modeling flexibility working across product and relationship teams in both strategic and network client arena.

• Experience of Loan IQ, Debt Domain and Intralinks preferable.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is looking for a Control Management Specialist to join the International Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Control Team. This role focuses on implementing and overseeing the First Line of Defense corporate risk program requirements. Specifically, the Specialist will assist the Markets Control within the International Markets Control team. Responsibilities include providing control coverage across International Markets and contributing to governance programs. The ideal candidate should have a grasp of different Markets traded businesses and operational risk management principles.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in mitigating current and emerging risk exposures associated with the activities and operations of the assigned business group, and identify opportunity for process improvements within the scope of defined business control responsibilities.

• Review and analyze basic business challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives.

• Develop and implement risk monitoring, risk reporting processes, and controls while evaluating and reporting results where necessary.

• Present recommendations for resolving complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing Control Management functional area expertise.

• Provide support in the interpretation of policy, guidelines, and governance programs as front line liaison to Independent Risk Management area.

• Collaborate and consult with Control Management team and key stakeholders, including internal customers.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Risk Management or Financial Services industry, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with developing and/or executing risk and control assessment programs.

• Knowledge of RCSA, process, purpose.

• Knowledge of products, services, applicable regulations for a Markets Business.

• Experience in operational risk reporting and escalation programs

• Knowledge and experience in risk management practices.

• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) concepts.

• Personal ability to understand and operate successfully in a matrixed corporate environment

• Good communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal); ability to concisely articulate complex concepts in a clear manner.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of the development team's requirements to facilitate a seamless and effective delivery process. Additionally, this role offers the opportunity to participate in designing and constructing solutions using Xceptor.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business processes, pain points, and automation opportunities.

• Conduct workshops, interviews and surveys to elicit functional and non-functional requirements.

• Document workflows, data sources, and integration points relevant to low-code / no-code platforms.

• Translate business requirements into platform-specific configurations, templates, and reusable components.

• Work closely with platform administrators to ensure governance, scalability and compliance.

• Serve as the liaison between business units and development teams.

• Create clear and concise documentation, including user stories, process maps, and acceptance criteria.

• Present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Support testing and validation of solutions to ensure alignment with business goals.

• Monitor performance and adoption of deployed solutions, recommending improvements where necessary.

• Maintain a feedback loop to continuously refine requirements and enhance platform usability.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in digital transformation or automation projects.

• Familiarity with low-code / no-code platforms, ideally Xceptor version 4.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Understanding of data modelling, process mapping, and user experience principles.

• Experience with Agile or iterative development methodologies.

• Ability to identify risk and reduce / manage accordingly, escalating where necessary.

• Growth mindset.

• A good understanding of client / customer service.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certification in Business Analysis.

• Intermediate SQL experience.

• Exposure to citizen development programs or enterprise automation initiatives.

• Knowledge of APIs, databases and integration concepts.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

If you possess a strong grasp of regulatory functions and compliance requirements, this opportunity could be ideal for you. Join us now and become part of a dynamic team committed to operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

• Assist with the design and production of robust daily, weekly monthly reporting to ensure compliance with the core regulatory requirements.

• Assist with monitoring of established regulatory controls and any applicable reporting threshold changes.

• Review, analysis and impact assessment across applicable EMEA regulations to ensure completeness.

• Documentation and capture of all regulatory processes and controls within RACT.

• Visibility of front-to-back regulatory processes & reporting mechanisms in order to provide effective challenge and review.

• Continuously reviewing the control environment for gaps or issues.

• Assist with the Quarterly review and preparation of the group’s procedures and any related sign off checklists.

• Keep up to date with Regulatory developments.

• Collaborating globally to ensure alignment of procedures and processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Institutional Investment Operations, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Experience with EMEA regulatory requirements and reporting rules (MiFID II experience desirable).

• An understanding of the current regulatory environment (EMIR, MIFID, SFTR etc) and how that impacts the business/operations.

• Work experience in the financial sector, ideally in a regulatory focused role.

• Highly developed analytical skills.

• Strong resilience, with the ability to pursue items or required change.

• Strong attention to detail and embraces a ‘Right First Time’ mentality.

• Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner and share information/new ideas with other team members.

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Complete all daily cash nostro real-time monitoring for settlement status & liquidity blockages per documented procedure & task checklists (monitoring inbound & outbound flows).

• Advise MCT desk of total amount of outgoing currency required & therefore the funding position daily.

• Assist MCT in ensuring nostro EOD balances are within agreed thresholds Liaise with relevant Ops teams and MCT in regard to unsettled high value payments.

• Provide any required advance notification for specific settlements above agreed thresholds to MCT desk as per agreed Liquidity management RACIs.

• Monitor account systems and advise MCT desks of any shortfall.

• Execute funding requests from various EMEA Ops teams or MCT desk to move funds across nostros /CSD cash accounts in order to ensure underlying LOB transactions are settled on time.

• Own & complete daily cash forecasting activities for the various businesses.

• Act on requests in regard to flattening any excess funding positions as per MCT requests.

• Execute on various specific Cash management team tasks in regard to the type of business cash being monitored , e.g. for the FX business the team will create & send EOD confirmation if Reg W account need to be funded.

• Provide daily files with T+1 Cash Flow deals to Treasury for the relevant EMEA entities, aligned to agreed thresholds for the various legal entities.

• Complete required team owned MIS, including monthly FX Risk Packs for required ALCO meetings.

• Complete any other recurring or ad-hoc reporting requests as advised by manager or delegate.

• Carry out proactive checks to ensure monitoring systems have updated accordingly.

• Partner with MCT & Network management in regard to creation of new Nostro Accounts request to EFIA tool for the EMEA entities being supported.

• Act as a risk champion, ensure you are meeting all risk expectations of the company including adhering to the Risk management framework, policy & procedures, ensuring emerging & actual risk incidents are flagged to the relevant teams within EMEA Ops & also the BCM group in a timely fashion.

• Support your team in manager in regard to any process or control reviews carried out by any of the reviewing teams including Internal Audit, EBCE , IT&V.

• Drive a culture of continuous process improvement .

• Work with your manager in regard to any change initiatives /projects as requested.

Required Qualifications:

• Ideally experience in a Cash management Operations role in another Financial institution.

• Fast learner, strong communication skills and attention to detail.

• Strong incident escalation capability.

• Strong IT & data collation skills, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.

• Organized with good time management skills Strong prioritization skills.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and perform well under pressure.

• Experience of dealing with a variety of internal partners, providing examples of where collaboration assisted with resolving issues.

• Good understanding of International business including Investment banking & also Lending /commercial banking products and payments.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Able to work in a small team environment and work as a team.

• Self-motivation and flexibility required to recognize the need to step up to assist colleagues and manager when required.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Processing of daily drawdown, rollover, repayment, prepayment, rate fixing and all aspects of the loan processing area relating to Agency, bi lateral, trade discounts and any other related facilities within LoanIQ system.

• Claiming and collection of principal, interest and fees relating to the above products.

• Review and clear control report exceptions.

• Review procedures on a regular basis.

• Provide solutions to operational problems and suggest improvement to the workflow.

• Process self-audits on a quarterly basis.

• Provide excellent internal and external customer service.

• Ensure that all lending transactions are booked in adherence to loan agreement timings.

• Ensure that agent notifications agree with the banks accounting systems.

• Ensure that all tasks are processed to the highest standards in accordance with cut off times (Nostro payments, Treasury cut off times etc.).

• Complete daily cash reconciliations to a high standard, ensuring no aged items exceed agreed tolerances.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Commercial Loan Servicing, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Knowledge of Loan Agency Administration and documentation.

• Knowledge of Trade products and processing advantageous.

• Good working knowledge of LoanIQ,

• Customer-orientated in approach with strong communication skills and initiative

• Control mind-set who uses experience and initiative to proactively risk manage the business

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

• Teamwork, organisational skills and ability to prioritise

• Proactive and self-motivated, eye for detail.

• Proficient in the use of MS office including word and excel.

Control environment:

• Active participation in the identification of control weaknesses.
• Document & escalate all issues using the Operational Risk framework
• Demonstrate knowledge of Operational Risk issues and proactively work to mitigate.
• Demonstrate a firm understanding of all procedures and contribute to the ongoing review of same.
• Ensure all weekly KRI control reporting is completed with any breaks cleared in a timely manner.

Process improvements:

• Demonstrate initiative when it comes to suggesting process improvements that add value to the team from the following perspectives: cost, efficiency, flexibility and time.
• Take a hands-on role process improvement development.

Relationship building:

• Demonstrate a positive attitude and willingness to assist team members.
• Represent Loan Operations through interactions with internal & external stakeholders in a confident and helpful manner.

Communication:

• Develop ability to assess items that require escalation, ensuring that communication is clear, factual and executed in a time sensitive manner.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.