Vp - Acquisition Finance / Asset Management

This position offers the opportunity to join a well-known banking firm and help manage a multi-billion dollar leveraged finance portfolio. You will work closely with our sponsor coverage teams, risk management, capital markets, financial markets, and our portfolio analytics team. The position requires a self-starter to guide projects independently and who is able to effectively operate at various levels of seniority in different situations.

Asset Management is part of a global portfolio management platform and a pillar of Acquisition Finance’s capital strategy. The team is considered experts on the individual borrowers and relevant industry subject matter.

Responsibilities:

• You will assume the role of a senior banker performing all aspects of managing a large portfolio of senior secured loans to sub-investment grade clients while mentoring and training the junior bankers.
• Collaborate with Relationship Managers, Risk Management, Compliance and Loan Operations teams
• Assist in handling internal system processing and KYC/CDD data gathering and processing.
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients, e.g. recommend Financial Market products
• Lead deal team in preparation of borrower analytics including financial updates, financial modeling, credit approval packages, market comparables and quarterly reporting statements.
• Ongoing portfolio management responsibility for a group of selected accounts – monitoring and tracking credit performance, executing amendment requests, maintaining collateral files, etc.
• Interpret and negotiate legal documentation while staying up to date on latest market trends

Qualifications and Competencies

• Formal credit training is a plus
• You are highly detailed in your work
• You hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics/Finance/Accounting/Mathematics with excellent results. An advanced degree and/or a CFA is a plus.
• Excel spreadsheets: three statement financial modeling skills are a must
• You possess strong communication skills – writing sample required
• Advanced understanding of transaction structuring and legal documentation
• Understand debt structuring and able to make recommendations when appropriate
• 5 – 7 years of corporate banking experience considered for Vice President
• Excellent understanding of GAAP accounting statements & principles
• Able to work independently with minimal oversight
• You desire to work in a collaborative manner in contribution toward team objectives
• You are able to manage and prioritize competing demands
• You have previously received credit training and have a solid understanding of debt products
• Experience taking internal credit approval processes from start to finish
• You are self-motivated and willing to work in a deal oriented and deadline driven environment
• You have strong credit skills – understand how to properly analyze risk

Base Salary Range: $180,000 - $205,000 per annum