Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs)

We have an immediate job opportunity for you a Senior Analyst / Team Leader / AM - Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) - Hyderabad.

Location : Hyderabad

Shift Timings : 2 : 00 PM IST to 11 : 00 PM IST

Work Mode : Hybrid ( 2 Days office)

CLO 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 business.

Responsibilities

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 Client’s monitoring and reporting process

Create and gather CLO statistics, default and recovery rates, and other data for investor requests

Experience 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 Moody’s is highly desirable, but not necessary

Personal 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.