Senior Lending Analyst, Real Estate Debt - eFinancialCareers in London - eFinancialCareers

Our client is an established debt fund and in the last two years has lent £1.2bn against residential and commercial assets across the UK. They proximately focus on short-term bridging finance loans, but have the flexibility to look at development, investment and preferred equity transactions as well.

They have secured funding in place and are looking to deploy £1bn across new transactions in 2026. As such, they are looking to hire a Senior Lending Analyst into their deal execution team.

Main responsibilities include:

• Screening and evaluating new lending opportunities.
• Running financial models and preparing internal sighting and credit papers alongside the originators.
• Assist with transaction execution including due diligence.
• Good understanding of the legal process i.e. legal documentation and reports on title.
• Assessing credit worthiness of counterparties.
• Undertaking comparable analysis of new lending opportunities.
• Assist in managing existing borrower and broker relationships.
• Liaising with the originators and colleagues in Credit Risk, Operations and Credit Committee.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 2-3 years’ experience as an analyst in real estate at either a debt fund, challenger bank or family office.
• Strong credit, financial analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Experience in writing and presenting credit cases.
• Strong academic background.

For more information on this role and our client please send across an updated CV.