Loan Operations Analyst

Play a Key Role in Closing Highly detailed Loan Trades – Use your experience to help us deliver timely, accurate settlements in a fast-moving market. In your role as a Distressed Closer, you will help us support the end-to-end closing of Distressed, Par, and Near Par trades booked by our Trading Desk. As an Assistant Vice President, you’ll manage a dynamic pipeline of deals, working efficiently in a fast-paced environment to ensure trades are confirmed and settled accurately across the LSTA and LMA markets. Drawing on your ability to interpret highly detailed loan documentation, you will prepare, review, and manage materials such as credit agreements, collateral documents, trade confirmations, transfer documents, and funding memorandums. You will coordinate closely with counterparties to verify trade terms, resolve discrepancies, and remove roadblocks to meet tight deadlines. Your work will also include overseeing final documentation and settlement of troubled loans, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. As part of the restructuring process, you will help convert pre restructured debt into proceeds—whether new bank debt, equity, notes, cash, or litigation trust interests—while supporting the team with ad hoc tasks that keep our operations running smoothly.

To be successful in your role as a Distressed Closer, you should have:

• Extensive Loans Closing experience with PAR/Distressed/Equity

• The ability to read and interpret highly detailed loan documents, identify discrepancies

• High client service experience

Other highly valued skills include:

• Being proficient in using Microsoft Office applications, Clearpar, Loan IQ

• Being a collaborative partner with a remarkable work ethic and attention to detail

• Good people skills, written and verbal communication

• The ability to work with minimal guidance and take full responsibility of defined tasks

• The aptitude to learn new software / applications

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in Wilmington, DE.

Purpose of the role

To support Wholesale Lending with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support with day-to-day Wholesale Lending initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution through lending technical expertise.
• Monitoring the bank’s lending operations to ensure that they are conducted in an efficient and effective manner and comply with relevant regulatory requirements.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate Wholesale Lending processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations for change in Wholesale Lending processes.
• Development and implementation of Wholesale Lending procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on Wholesale Lending performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in Wholesale Lending Services.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve Wholesale Lending efficiency and effectiveness.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.