Credit & Middle Office - Associate

Who are we

We are not your typical financial institution. Its our people who make us a cut above. Here every person is respected because of their differences not in spite of them.

We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose passion and compassion. At Mizuho we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.

Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. Its the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largestand growingbanks in the world.

What is the opportunity

The Credit & Middle Office provides a number of credit administration support services to the banking team including Portfolio Management Client Onboarding Transaction Capture Lifecycle Monitoring Fund Administration Reporting and other Administrative tasks.

The Associate position works closely with a number of colleagues within Banking and the Corporate functions to ensure smooth transaction analysis execution and monitoring.

What will you be doing

• Monitor the outsourced processes for onboarding/ annual KYC/AML client reviews and for covenant monitoring to ensure the correct and timely input of data into those systems.
• Working with the coverage teams to ensure timely receipt of information from clients;
• Perform four-eye checking of data accuracy of colleagues including loan booking systems prior to execution.
• Assist in the client on-boarding and annual client reviews from an anti-money laundering / know-your-customer perspective to include client registration and account opening.
• General planning and administrative support to effectively organise the workload of the wider team.
• Undertake the booking of loans / treasury facilities requested by other Branches and overseeing the process to ensure timely execution;
• Performance of and subsequent ongoing management of all required administrative workflow streams within the team to include: registration of customer mandates customer Standard Settlement Instructions (SSIs); and inputting of approved loan limits in to Mizuhos systems;
• Process client requests ensuring the banks systems are updated in respect of static and non-static data (e.g. client contact details address information);
• Undertake and manage periodic reporting;
• Maintain a good knowledge of internal policies and regulations;
• Assist in any ad hoc / project related work that may be assigned;

What do you need to succeed

• Minimum 3 A Levels or equivalent
• Minimum of 2-years experience in a Financial environment preferably in banking
• Strong writing and communication skills required to be able to liaise with internal stakeholders / other Departments within the Bank
• Basic understanding of loan and treasury products i.e. Forex trades Derivatives (Interest rate Swaps and Cross Currency Swaps) and Time Deposit
• Strong organisational skills required to be able to multitask day-to-day administrative duties across the team
• Degree qualified or equivalent
• Experience in a middle or back office role within a Financial Institution
• A requirement to respond to changing priorities within the role
• Capacity to plan organise and manage workloads independently
• Utilise changing systems or procedures

What Mizuho can offer you

Here at Mizuho there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary plus discretionary bonus
• Non-contributory pension
• 27 days annual leave
• Core working hours*
• Hybrid working - office and home based*
• Virtual GP
• Wellbeing benefits including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect collaborate and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality diversity and equality and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds sexual orientation beliefs gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team and we will be happy to help.