Senior Associate - Financial Institutions, Institutional Banking

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

We currently have a unique opportunity for a curious and analytical professional to join us in Auckland as a Senior Associate supporting our Institutional Banking business. 

Our Financial Institutions Client Management and Execution team is focused on delivering high-quality, consistent credit and client support to the relationship team, supporting BNZ’s high-value Financial Institutions clients and target customers. 

What are some of the day to day tasks the person in this role will complete? 

• Play a key role in the preparation of credit submissions using a range of business and industry analytical tools available to you.  

• Conduct risk assessments, financial modelling and stress testing and reviewing due diligence reports in a timely and accurate manner.  

• Provide credit/risk analysis to ensure that portfolio quality is maintained or improved and assist where  in the structuring of new credit exposures. 

• Conduct industry analysis to aid individual and team understanding of the external environment, trends, opportunities, and challenges within the various segments that make up the sector. 

• Contribute to the development of sector and individual client plans. Contribute by applying ideas and observations gained through industry and market insights. 

What is the team culture and environment like? 

You will be joining a high performing team, always striving for excellence. It is a fast-paced environment, so if you enjoy being busy and working both as part of a team and autonomously, then you will thrive in this team! 

What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity? 

As a key member of the team, you will support a broad portfolio of Financial Institutions clients, working alongside a specialist Institutional Banking relationship team. You will partner with experts across Securitisation, Markets, and Transactional Banking to deliver high-quality client outcomes, with the opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility. 

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this role? 

We are ideally looking for someone who has: 

• 5+ years’ experience, gained within Business, Corporate or Institutional Banking, or another relevant profession. 

• Deep understanding of financial analysis, credit issues, risk management and debt structuring and an ability to work in these areas largely unsupervised.