JPMorgan Loans Agency Specialist 

United Kingdom, England, London 

473881601

As a Loans Agency Specialist within the Loans Agency team, you will be responsible for certain activities of an operational nature in relation to syndicated credit facilities where JPMorgan has been appointed Facility Agent. The Agent has a duty to provide a high quality service to all parties through the administration of accurate funds movement and timely information flows. The Facility Agent’s roles and responsibilities are defined in the loan agreement which is broadly based on LMA-style documentation.

Job responsibilities:

• Manages a portfolio of clients, supporting Lines Of Business such as Export Finance, Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Equity Derivatives Group (EDG), Specialised Products Group (SPG), Global Corporate Bank (GCB)
• Owns the servicing of all syndicated loans including drawdowns, rollovers, repayments, rate settings and fees. Including syndicate notifications related to daily processing
• Ensures accurate and timely GL and position management postings
• Reconciles cash movements and escalate non-receipts of payments
• Reviews and interprets all operational aspects of loan documentation during the life of the facility
• Works with the deal team during a refinancing to ensure the structure is operationally feasible, funds flow management, fee distribution and maintenance of Loan IQ (loan system) in relation booking updates related to refinancing.
• Liaisons with external clients and internal teams including Credit, Origination, Treasury, Compliance, Legal and Secondary Loan Trading
• Investigates, analyses and remediates exceptions to ensure KRI/KPI targets are achieved
• Assists the team in ad-hoc requests including system upgrades and UAT exercises
• Supports the team’s shared objectives and Control agenda by contributing to multiple work streams

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to manage multiple demands in a fast-changing environment
• Manages and prioritises multiple tasks and uses sound judgement to escalate issues timely
• Strong communication skills both oral and written, has confidence speaking to external clients
• Analytically minded with strong technical prowess in relation to manipulating data
• Strong team player
• Attention to detail and control orientated; understanding of the risks and downstream impacts of inaccurate data capture
• Excellent problem solving skills; the ability to identify the root cause
• Personal motivation and drive to deliver excellence and make a difference every day

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Loan IQ knowledge
• Experience in syndicated loans