Vice President - Corporate Banking Department, Front Office

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Reporting to the Director, Diversified Industrials, Corporate Banking Department; this position will play a key role within the Diversified Industrials team at SMBC, overseeing transaction execution while providing guidance and support to junior team members. The primary responsibility involves overseeing the delivery of comprehensive credit and financial analysis of corporate banking customers and potential deals, including financial modelling. The role will involve contact with clients to assist with marketing of SMBC’s products and services. The role is important within the Australian Corporate Banking Team and will be a key member when executing transactions.

This position will be responsible for the following:

• Assist with the management of the DI client portfolio to achieve successful financial outcomes which support the CBAU budget and DI budget including cross sell through Team and cross Product Collaboration.
• Delivering and overseeing detailed credit analysis and financial analysis of corporate banking customers and potential deals.
• Working with financial models and modelling cash flows and financial information in order to undertake financial analysis.
• Oversee and assist in the preparation of credit papers to seek credit approval for transactions from SMBC Credit Department.
• Conduct periodic/interim reviews over existing corporate banking customer accounts.
• Participate with loan and ISDA documentation negotiation in conjunction with the relationship managers. Ensure that documentation is in line with credit approvals and SMBC standards.
• The majority of this work will be related to minor credit related memoranda, assisting with the execution of loan documents, and on-going project monitoring requirements.
• There will also be administrative functions related to the maintenance of client accounts over a variety of SMBC banking products.
• Participating as a member of the Diversified Industrials, Australia team in servicing the clients’ day-to-day requirements over existing products.
• Supporting senior managers with the origination of transactions and assisting with completing relevant client meeting reports and presentation materials, including engagement with the clients.  

To succeed in this role you will have:

• 7+ years of relevant experience in either a relationship or analytical function, ideally within a Bank or Financial Institution in a deal origination team.
• Awareness and reasonable understanding of Institutional Banking financial products and services.
• High level ability to understand and interpret financial statements and conduct financial modelling.
• Advanced understanding of credit processes within a bank and related administration.
• Strong level of numeracy and financial analysis skills.
• Influencing skills both in writing through presenting a persuasive argument and verbally.
• Ability to condense complex issues into a readable format in report writing or through other communications.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Tertiary qualifications in a business relevant field.

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