Join us as a Financing & Risk Solutions Associate
- In this role, you’ll help assess business performance using customer, revenue and capital efficiency measures to support informed decision-making
- You’ll support portfolio oversight across Institutional Banking Lending, contributing to reporting, risk identification and continuous improvement activities
- This is a great opportunity to build specialist domain expertise through structured training, self-development and internal mobility opportunities
- We're offering this role at associate level
As a Financing & Risk Solutions Associate, you’ll support the effective management of transactions, making sure activities remain aligned with the bank’s conduct, operational, credit and regulatory requirements. You’ll collect and analyse portfolio data to identify covenant breaches, performance deterioration and early warning indicators across Subscription Line investor-backed lending facilities and NAV asset-backed lending facilities supporting Private Equity portfolios.
You’ll also help track utilisation across capital, leverage, funding and related measures, while contributing to portfolio monitoring, process improvement and automation initiatives that strengthen reporting, oversight and operational efficiency.
Your work will focus on:
- Maintaining the asset pipeline and working with stakeholders to provide accurate portfolio insights and reporting
- Conducting trend analysis to identify covenant or trigger breaches, escalating potential risks and deterioration indicators where appropriate
- Tracking resource consumption against budgeted levels and supporting actions to optimise capital and funding usage
- Building strong relationships with internal teams to support effective information flow and portfolio oversight
- Demonstrating awareness of regulatory obligations and internal policies, ensuring compliance in all activities
- Participating in internal workstreams and cross-functional initiatives that enhance the control environment and reporting infrastructure
You’ll need to hold an MBA in Finance or a CA, CFA or FRM qualification. You’ll have working knowledge of financial databases including Bloomberg, Intex, Reuters, Factset and Dealogic, alongside strong understanding of financial statements, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow analysis.
You’ll also bring experience working within a daily cash management, fixed income, investment banking or credit research analytics environment supporting a debt business. Familiarity with fund structures and financing products, together with strong knowledge of ratio analysis, sector drivers and basic financial modelling, will be key to your success in the role.
You’ll also demonstrate:
- A basic understanding of portfolio concepts, including exposure, returns and risk metrics
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Awareness of internal reporting processes and governance standards
- Experience compiling MI reports and supporting senior analysts or portfolio managers
- Experience of data validation, reconciliation, and trend analysis
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationship with key stakeholders
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationship with key stakeholders
Hours
45Job Posting Closing Date:
23/07/2026Skills Required
- MBA in Finance or CA, CFA or FRM qualification
- Working knowledge of Bloomberg, Intex, Reuters, Factset and Dealogic
- Strong understanding of financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
- Experience in daily cash management, fixed income, investment banking or credit research analytics supporting a debt business
- Familiarity with fund structures and financing products
- Strong knowledge of ratio analysis, sector drivers and basic financial modelling
- Basic understanding of portfolio concepts including exposure, returns and risk metrics
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Awareness of internal reporting processes and governance standards
- Experience compiling MI reports and supporting senior analysts or portfolio managers
- Experience of data validation, reconciliation and trend analysis
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships with stakeholders
NatWest Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible ValueAccount structure with pension and benefit funding allows tailoring of health, protection, lifestyle, and savings options, with unused amounts typically paid as cash. This flexibility supports personalisation of coverage, particularly in Great Britain where the framework is most detailed.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded pension contributions are provided on top of salary in Great Britain, alongside automatic retirement enrollment and share/save programs. This creates structured long‑term wealth support as part of total reward.
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Parental & Family Support — UK policies outline extended maternity, adoption and equal partner leave on full pay with a phased return, plus paid neonatal care leave. These provisions are positioned as market‑leading and complement broader flexibility resources.
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