Investment Manager

Company Category: SME Business Loans Location: Yorkshire Salary banding: Competitive plus Benefits You will be responsible for: * Developing a broad network of introducers to originate own deal flow. * Undertaking business development and self-generating proposals, actively promoting the Fund and its activities to its target audiences. * Keeping abreast of market developments, trends and business opportunities. * Identification and assessment of suitable new SME loan investment opportunities to achieve annual investment targets (at a team and individual level). Loans in range £0.1m - £2m. * Carrying out due diligence analysis on potential investee companies , involving all relevant stakeholders. * Making recommendations for structuring a transaction, taking into account the specifics of the deal. * Preparing written reports and verbal presentations to the Investment Committee in respect of investment recommendations. * Negotiating deals and executing transactions, including the technical structuring of competitive investment packages to meet the requirements of the Fund. * Completion of all relevant financial, people and legal elements of any transaction, including management of any due diligence process and liaising with external advisors. * Post investment after-care, comprising management and monitoring of the financial and operational performance of the investee company and supporting and giving guidance on its operational and strategic issues. * Working with our Portfolio team as appropriate, and the wider business for more complex solutions. * Ensuring service level standards and turnaround times are met. * Ensuring all regulatory and customer requirements are complied with. * Supporting the Fund Principal in all aspects of successfully delivering and promoting the fund. * Mentoring the team and developing less experienced colleagues. Skills & experience * Previous investment management experience combined with a strong technical background. * Sound commercial acumen and analytical skills. * Will ideally have an established introducer network within West Yorkshire * Demonstrate business acumen, credit risk and analytical skills. * Strong work and team ethics. * Good communication and interpersonal skills. * Ambitious and self-motivated. * Experience of working with potential and investee companies at Executive level. * We are a collaborative team and so it’s important that you share our Core Values. * You must be able to drive and be prepared to travel to our other offices and client sites. * You should have the right to work in the UK