Associate - Portfolio Management

Farmer Mac•Johnston, IA

1d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Farmer Mac is seeking an analytical, proactive Associate to support its Infrastructure Finance team and manage its existing renewable energy project finance loan portfolio. The portfolio includes loans financing independent power projects in construction and operation, as well as construction bridge loans that monetize tax credits. The Associate will work with Credit Underwriting, Relationship Managers, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics, Capital Markets, Transaction Management, and Loan Operations across the Renewable Energy, Broadband Infrastructure, and Power & Utilities segments. The role includes portfolio monitoring and risk assessment, managing loan modifications and refinancing, reviewing legal documents, coordinating borrowing and disbursement requests, and supporting new-loan underwriting, due diligence, credit memos, cash-flow modeling, closings, and loan purchases. The Associate will contribute to portfolio reporting, policy and process development, and strategic initiatives. The position requires a self-starter who can manage multiple transactions at different stages, work with minimal supervision, and communicate efficiently. It reports to the Portfolio Manager - Renewable Energy and may be based in Washington, DC; Johnston, IA; or remotely. Work outside core hours may be required for time-sensitive projects or off-site meetings and events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economics, engineering, or a related field.
At least five years of experience in finance, commercial banking, renewable energy, or another energy-related field.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with Farmer Mac staff and clients.
Proficiency in a computerized office environment and solid ability with Microsoft Office applications, especially PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Power BI, and Copilot.
Ability to become proficient with Farmer Mac’s online loan origination and servicing platforms and applications.
Strong work ethic and ability to handle one or more tasks efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision.
Understanding of finance and accounting, particularly in energy finance, public accounting, banking, or related experience.
Self-starter mentality and high intellectual curiosity.

Responsibilities

Support Infrastructure Finance loan performance and collaborate with Credit, Underwriters, and Relationship Managers.
Collaborate with Portfolio Strategy & Analytics and Credit on strategic portfolio credit assessments aligned with business strategies and performance goals.
Prepare and manage loan modification, consent, waiver, amendment, and term-conversion requests; review legal documents.
Coordinate with Loan Operations to review and process borrowing and disbursement requests.
Gather project information and due-diligence documents and support credit underwriters as needed.
Assist in preparing management reports, including quarterly deal monitoring and portfolio trends and statistics.
Gather and assess industry information to understand macroeconomic impacts on the portfolio and individual transactions.
Work with Underwriting to support loan acquisitions in alignment with Farmer Mac policy and standards.
Lead special projects to enhance borrower-, deal-, and portfolio-level reporting capabilities.
Advise business partners on credit-risk matters related to underwriting decisions for portfolio borrowers’ loans being refinanced.
Provide technical advice on engineering, procurement, construction, and operations of renewable energy and other infrastructure projects as they relate to covenants, reserve requirements, and events of default in project-finance and structured-credit documents.
Work with the Managing Director of Renewable Energy to develop policies and procedures that improve business efficiency.
Support the development of loan administration, operations, and closing functions and the implementation of infrastructure projects.
Represent Farmer Mac at industry conferences and individual lender visits.
Contribute to organization-wide initiatives and processes intended to improve efficiency, productivity, sourcing, and credit quality.
Guide junior portfolio management team members by reviewing and advising on their deliverables.
Support underwriting of new loans, preparation of credit memos, due diligence, industry and market analysis, complex project-finance cash-flow modeling, closing activities, and execution of loan purchases.