Company Category: SME Business Loans

Location: Yorkshire

Salary banding: Competitive plus Benefits

You will be responsible for:

* Developing a broad network of introducers to originate own deal flow.

* Undertaking business development and self-generating proposals, actively promoting the Fund and its activities to its target audiences.

* Keeping abreast of market developments, trends and business opportunities.

* Identification and assessment of suitable new SME loan investment opportunities to achieve annual investment targets (at a team and individual level). Loans in range £0.1m - £2m.

* Carrying out due diligence analysis on potential investee companies , involving all relevant stakeholders.

* Making recommendations for structuring a transaction, taking into account the specifics of the deal.

* Preparing written reports and verbal presentations to the Investment Committee in respect of investment recommendations.

* Negotiating deals and executing transactions, including the technical structuring of competitive investment packages to meet the requirements of the Fund.

* Completion of all relevant financial, people and legal elements of any transaction, including management of any due diligence process and liaising with external advisors.

* Post investment after-care, comprising management and monitoring of the financial and operational performance of the investee company and supporting and giving guidance on its operational and strategic issues.

* Working with our Portfolio team as appropriate, and the wider business for more complex solutions.

* Ensuring service level standards and turnaround times are met.

* Ensuring all regulatory and customer requirements are complied with.

* Supporting the Fund Principal in all aspects of successfully delivering and promoting the fund.

* Mentoring the team and developing less experienced colleagues.

Skills & experience

* Previous investment management experience combined with a strong technical background.

* Sound commercial acumen and analytical skills.

* Will ideally have an established introducer network within West Yorkshire

* Demonstrate business acumen, credit risk and analytical skills.

* Strong work and team ethics.

* Good communication and interpersonal skills.

* Ambitious and self-motivated.

* Experience of working with potential and investee companies at Executive level.

* We are a collaborative team and so it's important that you share our Core Values.

* You must be able to drive and be prepared to travel to our other offices and client sites.

* You should have the right to work in the UK