Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Investment Analyst, Asset Backed and Structured Finance

Job Location: New York

Reports to: Associate Portfolio Manager, Asset Backed and Structured Finance

Overview:

Unique opportunity to be part of a talented and well respected team and build upon a strong base of existing activities in the asset backed and structured finance portfolio. We are seeking a motivated and well-rounded analyst to participate in all parts of the investment process across private and public specialty finance opportunities. The team’s activity includes private equity investments in lending businesses, strategic joint ventures, structured forward flow and portfolio purchases, trading in asset backed securities, and other opportunistic strategies. This analyst would join a lean team with a broad investment mandate across asset classes.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate potential investment opportunities based on business and financial diligence, qualitative and quantitative risk/returns analysis
• Build and maintain financial and valuation models to analyze financial performance, loan level data, develop sensitivities across scenarios, and support investment recommendations
• Monitor performance of portfolio companies and other strategic portfolio positions; proactively identify risks and opportunities to dynamically manage exposures
• Create investment memos to succinctly and thoroughly outline opportunities and related risks
• Assist in the structuring, negotiation and execution of investments
• Stay apprised of market trends and regulatory changes that may impact each asset class of focus
• Collaborate internally and maintain professional and productive external relationships with key counterparties and the sell-side

Prior Experience:

Interested candidates with a variety of investment banking, structured credit, [securitized products trading,] and/or private equity experience will be considered. Applicants are generally expected, though not required, to have some combination of:

• Experience in a formal investment banking program, during which applicants are expected to have developed analytic and transaction experience is strongly preferred
• Experience in a sell-side trading or research role within residential mortgage or asset backed securities would be considered
• Following banking, experience in a buyside role that includes building financial models, analyzing loan level information, creating investment memo materials, diligence, and deal execution is a plus
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to a variety of audiences
• The ideal candidate will be a quick learner with a versatile skill set and investment appetite

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience preferred
• Strong financial modelling skills including proficiency with Excel
• Intex, Bloomberg, Python familiarity is a plus

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