Team Manager: Lending Middle Office

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Nedbank Full time

Closing Date

  • 13 May 2024
    Job Purpose
  • As the Lending Middle Office Team Manager, you will look after a team that is responsibility for providing deal managements services to the Diversified Finance business and their clients throughout the lifecycle of structured loan transactions, from implementation to termination. This involves ensuring that the defined transactional requirements, as reflected in relevant approvals, transaction documentation, and legal agreements, are effectively implemented and adhered and accurately reported and accounted for.

Responsibilities:

  • Operational Oversight and Monitoring:
  • Assume primary responsibility for operational oversight of all local and international transactions for the Diversified Finance Lending Middle Office team.
  • Ensure that the Diversified Finance LMO team understands and adheres to the terms and conditions specified in transaction documents, relevant legislation, and operational requirements.
  • Ensure accurately loading and maintenance of transactions on support systems, ensuring precise execution of dealrelated activities.
  • Ensure Compliance with internal processes when managing deals and executing transaction activities (e.g., cash flows, rate resets, document lodging, invoicing, collateral management).
  • Maintain accurate and reliable data on all transactions for timely and accurate management information.
  • Team resourcing, management, and development:
  • Foster trust with direct reports by actively managing workload, promoting open communication, and understanding individual strengths and development needs.
  • Maintain a diverse, highperforming team through sound recruitment, staff retention, motivation, talent management, and performance management practices.
  • Manage team members, ensuring they understand their roles, the products, and deals they manage, as well as the systems and processes they need to adhere to.
  • Contribute to achieving transformational targets within your area of responsibility.
  • Software Utilization and Support:
  • Ensure users understand and optimally use the system functionality through socialisation and training efforts.
  • Business Growth and Operational Excellence:
  • Build trusting relationships with stakeholders through consistent and timeous communication, adherence to requirements (systems and procedures) and evidencing an understanding of transactions, processes & systems.
  • Provide advice to key stakeholders on legal agreements, regulatory requirements, policies, and processes relevant to the Lending Middle Office to effectively manage risk and enhance the client experience.
  • Provide practical solutions to challenges faced by stakeholders involved in structured loan transactions.
  • Enhance business work methods to improve efficiencies by fully leveraging existing resources (systems, time, people).
  • Stay informed about developments in your field of expertise to drive personal and professional growth.


Essential Qualifications
  • NQF Level
  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees


Preferred Qualification
  • Honour's degree in finance, business, or a related field, including CA (SA)
  • Minimum Experience Level
  • A minimum of 57 years of experience in structured lending deal management with exposure to leveraged finance transactions.
    Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Budgeting
  • Business administration and management
  • Business principles
  • Business terms and definitions
  • Change management
  • Client service management
  • Client service principles
  • Communication Strategies
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Diversity management
  • Employee training/development
  • Financial Accounting Principles
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Operations planning
  • Organisational systems
  • Principles of project management
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Service level agreements
  • Staff resource planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Business writing skills


Behavioural Competencies
  • Aligning Performance for Success
  • Building Partnerships
  • Communication
  • Influencing
  • Guiding Team Success
  • Driving for Results

Employment Equity Statement

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS
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