Associate, Cib Specialised Lending Operations

**Work type**: Permanent Full time
**Region**: VIC- Melbourne CBD
- **Are you adaptable, flexible and excited by change?**:

- **Permanent Associate level growth opportunity**:

- **Take the next step in your journey**

**It’s more than a career at NAB. It’s about more opportunity, more moments to make a difference and more focus on you.**

Your job is just one part of your life. When you bring your ideas, energy, and hunger for growth to us, you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in return. You’ll have our support to excel for our customers, deliver positive change for our communities and grow your career.

It’s a good time to see how you can grow your career as an Associate

**Your new role awaits**

A fantastic permanent opportunity for an Associate in Corporate and Institutional Banking Operations has arisen, and we are looking for a flexible and adaptable individual to join us.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Specialised Transaction Management, this key role manages the day to day activities to support the operation and execution of bespoke specialised transactions originated by the Trustee and Agency (Corporate Trust) business Unit within Corporate and Institutional Bank. Corporate Trust transactions broadly comprise of the trustee, agent and custodial function for issuer trusts, reinsurance trusts, managed investments schemes, custody and escrow.

This role is critical in ensuring an efficient and effective best practice service delivery of transaction support and oversight to business partners and ensuring that work is dealt with efficiently and in accordance with the transaction documentation, policies and procedures.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Work with Associate Directors and Senior Associates on the ongoing management of **portfolio transactions, execution, restructures and terminations.**:

- **Develop** a thorough understanding of the **legal, regulatory, financial and operational** framework of the transactions.
- **Maintain** the accuracy and completeness of the Transaction Events Diary to ensure that all transaction-related covenants and obligations are monitored and actioned in accordance with transaction documentation by their respective deadline dates.
- **Liaise** with external services providers (audit, legal counsel, tax) as required.
- Perform annual and ad hoc distributions/dividends for NAB subsidiary entities and product vehicles.
- **Execute** customer payment and trade instructions.
- Complete NAB group entity and product vehicle tax obligations.
- **Undertake** month/quarter end accounting and reconciliation requirements for NAB subsidiary entities and product vehicles.
- **Perform** annual transaction reviews.
- **Contribute** to quarterly subsidiary governance and board reporting.
- Champion, identify and action on-going process improvement amongst the wider team with a view to mitigating operational risk, eliminating inefficiency and adding greater value.

**What skills and attributes will I need?**

To be considered for this role you will be an enthusiastic, experienced, and skilled individual, ideally with possessing a minimum 1-2 years of financial services experience. Tertiary level accounting/finance knowledge and some relevant practical and commercial accounting experience and CPA/CA qualification (or working towards one) would be favourably regarded.

**A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone.**

We know that our people make us who we are. That's why we have built a culture of respect - where everyone feels valued and appreciated for being their true authentic selves at NAB. With our focus on inclusion and diversity, and in partnership with our Employee Resource Groups, NAB is a place where First Nations colleagues, colleagues of all genders, sexualities and ages, carers and colleagues with disability, and colleagues from all cultures, races and religions can thrive, connect and grow.

**More focus on you**

We are committed to delivering a positive experience for our colleagues and a workplace you can be proud of. We support our colleagues to balance their careers and personal life through flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and job sharing and competitive financial and lifestyle benefits. We invest in our colleagues through world class development programs (Distinctive Leadership and Career Qualified in Banking), and empower you to learn, grow and pursue exciting career opportunities. To learn more, visit the Benefits of Working at NAB page on our website.

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