At a glance

ABN AMRO Corporate Banking (CB) has a client base of approximately 3,000 commercial clients. In Northwest Europe (Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium), we serve clients with revenues exceeding EUR 100 million.

Financing Solutions (FS) is the Lending unit of CB where all Lending offerings and expertise are clustered. FS is responsible for the origination, structuring, execution and portfolio management of a variety of lending products for all sectors and segments. The Lending department within FS can be divided into roughly two units, namely Corporate Lending Europe and Specialised sectors (Natural resources, Shipping and Financial Institutions).

Corporate Lending provides (structured) lending products to new and existing large corporate clients domestically and internationally. In close collaboration with other product-teams of FS and Risk Management, Lending is responsible for resolving complex tailor-made and bilateral- and syndicated financing issues of clients and is the ‘first-line of defence’ in the assessment credit risk based on (credit) experience and specific client- and sector knowledge. After obtaining credit risk approval from Risk Management, Corporate Lending negotiates the credit documentation with the client. In addition, Corporate Lending is responsible for monitoring the existing portfolio of (debt) transactions and the execution of deals, including coordination with external advisors (legal, technical, insurance, markets).

Your job

The ABN AMRO Corporate Lending team in the United Kingdom is part of Corporate Lending Europe which consists of all the Corporate lending activities in The Netherlands and Northwest Europe. The team in the UK is responsible for building and maintaining a Lending portfolio of mid and large cap clients, active in various sectors along the line of three strategic themes, (i) Digitisation, (ii) Mobility and (iii) Energy Transition. Together with Client Coverage colleagues, Corporate Lending Europe has a shared responsibility for the credit relationship and management of the portfolio of European clients within Corporate Lending Europe. This includes the structuring of complex tailor-made and bilateral financing solutions, advising, promoting various lending products to new- and existing clients also in close collaboration with Client Coverage, Global Markets, Risk Management, etc.

As an Senior Associate you will work in close cooperation with the Director, Corporate Lending UK and Team members based in the Netherlands in managing the portfolio of the UK franchise. You will be part of Client Service Teams (CST) which are multiple product teams that are managed by the Coverage Banker to tackle client questions and develop commercial propositions. In addition, you will be involved in the origination and execution of deals including pitching to clients, writing credit applications, structuring transactions, reviewing and negotiating credit documentation, and coordination with external advisors. Lastly, the function includes the monitoring of the existing portfolio of debt transactions and contribution to internal projects in the areas of process optimisation and innovation of the credit chain, regulatory developments and requests, sector deep dives, risk management projects, and organisation wide initiatives.

Your working environment

ABN AMRO is an enterprising bank with a primary focus on Northwest Europe. We serve clients in the retail, private banking and corporate banking sectors. We are also present internationally in a number of specialist activities, such as Corporate and Commercial Banking, Asset Based Finance and Clearing.

At ABN AMRO we have a clear purpose: Banking for better, for generations to come. The shift towards sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. Supporting our clients at times that matter has always been our role and our responsibility. Together, we aim high and work towards lasting relationships that are relevant and responsible, both now and in the future. We want to be the bank that leads the way.

Our strategy goes far beyond financial value: we want to accelerate the transition to sustainability. We do this by supporting and advising our clients in order to facilitate their sustainability shift. Our commitment to clients, employees, investors and society calls for clear direction, focus and dedication.

We concentrate on our three strategic pillars:

Support our clients transition to sustainability
Reinvent the customer experience
Build a future-proof bank

Our strategy requires a culture of working together and permanent learning. It's only with this mindset that we unleash the best in ourselves to deliver a high standard of performance. ABN AMRO's culture is the catalyst for the evolution in which we find ourselves: our people are imaginative, trust each other and do just that little bit extra to help clients.

ABN AMRO UK is part of the Corporate Banking business line and operates the following businesses in the UK:

Corporate and Institutional Banking which includes Corporate Banking, Clearing, Global Markets - Sales & Trading and Financial Institutions
Commercial Banking which includes Asset Based Finance and International Desk, which provides transactional banking services

Our business lines are supported by a number of functions such as Risk, Compliance, Legal, IT, Finance (Including Tax), Business Management and Human Resources. We currently employ approx. 380 people in the UK.

Your profile

Educated at university level.
Experience in a client facing or risk management type of role.
Affinity with the UK & Ireland medium sized client base (GBP > 100m turnover).
Solid knowledge of international credit process (incl. credit application/processing/monitoring).
Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong computer literacy and technical skills, proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Solid knowledge and experience of project /stakeholder management processes.
Experienced with medium- to high intensity clients and prospects, preferably with (international) large corporates and/or international clients.
Excellent in English (oral and written) and preferably additional languages.
Accurate attention to detail and consistently strives for the highest quality output in all work.
Self-motivated with a willingness to learn and contribute to the performance and development of the team.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including to the Head Office in Amsterdam.

What we offer

Joining ABN AMRO means working on meaningful projects. Projects that have an impact on our clients. Working with a wide range of people with different backgrounds, opinions and ideas. In the UK, in the Netherlands or elsewhere in our international network. We offer an environment where you will be challenged on a daily basis - professionally as well as on a personal level - so that you can grow to become the professional you want to be.

We have identified that the following types of flexible working may be suitable for this role in principle. Any requests will be determined in line with our Flexible Working Policy:

Type of Flexible Working Likely to be suitable
Remote Working Yes
Flexitime Yes
Unpaid leave Yes
Staggered hours Yes

Interested?

Are you interested? Please apply via the button below. For more information please contact Niki Champion, Senior Resourcing Partner, UKrecruitment@uk.abnamro.com, +44 203 192 9342.