Description

Asset Surveillance CRE Senior Associate

City of London

Permanent

£70,000

cer Financial are working alongside a warm and exciting financial services company who are based in the City of London. They are seeking an Asset Surveillance/Portfolio Analyst CRE Senior Associate.

In this role you will work within one of teams on established mandates for a number of clients. You will monitor, report and advise key stakeholders on CRE asset management and loan asset management strategies involving a portfolio of performing loans and a number of active construction finance loans.

The responsibilities of the Asset Surveillance CRE Senior Associate will include:

• Collect and analyse Borrower reports (rent rolls, operating statements, covenants calculations etc.) and other third-party information necessary to compile periodic scheduled loan asset management and collateral reporting and make recommendations to the client based on findings.

• Creation of cashflow models based on forecasts.

• Undertake risk assessment of individual loans, underlying collateral, and Borrower to determine risk ratings for each loan.

• Maintain Watch List of loans considered to be higher risk and provide advice regarding possible remedies and exit strategies.

• Support Lender credit function with details concerning any concession/waiver requests from the Borrower including reasoned advice and recommendations.

• Analysis of potential amendments/waivers and future impact on loan performance vs underwriting.

• Liaise between Lender's in-house asset management and credit functions and external third-party professionals including legal, valuers and property management companies.

The successful Asset Surveillance CRE Senior Associate will have:

• Experience and a proven track record of working in a related credit environment involving CRE.

• Previous experience reviewing LMA style Finance Documents required

• Analytical and technical skills and the ability to understand complex loan documents and professional third-party reporting

• Strong MS Excel skills, and numerically inclined.

• Financial modelling experience is a bonus but not required.

• A related tertiary qualification to at least undergrad level ideally in Real Estate, Economics, Business, Accounting or relevant working experience.