Conventional Debt Analyst - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We are seeking to appoint a Conventional Debt Analyst on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis who has a detailed knowledge of Conventional Debt and Credit Linked Note transactions (High Yield, Corporate, Retail, EMTN, Convertible Bonds and CLN’s), Loan Servicing, Cash Management, Rate Calculations and Relationship Management. This highly motivated individual will be part of an existing team and be able to effectively manage the demands of the role as our business continues to grow.

• The role holder will provide ownership of all functions required within this role

  Key working relationships

  The role holder will be required to build and maintain effective relationships across the Bank and its parent, as well as with external parties and stakeholders.

  The role holder will be part of a specialist team and will be expected to exhibit team work, attention to detail, ability to work to tight deadlines, detailed technical knowledge with the ability to manage a heavy and varied work load

  Principal accountabilities of Position

  • Maintain a portfolio of deals and all tasks resulting including Invoice Collection, Investor report validation, Servicer data collection, Loan Collection and Interest Payment Date (IPD) reconciliations
  • Complete Rate Calculations
  • Act as a focal point for allocated clients
  • Ensure accurate set up and maintenance of transactions
  • Maintain accurate ledgers for their portfolio of deals – balance/transaction details
  • Instruct internal/external payments for their portfolio of deals. Review and approval sign off for colleague’s payments
  • Accurately report cash movements/positions to Treasury daily
  • Ensure accurate creation, verification and actioning of diary dates for future events derived from relevant documentation.
  • Liaise with operations regarding the implementation of new transactions
  • Ability to resolve transactional and deal related issues
  • Interpret transaction documents to decipher complex cash movements, legal and deal specific requirements.
  • Perform cash flow entries related to closing activities and subsequent funding’s in conjunction with the Account Manager
  • Monitor ticklers and complete activities to ensure prompt completion of trustee duties and to mitigate risk
  • Review and respond to customer requests and investor inquiries in a timely and accurate manner
  • Build and develop client relationships.
  • Maintain a current level of industry knowledge and comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable government regulations
  • Adhere to all policies and procedures and have an ability to implement and monitor controls

  
  Essential experience, skills and competencies:

  • Knowledge of the Corporate Trust products and market desirable.
  • Knowledge of Bonds and Loan transactions desirable.
  • Experience of rate calculations
  • Experience of transaction documentation review, deal execution and / or legal experience desirable.
  • Relevant experience in Financial Services preferably within a similar role.
  • Or recent qualification in Finance (Degree/Masters) with a specialisation in this area.

  Skills

  • Good client skills.
  • Ability to operate within a busy team environment, build relationships across business lines, strong communications skills
  • Ability to prioritise and manage a heavy and varied workload while demonstrating strong attention to detail
  • Ability to meet demanding and tight deadlines
  • Strong transaction management skills
  • Strong administrative skills

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.