Loan Origination Quality Control Associate

Loan Origination Quality Control Associate - JP Morgan - London - 6 months - PAYE - Hybrid

We are seeking a Loan Origination Quality Control Associate to join JP Morgan on an initial 6 months contract in London. For this role, we are happy to consider candidates with only recent exposure to loan origination and credit agreements.

Loan Origination Quality Control Associate

Traditional Credit Products Middle Office (TCP MO) is a multi-faceted and deadline driven team, responsible for certain activities of an operational nature in relation to the loan product, including syndicated and bilateral credit facilities. This role is within the TCP MO Quality & Portfolio Integrity Team who have responsibility for quality checks for deal and fee transactions completed within the wider TCP MO group, assessing and managing operational risk for all the team's controls and partnering with various internal and external parties including, but not limited to, Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Credit Risk, Loan and Agency, Product Control & Finance, and Audit. The team also interacts with counterparts internationally on processes and cross-border transactions.

As part of this team, a new role has been created for a Fee Specialist who will have responsibility for all elements of fee review and booking for all transactions across the TCP MO team.

Primary responsibilities:

• Understands operational terms within Loan Documentation, experience with interpreting Loan Agreements and related documentation.
• Validates bilateral and vanilla syndicated deal structures in loan platform (LIQ)
• Ensures that Operation systems enriched with deal details are in line with executed Credit Agreement, to a high degree of accuracy at all times
• Any exceptions identified are managed accordingly and monitored till it is resolved
• Monitors recently signed deals for early-stage lifecycle events and action Quality Check accordingly
• Remains control focused, working accurately and in a timely manner to avoid control risk as well as up to date with Accounting and Risk policies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Must have experience reading and interpreting loan documentation or related experience dealing with documentation.
• Preferably some experience in loan operations/transaction management
• Be able to demonstrate a risk awareness background
• Experience or background in general accounting knowledge and fee/accounting policy experience
• Must be a team oriented individual.
• Must be highly organized with ability to manage a variety of tasks.
• Excellent communications skills oral and written.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and judgement skills
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Strong analytical skills, demonstrating sound decision-making abilities to identify problems and propose solutions
• Exhibit the initiative to raise issues to business partners and management when needed
• Good interpersonal skills, interact professionally and confidently with senior deal team members within the Front Office
• Ability to work in a team environment, remaining flexible and willing to accept new assignments and challenges in a rapidly changing environment whilst remaining control orientated
• Think strategically and tactically to design process improvement ideas with the flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and priorities
• Ability to prioritise tasks appropriately, whilst operating within a fast-changing and high-pressured environment
• Ability to communicate professionally and accurately in written and oral form

*Please note that this role will be working on a hybrid model of 3 days office based moving to full time office based in the near future. When WFH you'll require your own device.*

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to support you. Please reach out to us at [email protected] to discuss further.

This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.