Transaction Manager

Transaction Manager
Location: London
Business Unit: Funds Capital Markets
Vacancy type: Permanent
Hybrid

The Position

The Transaction Manager reports to a Transaction Management Team Leader. 

Day to day point of contact and manager for a portfolio of transactions and primarily responsible for:

•    Company secretarial matters;
•    corporate and administrative affairs; and
•    transaction management relating to transactions primarily engaged in structured finance and securitisation activities.

Your Responsibilities:

Transaction Management
•    Manages a varied portfolio of securitisation and structured finance transactions covering a wide asset base including CMBS, RMBS, consumer credit, CLOs and auto receivables transactions.  
•    Communicates and coordinates with clients as well as all internal and external parties on the transactions in the allocated portfolio.
•    Promotes a client service-oriented culture by providing timely responses to client requests, personal attention, complaint follow up and monitors the professionalism in communication with clients, colleagues and intermediaries.
•    Reviews the transaction documents and ensures that all transactions in the allocated portfolio are fully understood.
•    Analyses, evaluates and discusses specific client and prospect requests.
•    Drafts CSC services agreements, fee letters and ancillary documents.
•    Ensures the proper handling of transactions, including but not limited to incorporation, on-boarding, documentation review and execution in line with processes and procedures.
•    Ensures the accurate and timely completion of internal processes and procedures for all transactions in the allocated portfolio.

Corporate Secretarial Services
•    Manages all company secretarial obligations for allocated special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
•    Manages the timely organisation and preparation of board meetings.
•    Ensures good legal standing of all SPVs under management during the whole “lifecycle” of companies.

Business Development
•    Maintains and grows relationships with existing clients and intermediaries.
•    Attends meetings with clients and intermediaries. Where needed, participates in business trips for visiting existing clients, intermediaries and new potential clients.
•    Coordinates timely reporting of legal issues with clients.
•    Ensures the quality of client files is in high standing with regard to completeness and accuracy, and in accordance with the filing processes and procedures.

Compliance
•    Adheres to the CSC client acceptance process and procedures and executes periodic review of client files to ensure ongoing compliance.
•    Actively monitors transactions under management 
•    Ensures all SPVs comply with regulations that are relevant to them including, but not limited to, Market Abuse Regulations.

Client Invoicing
•    Submits time recording on a timely basis to ensure appropriate chargeability and a proper invoicing of chargeable work.
•    Responsible for preparation of client billing files in line with the corresponding services agreement; and
•    Review of invoices and ensuring timely settlement of these.

People Management
•    Coaches junior team members where required.
•    Oversees the execution of transaction documents, by junior members of team, for transactions.

Key Competencies:

•    Minimum two years’ experience working in structured finance. Experience with a corporate services provider an advantage but not essential. 
•    Legal degree or similar. 
•    Fluency in written and spoken English.
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•    Ability to cope with a busy workload and to agree and meet deadlines.
•    Meticulous attention to detail.
•    Planning and organisational skills.
•    Ability to work effectively as part of a team while also comfortable working on own initiative.
•    Willing to provide guidance and training to junior team members.