Associate, Sponsor Finance

3 months ago

Calgary, Canada BMO Financial Group Full time

525 8th Ave SW East Tower Calgary Alberta,T2P 1G1

**About Sponsor Finance**

Mid-market Financial Sponsor & Private Equity relationships are managed in this group, Sponsor Finance, a part of Canadian Commercial Banking (CCB). Sponsor Finance is to ensure a high level of coverage designed to maximize opportunities within the sector and to align with the BMO risk appetite, while ensuring opportunities are structured and managed in a manner consistent with the risk characteristics. Sponsor Finance is closely aligned with Financial Sponsor coverage in BMO Capital Markets and with US BMO Sponsor Finance.

**About the Associate role**

The Associate, Sponsor Finance, is a key team member on deal teams, collaborating and generating solutions to current and perspective clients within sector market. The Associate will support the team in making recommendations regarding risk, deal structure, and client requirements for leverage buyout transactions (i.e. LBOs) by analyzing financial and operating data for trends in financial performance of companies and industries. The Associate will assist in executing new transactions as well as portfolio management tasks for accounts managed directly by Sponsor Finance. Primary new business responsibilities include assisting in all aspects of preliminary assessment of investment opportunities, due diligence investigations and analysis, preparation of investment recommendations, legal documentation, and disbursement of funds. This will also include preliminary financial modeling and assisting in the preparation of investment committee memoranda. Please see the job description for key duties, responsibilities and accountabilities.

Facilitates decisioning and analysis of all types of credit information to support lending decisions and processes for the bank. Maintains and promotes a client service environment to satisfy and exceed customer needs and expectations. This role will make credit decisions and recommendations in accordance with sound credit-granting principles and in compliance with Bank Policies & Procedures.
- Establishes cross-selling initiatives to increase penetration with client.
- Applies deep expertise in bank products, processes and systems and effectively trouble shooting to ensure a high-quality client experience.
- May coordinate closing with closing department, clients and attorneys.
- Serves as a daily escalation resource to ensure client expectations are met or exceeded.
- Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group.
- Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives.
- Recommends and implements solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.
- Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
- Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
- Participates in the development of financial models and other analytical tools to assist clients in evaluating capital structure.
- Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
- Maintains current on financing trends in target clients' markets, and communicate same to team members.
- Leads or participates in defining the communication plan designed to positively influence or change behaviour; develops tailored messaging; and identifies appropriate distribution channels.
- Oversees preparation of concise, well reasoned credit correspondence.
- Coordinates the preparation of lending proposals and pitches to prospective clients with efforts to maximize penetration and returns.
- Negotiates transactions with clients and provides deal structuring expertise.
- Oversees documentation and ongoing monitoring of asset and client performance.
- May manage work flow of other analysts by aligning tasks with departmental goals and objectives.
- Provides accurate financial analysis and risk assessment of new and existing customers.
- Partners with internal stakeholders for accurate, detailed client information.
- Develops credit information to make lending decisions on new, renewal and extension loans.
- Prepares summary, present facts and offer opinions concerning credit worthiness.
- Minimizes BMO’s risk exposure by adhering to internal credit policies and procedures with respect to lending decisions.
- Provides input into the planning and implementation of operational programs.
- Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
- Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
- Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
- Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
- Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.** Qualifications**:

- A graduate degree/CA/CGA/CFA or comparable with outstanding academic achievement.
- Typically between 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
- Deep knowledge and

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