Senior Associate/Junior Vice President Acquisition Finance BeLux

<p><b>Your role &amp; work environment </b></p><p></p><p>As an Associate or Vice-President at Acquisition Finance Belux, you will play an active role in the origination and portfolio management for acquisition finance transactions on Mid-Corporate and Corporate companies in Belgium and Luxembourg.</p><p>Acquisition Finance (AF) BeLux is responsible for both the origination and the portfolio management of acquisition and leveraged buy-out transactions in Belgium and Luxembourg. AF Belux clients mainly consist of private equity firms and corporate acquirers investing in Belgian and Luxembourg Corporate and Mid-Corporate companies.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Your key responsibilities</b></p><p></p><p><b>Responsibility 1: Origination</b></p><ul><li>Be important contributor or (as VP) act as deal captain for new buy-out requests; hereby be responsible for leading the analysis, modelling, negotiation, structuring and loan documentation</li><li>For each transaction: analysis of the market, the target’s position in the market, the competitive environment, the historical financials and the business plan;</li><li>Analyse due diligence reports, make Cash flow modeling and debt structuring;</li><li>Contribute to or (as VP) be responsible for the drafting of the various credit papers and presentation of transactions in credit committees;</li><li>Contribute or (as VP) be responsible for Term sheet/credit documentation negotiation with borrowers and lawyers, and for the closing of transactions;</li><li>Assisting RSMs with advice on the financing of buy-out transactions with deal size lower than EUR 20Mio (AF Regional Midsize)</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Responsibility 2: Portfolio and in-life management </b></p><ul><li>You will be assigned an own portfolio of existing AF Belux clients and will be on top of relevant information on the client, its peers and/or its sector, and share this with the relevant stakeholders</li><li>You will contribute or act as as deal captain for in-live requests (new requests, new financing needs, waivers and amendments) and also for proactive identification of opportunities; hereby be responsible for analysis, modelling, negotiation, structuring and loan documentation</li><li>You will collaborate with Restructuring Department in case of credit restructuring</li><li>You will be responsible for the data quality and reporting of your portfolio (filing, covenant reporting, internal and regulatory reporting)</li><li>You will develop a long term relationship as a trusted advisor with sponsors and with company management;</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Responsibility 3: coaching and knowledge management</b></p><ul><li>You will keep up-to-date knowledge on the specific domain, on the business environment and on products, actively share this with the team and actively promote sharing of knowledge;</li><li>You will contribute to the coaching of more junior colleagues.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>We look for </b></p><p>A colleague with a<b> talent for taking it on and making it</b> <b>happen, </b>enthusiasm for<b> helping others to be successful </b>and a knack for always <b>being a step ahead</b>. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a naturally collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.</p><p>As an AF Belux Associate/ Vice-President you will also need:</p><ul><li>A master degree in economics, management, law or comparable, and min. 3 (Associate) to min. 6 (junior VP) years of relevant experience, including a proven track record in complex lending transactions and in general dealing with clients</li><li>Strong knowledge of complex financial analysis and good knowledge on techniques related to the domain of expertise</li><li>Strong credit skills and judgment</li><li>Good negotiation and client-facing experience</li><li>Well-organised approach and ability to work on several deals/tasks simultaneously</li><li>Ability to work autonomously, while being part of a team and demonstrating a clear "one Bank" cross-buy attitude</li><li>Very good oral and written skills in Dutch, French and English.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>We offer you</b>  </p><p>A clear purpose, a unique offer and a range of flexible compensation and other benefits:</p><ul><li>Personal growth &amp; challenging work with endless opportunities to realise your ambitions</li><li>An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours</li><li>A progressive and agile way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention</li></ul><p>Furthermore, within the WB Lending BE/ AF Belux department, you can count on a range of opportunities to invest in your personal and professional growth with:</p><ul><li>A steep learning curve, both on technical and on negotiation skill level</li><li>Challenging projects within AF Belu