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Investment Operations Associate - Private Credit

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double down groupNew York, NY7 days ago

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Financial and Investment AnalystsFinancial Specialists, All OtherSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

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Portfolio Management and Investment AdviceMiscellaneous Financial Investment ActivitiesInvestment Banking and Securities Intermediation
Investment Operations Associate - Private CreditNew York
Job Type: Full Time
Workspace: Hybrid$2,500 Referral FeeINVESTMENT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE needed at one of our asset management clients!!! Hybrid 4x per week in office in NYC only. Total comp up to $150k. Looking for 2 - 5 years of relevant experience in Trade Management, Investment Operations, or Finance, ideally within a buy-side environment with a good understanding of bank loans and the trade lifecycle. BlackRock Aladdin experience a big plus.
Summary of Role: Our client is looking for an Associate to join the Investment Operations Team. You'll be joining a nimble, experienced team focused on trade operations and reporting across various structured product asset classes, including private credit, broadly syndicated loans, asset-based leases and loans. Specifically, you'll assist in all stages of trade allocation, settlement, life cycle activity, reporting, and reconciliations. This position involves daily cross-functional collaboration, both internally across teams and externally with broker-dealers, custodians, and service providers.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Supporting full lifecycle of private credit investments, including trade support, event processing, cash and position reconciliations, deal closings and funding coordination
  • Liaising with agents, servicers, custodians and counterparties across a range of private credit products to monitor and resolve settlement breaks and exceptions
  • Partnering with research, portfolio management, fund accounting, and technology to identify process improvements and automate workflows
  • Working closely with internal and external parties to address operational needs and drive them to resolution
  • Enhancing the operational infrastructure to drive scalability, while also maintaining a focus on governance and controls
  • Leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making and output
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to work effectively in a time-sensitive environment with daily interactions across multiple business units
  • Demonstrated self-starter who can balance competing priorities, and work both autonomously and as part of a high performing team
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including taking the initiative to build and enhance controls
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Keen attention to detail and proven ability to manage high transaction volumes and complex allocations
  • Strong financial markets product knowledge and understanding of trade lifecycle
  • Experience with order management systems and/or market data a plus
Qualifications:
  • 2 - 5 years of relevant experience in Trade Management, Investment Operations, or Finance, ideally within a buy-side environment
  • Strong understanding of bank loans and the trade lifecycle, including primary and secondary closings for direct investments under LSTA/LMA documentation standards
  • Familiarity with credit agreement terms and how they translate into day-to-day operational processes
  • Ability to perform detailed data reconciliations across multiple source systems
  • Prior use of an enterprise LMS, such as Sentry, Allvue, LoanIQ, Wall Street Office or similar
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar field
  • Proficiency with Blackrock Aladdin preferred
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

New York, NY

Occupation

Financial and Investment Analysts

Industry

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice

Posted

7 days ago

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