Job Title: Financial Controller – Enhanced Debt (Loan Asset Management)
Business Unit & Team: BNP Paribas Asset Management – Alts
Reporting to: Finance (Loan Asset) Manager – CRE Debt
Location: London, UK (Bishopsgate)
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is the asset management division of BNP Paribas Group. As of July 1, 2025, AXA Investment Managers’ (AXA IM) activities have been fully integrated into BNPP AM, creating a unified and strengthened global platform.
BNPP AM is a leading global asset manager, leveraging the Group’s scale, stability, and expertise. We serve a diverse client base, including institutional investors, corporations, distribution partners, and retail clients worldwide. Our investment capabilities cover a broad range of asset classes, from traditional strategies like equities, fixed income, and multi-assets to alternatives such as real estate, infrastructure, private debt, and private equity. This allows us to tailor solutions to meet client objectives.
With AXA IM’s integration, BNPP AM now ranks among Europe’s top asset managers, managing approximately €1.6 trillion in assets, with a focus on long-term savings and alternative strategies.
Sustainability is central to our approach. We prioritize ESG and responsible investing to deliver sustainable, long-term performance while supporting environmental, social, and economic transitions. Adopting a pragmatic, long-term perspective, we aim to generate durable value for clients, employees, and the economy, backed by strong risk management and responsible finance principles.
All figures are sourced from publicly available data as of September 2025
Job Purpose:
Financial Controller – Enhanced Debt (Loan Asset Management) is responsible for the financial oversight, portfolio monitoring and control of commercial real estate debt investments – mainly development financings, from loan closing through their full lifecycle.
The role sits at the intersection of fund management, asset management, risk, and external counterparties, ensuring the accuracy, robustness and timeliness of financial data, cash flows, valuations and reporting.
The position also contributes actively to the ongoing evolution of systems, controls and operational processes in line with the growth and increasing sophistication of the Private Debt platform along with a new strategy (Enhanced Debt) being launched.
Daily responsibilities:
- Loan & Asset-Level Financial Management
- Monitor the performance and evolution of CRE and Infrastructure Debt investments from closing to repayment.
- Track interest payments, principal repayments, fees and cash flows across portfolios.
- Follow up on covenant compliance (LTV, DSCR, Debt Yield), waivers, restructurings, extensions and refinancings in close coordination with Fund Management.
- Review asset valuations, cash flow models, tenancy schedules and key operational metrics, including ESG-related indicators.
- Valuation, Reporting & Governance
- Prepare valuation committee and loan review materials, support valuation proposals and related documentation.
- Contribute to statutory, regulatory and investor reporting (incl. SCD where applicable).
- Coordinate with auditors, company secretaries and external advisors during reporting and review cycles.
- Operational Oversight & Controls
- Act as FMCG point of contact for Fund Managers, Facility Agents, Borrowers, Risk teams and service providers on an allocated loan portfolio.
- Ensure deal closings are properly processed: guidelines check, deal allocation validation, KYC coordination, payment and settlement follow-up.
- Perform reconciliations between operating systems and internal/external reporting to ensure data integrity and audit readiness.
- Process & Systems Development
- Participate in the implementation and enhancement of asset management, reporting and risk systems.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of FMCG processes, controls and operating model in a growing Private Debt platform.
Skills, qualifications & experience:
- Graduate degree from a leading business school, engineering school or university
- Proven experience in asset management, banking, loan servicer or private debt / real estate debt environment
- Strong financial, analytical and organizational skills
- Solid understanding of loan documentation, private debt instruments and development loans
- Strong interest in Commercial Real Estate Debt
- High level of autonomy, rigor, and ability to manage multiple workstreams
- Advanced Excel skills, knowledge of SimCorp Dimension or Blackrock Suite is a plus
- Fluent English required; French professional proficiency is an asset
Knowledge and skills:
- Private Debt / Real Estate Debt lifecycle management
- Financial controls, reconciliations and reporting
- Covenants, waivers and loan documentation analysis
- Valuation processes and governance
- Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional coordination
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