Senior Specialist, Structured Finance Transactions

Role Overview

• The primary role of the SFT transaction team is to perform agreed-upon procedures (AUP) to help clients execute securitization transactions successfully.
• Checking the accuracy of our financial models by comparing calculations to the governing documents
• Creating cashflow/analytics models for securitized products, including but not limited to CDOs/CLOs (Collateralized Debt Obligations/Collateralized Loan Obligations)
• Transaction modeling and analytics, which involves cash flow modeling, recalculating certain collateral quality and concentration limitations set out in each transaction’s indenture, including bond principal and interest payments, credit-enhancement, hedging instruments, fees and waterfalls for structured deals
• Construct independent cash flow and collateral models for various structured products utilizing Microsoft Excel
• Create and update detailed agreed upon procedure reports summarizing our results
• Comprehensive and methodical interpretation of prospectus/indenture information and deal structural features including but not limited to collateral, waterfall, triggers, hedges, paydown rules, loss allocation rules, and the ability to extract other pertinent information from prospectuses and indentures
• Perform various analyses on complex excel and third party models (Like Bloomberg, various Rating Agency Portal, Markit etc.) for the valuation of Structured Products
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
• Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
• Work with and interact with front-office investment banking clients daily
• Perform loan document review and data reviews on loan files, recalculating fields on data tapes and run exception reports to tie out with clients
• Create collateral stratification tables used for assessing loan pool characteristics
• Review offering documents to verify information is accurate, complete, and conforming with industry and market standards

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline and approximately 2 years of related work experience; MBA or equivalent preferred
• Excellent prioritization skills and a commitment to meeting client deadlines
• Strong communication skills for report writing, client presentations and client interactions
• Proficient skills with MS Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Flexibility and willingness to work more than standard hours when necessary to meet client deadlines
• Willingness to work in shift based on the role hired for
• Ideally, you’ll also have Prior structured finance experience

Benefits

• Continuous learning
• Success as defined by you
• Transformative leadership
• Diverse and inclusive culture