Public Portfolio Services, Structured Credit - Associate Director

Barings•Charlotte, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Barings Global Public Portfolio Services Structured Credit team has an opening for a motivated individual who would like to join our innovative team of financial professionals.

Requirements

Bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business field preferred.
Minimum 5 years Fund Accounting/Portfolio Administration experience.
CPA and/or Audit experience a plus.
Advanced Excel skills preferred, experience/interest in exploring AI/Co-pilot a plus, Power BI experience would be a benefit.
Previous experience with Aladdin would be a benefit.
Effective, results oriented team player with strong interpersonal skills; possess very strong organizational and analytical skills; must be very detail oriented.
Ability to handle high volumes of work under tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or Audit experience a plus.
Advanced Excel skills preferred, experience/interest in exploring AI/Co-pilot a plus, Power BI experience would be a benefit.
Previous experience with Aladdin would be a benefit.

Responsibilities

Full ownership and responsibility for several CLO funds and/or separately managed accounts including daily oversight as well as monthly review and sign off on internal accounting records.
TPA Oversight. Reconcile CLO Funds NAVs, transactions, valuations, management and performance fee calculations, distributions, capital calls, P&L, and other activity between Barings and the fund accountant/administrator's records.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key internal Barings stakeholders including Portfolio Managers, Sales, Legal, Compliance, others across the organization, as well as supporting effective external working relationships with related third parties e.g. TPAs, auditors, investors.
Assist with Funds Audit process as needed.
Raise service issues in an appropriate manner and follow issues to resolution.
Maintain awareness of CLO fund/account client mandates, portfolio governing documents and regulatory restrictions. Act as subject matter expert on the funds/portfolios covered.
Prepare relevant portfolio reporting as required.
Demonstrate significant level of expertise of the holdings, terms, and transactions of multiple portfolios to provide intuitive and proactive oversight of these portfolios.
Identify process inefficiencies and make improvement recommendations including but not limited to AI/Co-pilot use cases; Improve procedures implemented, document manual processes and work with relevant parties to reduce/eliminate.
Assist with system implementation and testing as needed.

Benefits

Medical (including Virtual Care), Prescription, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Fitness Center Reimbursement Program (Including Online Memberships)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits
Highly competitive 401(k) Plan with Company Match
Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Contributions
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Health Care & Dependent Care
Retirement Health Reimbursement Account
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Spouse and Child Life Insurance
Paid Vacation, Sick Days and Annual Holidays
Paid Leave of Absences (Maternity Leave, Parental Leave, Caregiver Leave, Bereavement Time)
Short and Long Term Disability Plans
Paid Volunteer Time
Education Assistance Program
Charitable Matching Gifts Program
Commuter Reimbursement Program
Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement Program