Senior Quantitative Valuation Analyst

At Franklin Templeton, we're driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients' achievements.

Benefit Street Partners (BSP) is owned by Franklin Templeton, a dynamic firm that spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, giving us many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. With clients in over 150 countries and offices on six continents, you'll get exposed to different cultures, people, and business development happening around the world.

Benefit Street Partners operates independently as a Specialist Investment Manager and is a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm. Established in 2008, the BSP platform manages funds for institutions, high-net-worth and retail investors across various strategies including: private/opportunistic debt, liquid loans, high yield, special situations, long-short liquid credit and commercial real estate debt. These complementary strategies leverage the proprietary sourcing, analytical, operational and compliance capabilities that encompass BSP's robust institutional platform.

Visit www.benefitstreetpartners.com to learn more about our company and investment strategies.

Firm Overview

Benefit Street Partners ("BSP") is a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm with approximately $77 billion in assets under management. Established in 2008, the BSP platform manages funds for institutions, high-net-worth and retail investors across various strategies including: private/opportunistic debt, liquid loans, high yield, special situations, long-short liquid credit and commercial real estate debt.

BSP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. that, together with its various subsidiaries, operates as Franklin Templeton. Together we are dedicated to delivering strong results and exceptional service to clients, team members and business partners. For over 65 years, Franklin Templeton's success has been a direct result of the talent, skills, and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.

What does Senior Analyst team responsible for?

Benefit Street Partners - Alcentra is seeking an operations Supervisor to oversee and manage the day-to-day activities of our private asset valuation process. The ideal candidate will be process driven, have a strong background in financial services with extensive knowledge of leveraged loans and CLO products.

The Valuation Operations Manager will be part of a global team supporting Benefit Street Partners - Alcentra's monthly and quarterly valuation processes, including liaising with 3rd party valuation firms, investment teams, finance teams, and auditors, working with these groups to meet desired deliverable timelines. An ability to manage multiple tasks while working under strict time deadlines is essential. This role will focus primarily on Private Debt, Distressed and Special Situations investments, and CLOs. The ideal candidate will have a mix of operations and finance / accounting, experience in managing, and strong analytical and communication skills. This individual will collaborate with colleagues across the front, middle and back office, and will report to a VP of Finance out of the Boston office.

What is a Senior Analyst responsible for?

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Facilitate monthly and quarterly Valuation Processes covering a variety of credit strategies and asset types across hundreds of borrowers/issuers

- Help recruit, train, manage and develop a Valuation Operations team to support the firm's global Valuation Processes

- Manage the population of assets in scope for valuation,

- Communicate effectively with the global team on day-to-day workflow status, open items, questions, personnel, etc., navigating time zone differences as necessary,

- Design the systems and processes needed for efficient valuation workflows with an initial focus on Special Situations and Structured Credit pricing,

- Leverage technology, automation, and AI tools to streamline workflows,

- Support the creation of summary materials for valuation committees to review and approve significant changes/events, valuation and market trends, and key judgments,

- Prepare documentation in support of compliance with external audit requirements, including SOX reporting,

- Work with the Global Valuation Specialist to drive enhancements and improvements to the overall valuations and reporting processes, procedures, use of internal resources, and technology

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?

The successful candidate will ideally possess:

- 4-6 years of experience within financial services, preferably with credit experience

- Experience with leveraged loans, CLOs, and leverage facilities preferred

- Ability to partner and communicate effectively across an organization including with technology, finance, operations, portfolio analytics, portfolio management, and deal teams

- Strong Microsoft Office skills are required

- Proven record of project management/oversight with strong communication skills

- Team player with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels within the firm

- Knowledge of capital markets/illiquid valuations a plus

- Demonstrated technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including leveraging technology to streamline processes

- Ability to complete multiple tasks under the pressure of tight deadlines

- Comfort facilitating the valuation processes across a large quantity of diverse investments in parallel

Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST