Structurer, Real Estate Structured Finance

Job Description:

Job Title: Structurer, Real Estate Structured Finance

Corporate Title:  Analyst or Associate

Location:  London

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Location Overview:

Our London office is based just a stone’s throw from the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral on bustling King Edward Street. Here you’ll find modern workspaces and a state-of-the-art auditorium space. In addition, we’re proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus which have been created with the planet in mind. Make sure to take time for yourself and head up to our rooftop terrace and take in the spectacular views across London. Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and medical centre. 

The Team:

• EMEA Mortgages is part of Global Mortgages, itself a product within Global Markets. The Real Estate Structure Finance (RESF) team within EMEA Mortgages, while a “trading desk” is private side with a hybrid banking / Fixed Income Currency & Commodities (FICC) lens that is focused on originating and structuring loans backed by commercial real estate assets across a range of asset types. The team acts as principal in respect of these loans with a view to distributing risk in the securities and loan market

• BofA’s RESF team is a top-ranked real estate lending and securitisation platform.  We have won numerous awards, including Global Capital’s CRE and CMBS Bank of the Year multiple times, Real Estate Capital’s “Bank Lender of the Year” as well as “Syndication House of the Year”, IFR Awards “EMEA Structured Finance House of the Year” plus numerous single transaction awards

• The EMEA Mortgages origination desk is complemented by (i) the EMEA mortgages analytics (ii) sales and (iii) secondary trading platforms (the last two being public side)

• The origination strategy is focused on cross collaboration with Global Corporate & Investment Banking, targeting key global relationship clients of the Bank

Role Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join BofA’s market leading Real Estate Structured Finance (RESF) team, responsible for the origination, structuring, execution and distribution of facilities secured on a range of commercial real estate assets across Europe. As an analyst/associate, you will be responsible for supporting the team in all aspects of deal origination, closing and distribution. You will participate in market leading transactions and to gain exposure to a broad range of market participants in the European real estate debt market including top tier borrowers and end accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and assessing new financing opportunities

• Undertaking market research and detailed financial modelling and analysis

• Preparing credit materials for deal screening and final approvals

• Supporting the team in closing transactions and undertaking due diligence including site visits, real estate due diligence, legal, tax and structuring

• Supporting distribution process via loan syndication and/or CMBS including directly engaging with debt investors

What we are looking for:

• Motivated individual with meticulous attention to detail, diligence and conscientiousness

• Broad skillset including proficiency in financial analysis / modelling

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written

• Team player looking for an opportunity to grow

• Experience in real estate or real estate finance, preferably gained within a bank or private equity firm

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc

• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America

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We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.