Salary range to £115,000 + substantial performance bonus potential plus all usual large company benefits

Our client provides a range of asset finance solutions (including finance lease, operating lease, hire purchase, sale & leaseback, structured residual value debt and senior/junior debt and structured loans) for typically companies more typically with a turnover £100m+ across a wide variety of assets.

Our clients now seek to hire a Senior Risk Manager who will lead a team of risk analysts whose responsibilities encompass risk assessing all larger & more structured transactions across corporate asset finance, rail finance & commodity financing.

Company Profile:

• Significant recent deals include a market leading US based aircraft engine financing for a global Original Equipment Manufacturer, a hybrid asset/acquisition financing for a major helicopter operator supported by a financial sponsor and a syndicated working capital borrowing base facility for an oil refinery.
• The corporate asset finance client base has a heavy UK focus but facilities have also been written with customers in Western Europe, North America and the Middle East. 
• Our client also has substantial rail portfolio that provides a range of asset finance solutions (including operating lease, structured residual value debt and senior/junior debt) for passenger and freight rolling stock in the UK, Western Europe and North America.
• The business has recently taken on an additional Commodity Finance portfolio consisting largely of Payment Undertaking Guarantees and, increasingly, Borrowing Base lending structures.
• The Risk function also has responsibility for managing and reporting Equipment (residual value) risk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing an independent risk view of larger transactions, both at structuring/underwriting and through the life of the deal, including where appropriate an assessment of residual value risk.
• Assisting the Origination teams in structuring transactions to ensure that risks are fully understood and appropriately mitigated/managed.
• Undertaking detailed analysis work on new business transactions, up to and including sponsoring the deals through the approval process with senior sanctioning officials.
• Undertaking facility renewals on transactions across all portfolios.
• Evaluating variations of terms and restructuring proposals.
• Writing in-depth credit reports on individual transactions and sector analyses.
• Supporting the development and validation of credit risk rating tools.
• Leading and developing a team of c5 Analysts.

Key Skills:

• Detailed knowledge and experience of complex big ticket asset finance markets and financing structures (including understanding residual value risk).
• Past experience of commodity/trade finance transactions and asset based lending structures a significant plus.
• Proven decision maker and experience of working to demanding deadlines.
• Experience of working with major/investment grade counterparties.
• A detailed understanding of risk assessment techniques and rating methodologies.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Team Leadership and people development experience.

You will be located to be able to be sustainably commutable to an office base in central London.

Package

Base salary range expected to be to c£115,000, with significant additional performance related bonus plus all usual large company benefits including a company car or car allowance.

Contact:  Sean Toms sean_toms@robinson-toms.com  + 44 1743 821472