CES - Collateralized Loan Obligations Role - Middle Office

Scope and Responsibilities:As Client's expands its management of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs), we are seeking an individual to fulfill a middle office function to support the growth in our CLO Create and utilize Excel and other software to monitor all CLO parameters including Collateral Quality, Concentration, Coverage, LTV ratios, and the Priority of Payments- Work closely with the Trustee/CLO Administrator to reconcile and approve Monthly/Distribution/ Effective Date/ Warehouse Reports- Coordinate the asset approval process among accounting, compliance, portfolio management, and underwriter- Model hypothetical pre/post-trade analytics to understand compliance test impacts; work with portfolio management to manage, if necessary, the portfolio back within guidelines by highlighting and making recommendations related to breaches- Interpret Indenture language and nuances of existing and new CLOs, including the impact on investment parameters- Work closely with technology department to extract data elements and construct logic to properly monitor CLOs- Participate in the research, design, and creation of new or ad-hoc reports, as needed, to assist compliance, portfolio management and marketing with the launch, monitoring, management or marketing of existing and anticipated CLOs- Serve as a subject matter expert and resource to portfolio managers, marketing, and compliance teams- Support all aspects of current CLOs that are resetting with new capital structures; including, stress-testing, debugging, and resolving all coding issues, and creating model/hypothetical portfolios- Enhance and evolve Clients monitoring and reporting process- Create and gather CLO statistics, default and recovery rates, and other data for investor requestsExperience Required:- 8 years experience, with a minimum of 5 years experience working for a CLO Manager or CLO Trustee/Administrator in a compliance, middle office, and/or monitoring capacity- Proficiency in Excel/coding in CDO Suite or other similar CLO software- Knowledge of fixed/floating rate instruments, specifically senior secured loans- Knowledge of CLO Indentures, the mechanics related to launching and monitoring new/existing warehouses/CLOs, and reconciling monthly CLO Trustee Reports and quarterly Distribution Reports- Knowledge of routine compliance rules/requirements such as CLO eligibility, Collateral Quality, Concentration, Coverage tests and the Priority of Payments/Waterfall- Proficiency in different reporting perspectives: region/country breakdown, industry breakdown, maturity distributions, credit quality ratings (and notching rules related to CLOs)- Ability to work with multiple, internal teams such as accounting, compliance, data management, marketing, technology, and portfolio management- Experience managing and manipulating large amounts of data in Microsoft Excel.- Experience with Bloomberg, WSO/CDO Suite, Sky Road, S&P and Moodys is highly desirable, but not necessaryPersonal Attributes:The successful candidate will have:- Outstanding initiative, strong work ethic, and positive outlook and attitude- Ability to operate independently on short-and long-term goals- Excellent people skills with the ability to leverage firm-wide resources in an effective and judicious manner- Detail-oriented and natural problem-solver- Ability to independently research problems and offer solutions- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects- Collaborative, perpetual learner with strong integrity and professionalism- Passion for improving systems and processes. (ref:iimjobs.com)