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<p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Job Specification – Operations Senior Analyst</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Definitions</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">KATS – Kroll Agency and Trustee Services Ltd</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">LIQ – LoanIQ (Kroll’s current system of record)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Connexis – BNP Paribas’ electronic banking platform</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Senior position where you will be heavily involved in the day to running of KATS Operations team and all its functions to include (for loan and non-loan transactions):</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>New deal set-up</strong> – taking responsibility for inputting and setting up new transactions in LIQ in accordance with facility agreements and Kroll’s procedures. This is to include:</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Recording loan / facility details in LIQ</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Performing call backs to verify Lender and Borrower admin forms and entering them in LIQ</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Entering loan party information in LIQ</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Entering lender and borrower SSIs into Connexis </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Recording new transactions in Kroll’s diary system</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Entering lender details in Debt Domain platform </span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Managing initial drawdown of loan facilities</strong> – liaise with the relationship management team to co-ordinate and implement operational aspects of initial loan draws in accordance with facility agreements and KATS procedures. This will include:</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Checking utilisation requests from borrowers</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Issuing demand notices to lenders for initial drawdown*</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Notifying BNP Paribas of upcoming drawdown</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Monitoring receipt of lender funds to Kroll client accounts</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Confirming release of funds with lenders (obtaining swift messages)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Following up with BNP Paribas to trace missing lender funds and following up with the lenders where required</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Creating a payment file(s) for the borrower payment (plus any other remittances required under the funds flow) in Connexis for release of funds by the relationship management team</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Notifying relationship management team that funds have been received, remittances have been created and are ready to be released</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Reconciling Kroll client accounts upon release of payments</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Rate fixing of loan on drawdown in accordance with agreements</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Updating LIQ with new interest period and interest rate</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Compiling and sending rate-fixing notices to lenders</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Diarising next rollover / interest payment date in KATS diary system</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Managing loan rollovers and other scheduled deal activity </strong>– ensure completion of scheduled agency activity in accordance with facility agreements and KATS procedures. This will include:</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Monitoring KATS diary system to ensure upcoming rollovers / scheduled deal activity is actioned</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Calculating amounts of interest and principal due to the lenders</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Calculating fees due to the lenders</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Compiling and sending demand notices to the borrower requesting payment of scheduled interest, fees and principal due under the agreement</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Creating payment files for payment of interest, fees and principal due to the lenders</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Rate fixing for new interest period (in conjunction with the borrower)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Compiling and sending new rate fix notices to lenders and borrowers</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Notify BNP Paribas of upcoming rollover activity on the account</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Monitoring receipt of interest, fees and principal payments to Kroll’s client accounts</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Advising relationship management team of receipt of borrower payments to Kroll’s client accounts</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Diarising for next rollover / interest payment dates</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">If borrower funds not received, following up with borrower and advise relationship management team</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Reconciling Kroll’s client accounts upon release of payments</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Managing ad-hoc / unscheduled payments of principal</strong> – liaising with relationship management team to administer unscheduled payments of loan principal and accrued interest in accordance with facility agreements and KATS’s procedures. This is to include:</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Receiving and processing borrower notices of repayment / prepayment</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Calculating lender pro rata share of principal, accrued interest, breakage costs and fees and issuing notices to demand the same from the borrower</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Issuing lender notices to confirm upcoming repayment / prepayment</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Creating payment files in Connexis for each lender share of repayment / prepayment</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Advising BNP Paribas of upcoming account activity</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Monitoring receipt of funds to Kroll’s client accounts</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Notifying relationship management team of receipt of funds into Kroll’s client accounts</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">If borrower funds not received, following up with borrower and advise relationship management team</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Updating LIQ with details of repayment and prepayment and issuing lender / borrower notices accordingly</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Reconciling Kroll’s client accounts upon release of payments</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB"><strong>Other ad-hoc tasks and duties </strong>– undertake other ad-hoc tasks and duties as and when the need arises to include: </span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Taking responsibility for the administration of non-loan transactions as and when the need arises</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Tax reporting as and when required under a transaction</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Writing and monitoring procedures</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Building, mentoring and managing operations team as it grows</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Taking responsibility for operations’ team risk monitoring and implementing controls</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;" lang="EN-GB">Monitoring and responding to Borrower, Lender, Counsel and Sponsor queries</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;"><strong>#LI-TM1</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:" nunito="" sans";"=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;"><strong>#LI-Remote</strong></span></span></p>

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