Vice President - Loan Agency Transaction Management

Profile Summary

We are looking for a VP to join our Loan Agency Transaction Management team in London.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The review and negotiation of draft transaction documents for new loans including loan facility agreements, Common Terms Agreements, Intercreditor Agreements, security trust & intercreditor deed and other relevant agreements.
• Review and negotiate provisions in capacities such as Global Agent/Intercreditor Agent/Facility Agent including administrative provisions credit Agreements to ensure obligations being agreed to are deliverable and are as per the requirements of the Bank’s internal processes, business/legal/compliance/loans admin sign-off and procedures.
• Managing the Deal onboarding, oversee & manage the coordination, liaison and set up of new deals and confirming Conditions precedent.
• Managing the amendment, consent and waiver requests for existing loan documents with the Lenders and the Borrowers and updating Debt Domain consent tab with lenders decisions.
• Checking for and diarising Margin changes triggered by performance related events or trigger dates in loan agreements including compliance cert/ratings change and notifying lenders.
• Setting up and managing the financial reporting covenant diaries via Debt Domain, and the distribution of covenants information to the lenders in a timely manner.

• Relationship management of the borrower and lending group.
• Acting as Security Agent, reviewing Account Bank agreements and liaising with Mizuho as Account Bank.
• Assist in training, work monitoring, delegation, managing and advising less experienced colleagues including covering for absences.
• Completing the internal ad-hoc tasks as requested by the team head.
• Collaborating with the Loan Agency Admin team and providing support for the following activities:

• • Deal closing, refinancing and the handling of borrower and lenders queries.
  • Primary and secondary trades and the update of records including Debt Domain with respect lenders and their outstanding balances.
  • Communicate with Customers / Relationship managers / Agent Banks and Participant Banks (as the case may be) in order to ensure that the Agency facilities are correctly handled in accordance with the Agreements.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Loans Agency Transaction Management experience including review and negotiation of loan documentation is essential
• Prior experience of using Debtdomain including setting up of deal sites, disseminating information to the Lenders and managing waiver/amendment requests is essential
• Business Awareness
• Team Working
• Relationship Management
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are vital for this role
• Ability to adapt and prioritise appropriately in a fast moving and often evolving environment.

What Mizuho Can Offer You

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus
• Non-contributory pension
• 27 days’ annual leave
• Core working hours*
• Hybrid working - office and home based*
• Virtual GP
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

We are committed to supporting equality, diversity and equality, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.