Description:
Blenheim Chalcot is one of the leading venture builders in the world. Headquartered in London from our flagship White City Scale Space campus, we have been building exciting and disruptive businesses for over 20 years. Blenheim Chalcot is responsible for building some of the most innovative companies in the UK and increasingly around the world – with significant operations in India and the US, as well as emerging operations in South Africa and South East Asia.
THE ROLE
What you will be doing
Key responsibilities include:
- Balance Sheet Optimisation: Develop and implement strategies to optimise the balance sheets of our various lending ventures including liability management, capital structure, and liquidity management.
- Funding Cost Reduction: Work closely with Blenheim Chalcot's portfolio companies to identify opportunities for reducing funding costs, including negotiating more favourable terms and conditions with lenders, and exploring alternative funding sources.
- Institutional Funding: Source and secure large institutional funding lines to support the growth of our portfolio companies, including developing relationships with potential investors, preparing investment proposals, and managing due diligence processes seeking to leverage economies of scale from across the portfolio.
- Treasury Management: Oversee treasury activities, ensuring efficient cash management risk management, and compliance with relevant regulations and reporting requirements.
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Prepare regular financial reports and analyses to support strategic decision-making by the company's senior management team and board of directors.
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including banks, investors, and regulators.
REQUIREMENTS
What we expect from you from a personal perspective:
You will be a dynamic and disciplined thinker with a strong intellect, an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for making a mark in fast-paced, growing environments.
- You will be entrepreneurial with an ability to flourish while working alongside similarly intellectually curious senior executives.
- You will have a low ego, be able to thrive in a learning environment and be willing to listen.
- You will be pragmatic and outcome-oriented, with a bias for action and ability to rapidly adjust as required.
- You will have experience operating in a matrix and constantly changing environment, and will have demonstrable experience navigating a fast paced, dynamic working environment.
Professional Qualifications
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in treasury, capital markets, or a related field, preferably with a non-bank lender.
- Proven track record of success in balance sheet optimisation, funding cost reduction, and securing large institutional funding lines.
- Strong understanding of capital markets, financial instruments, and market trends.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
- Exceptional communication and presentation abilities, with the capacity to engage with senior stakeholders and investors.
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- An advanced degree or professional qualification (e.g. CFA, MBA) is preferred.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.