Analyst, Middle Office - Bank Loan Operations
About the position Responsibilities • Administers a broad range of portfolio transactions, ensuring proper controls and validations are in place and that activities are accurate and compliant. • Identifies quality, accuracy, or compliance deficiencies and corrects. • Guides less experienced peers and support staff on preventing errors and interpreting process controls. • Serves as a primary liaison between securities operations staff, relationship managers, portfolio managers, trustees, and clients to collect, analyze, and communicate information that impacts accounts. • Fields and manages queries from internal or external clients and follows through to resolution. • Oversees daily bank loan settlements and loan administration activities across investments, trading, and operations teams. • Works closely with service providers to ensure daily bank loan trades are successfully settled and loan lifecycle activities are processed in a timely manner. • Oversees Trustee reporting, indenture compliance, waterfall payments, etc. for CLOs. • Monitors cash and position discrepancies and works closely with counterparties, service providers, and risk management to escalate and resolve in a timely manner. • Acts as a point of contact for bank loan discrepancies and service exceptions. • Works with management to direct service providers to address exceptional bank loan issues impacting BAU. • Following established controls, checks and validates third-party reconciliations; conducts account transitions to the end-state infrastructure of outsourced providers. • May provide feedback to management and third-party vendors on timeliness and quality. • Analyze report metrics and develops recommendations to address high impact areas and deficiencies. Requirements • Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. • 2+ years of total relevant work experience. Nice-to-haves • 2+ years of total relevant work experience within Investment Management, Asset Management or the financial services industry. • 2+ years of experience supporting Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) strongly preferred. • 2+ years of experience supporting bank loan administration and/or trade settlement preferred. • Familiarity with both Wall Street Office (WSO) and ClearPar a plus. • Strong technical skills - in depth knowledge of systems, processes, or function (i.e., Excel Power query, SQL or similar). • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a team environment and build strong relationships with internal Partners. • Demonstrated drive to proactively initiate process improvement. • Adept at managing complex issues and identifying alternative solutions. Benefits • Competitive compensation • Annual bonus eligibility • A generous retirement plan • Hybrid work schedule • Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy • Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days • Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits Apply tot his job