Title:  Associate, Corporate Banking - Halifax, NS

Requisition ID: 270776 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Associate, Corporate Banking – Halifax, NS

Global Banking and Markets

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) conducts the Bank’s wholesale banking and capital markets business with corporate, government and institutional investor clients. GBM is a full-service wholesale bank and investment dealer in Canada and Mexico and offers a range of products and services in the U.S., Latin America and in select markets in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

More specifically, GBM provides clients with: corporate lending; transaction banking (including payments, trade finance and cash management); investment banking (including corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions); fixed income and equity underwriting, sales, trading and research; prime services (prime brokerage and stock lending); foreign exchange sales and trading; commodity derivatives; and collateral management.

Purpose:

Supporting the respective team to manage their marketing activities across capital markets products and their lending portfolios, you will be responsible for handling or providing assistance on all credit-related activities including the completion of credit presentations, identifying lending and cross-sell opportunities, structuring loan transactions, performing due diligence, negotiating documentation and monitoring compliance and industry trends. 

Working closely with a Director, the Associate will support the management of a diversified portfolio of Atlantic Canadian clients across sectors including Power & Utilities; Consumer, Industrial & Retail; Energy; Government; and Real Estate. Scotiabank is a leading corporate bank in Atlantic Canada, serving as Administrative Agent on many of the region's corporate credit facilities, merger and acquisition financings, and select project finance transactions, providing the successful candidate with exposure to a broad range of complex and high-profile banking mandates.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide day to day account management support
• Structure, analyze and perform due diligence on transactions that vary in complexity
• Develop recommendations for the appropriate course of action
• Analyze, process and execute credit requests
• Research credit and bank product requirements of existing and prospective clients
• Ensure credit files, agreements and security documents are complete and up to date
• Monitor and follow for client compliance
• Assist with the preparation of marketing pitches
• Coordinate with various product groups within GBM
• Develop and maintain effective industry relationships with other lenders, legal counsel, clients
• Assist with strategic portfolio projects and reporting

What You’ll Bring:

• BComm, MBA/CFA designation is an asset
• 3-5 years of experience in Corporate Banking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Financial modelling experience 
• Strong computer skills including the use of MS Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, experience with CoPilot is an asset
• Business development capabilities
• Flexible to demands of work and viewed as a valuable team resource
• High attention to detail with a sense of urgency appropriate to the situation
• Strong time management skills and driven to achieve timelines and goals

Work Arrangement: 

This position is an onsite role, with the expectation that you will work 5 days a week in the office. Please note that this is subject to change based on the needs of the business. 

Interested?

At Scotiabank, you’ll be joining an organization that values inclusion, accountability, innovative thinking and collaboration, a culture where people feel safe to learn, grow, and contribute while delivering exceptional results for our clients. We believe in winning together, as one team, strengthening the collaborative spirit that defines GBM’s client partnerships. We value transparency, shared goals, and purposeful work.  

What's in it for you?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

Location(s):  Canada : Nova Scotia : Halifax 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.