Deal Execution Associate

Deal Execution provide day to day support to the Wholesale Banking Platform for all lending related activities. Servicing the loan book whilst ensuring accurate risk and regulatory reporting is key. The UK business consists of a wide range of bilateral and syndicated deals originating from various industry sectors including Diversified Corporates, Financial Institutions (predominately Insurance and Investment Funds), Transportation, Infrastructure and Acquisition Finance. 

More recently the team have taken operational responsibility for the Italian loan book (excluding Real Estate Finance) which is largely a portfolio of energy deals.   

Role:

Working in a self-coordinating Customer Loyalty Team (CLT) that promotes the ING One Agile Way of Working, you will become part of a small team who strives to respond to the needs of the business. The role involves dealing with all operational aspects of the lending portfolio and identifying any workflow issues as and when they may arise to ensure that a high quality, client focussed, control conscious product is delivered. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:

• Undertake the review of syndicated and bilateral multi product loan agreements and any other documentation from an operational / technical perspective, ensuring that ING’s standards and the latest LMA/LSTA templates are adhered to.
• Deal set-up in LoanIQ with reference to the facility documentation.
• Proactively manage the day to day workflows (e.g. drawdowns, rollovers, repayments, fees etc.) with support from the Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and Global Services & Operations (GSO) Hubs.
• Drive excellence. Maintain a controlled environment and comply with all regulatory demands to ensure that an accurate and high-quality product is delivered within the dedicated timeframes. 
• Identify any potential capacity issues and ensure that all controls and procedures are strictly followed to minimise error costs and operational lapses.  Any issues to be promptly escalated.
• Internal and external reporting requirements.
• Continually review day to day procedures to identify any process improvements and drive innovation.
• Participate in any project related tasks whilst ensuring timely delivery of input and that all key milestones and delivery dates are achieved.