About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a CIB Portfolio Associate

In this role, you will:

• Participate in monitoring, documenting, underwriting, and reacting to the credit quality of an assigned portfolio of loans within CIB Portfolio Management functional area and contribute to planning related to functional area deliverables
• Review less complex or tactical issues, policies or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained related to low-to-medium risk tasks and deliverables
• Receive direction from supervisor and exercise judgment while developing understanding of functions, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Provide information to managers, functional colleagues and stakeholders

• 6+ months of CIB Portfolio Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• At least a B.Com/M.Com or an equivalent qualification. MBA, CA, CFA / FRM or an equivalent qualification would be a plus.
• Up to 3 years' experience in credit analysis/underwriting of corporates/FIG clients, structured finance, or debt capital markets. Securitization and / or ABS markets related experience and exposure would be an added advantage.
• Good understanding of financial statements and accounting policies of large corporates and/or financial institutions with ability to comprehend key risks.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint): Advanced knowledge of excel, VBA, python, macros, etc. would be a plus.
• Strong communication skills - both verbal and written. Ability to speak articulately and strong business writing skills.
• High level of personal motivation, strong interpersonal skills, and ability to multitask across contents in an evolving environment.
• Must be comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
• Must be flexible to work in EMEA/partial US shift as per business requirements.

• Reviewing monthly servicer/collateral reports received from clients for completeness & accuracy of information and monitor underlying collateral performance including adherence to borrowing base, covenants, deal triggers, tracking & reporting financial trends of servicer/borrowers and ensuring the facility continue to perform in accordance with the terms of the credit agreement. Preparing quarterly surveillance decks summarizing above key information and terms for the entire ABS portfolio.
• Financial spreading and performing quarterly credit analysis of the clients with detailed credit write-up of both public and non-public companies. The credit write-up includes business (operating), industry, and financial analysis (including forward-looking liquidity, debt schedule and performance to plan analysis) to assess the creditworthiness of borrower/servicer/parent while keeping track of the latest developments in the assigned asset classes.
• Assisting US-based partners in preparing and drafting of annual credit reviews, as well as providing need-based support in conducting financial analysis for pipeline deals.
• Preparing tear sheets to evaluate financial performance of the lessees (counterparties to WF borrowers) based on top exposure concentration within the aircraft and shipping/ container portfolio.
• Performing Basel submissions for all the covered deals by capturing the data against the required Basel variables in an in-house portal on a quarterly basis.
• Assisting senior team members on transformation/efficiency/process improvement projects, including those with broader impact.