Associate, Leverage Finance

Job Title: Associate, Leverage Finance

Location: London

Hours: Full-Time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week or 60% of our time, at our London office.

About this Opportunity:

Looking to build your career by helping deliver structured debt transactions across the mid and large-cap leverage finance markets?

Join our Leverage Finance team within Corporate & Institutional Banking, which supports UK and international corporate clients with tailored financing and risk-management solutions.

As a product specialist, you’ll support senior colleagues, contribute to the team’s business plan and income, and play an integral role throughout the transaction lifecycle.

You’ll support the origination and execution of leverage finance transactions, prepare credit and investment committee papers, produce internal reports and client marketing materials. You’ll also research future opportunities and analyse complex data to inform client conversations and develop relevant product offerings.

Working with Private Equity sponsors, corporate clients, advisers and internal partners, you’ll help strengthen relationships, identify new business opportunities and deliver well-executed transactions. You’ll ensure deals are appropriately priced and completed in line with regulatory requirements and the Group’s goals and values.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!

What we’re looking for?

• 2+ years' experience in the leveraged finance market and experience supporting leveraged debt transactions
• Excellent financial modelling and analytical skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel capability
• Experience preparing credit papers, investment committee submissions, or similar transaction-related documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience of presenting complex information to a range of stakeholders
• Strong PowerPoint skills to support production of marketing materials

And any experience of these would be great:

• Direct leverage finance experience or experience in similar fields such as Debt or M&A Advisory as well as Transaction Services with an Accountancy firm
• Accountancy qualifications

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this advert may reference specific experience, we recognise that skills are developed in different ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

About Working For Us:

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Join us and grow with purpose!