Investment Analyst (Collateralized Loan Obligation)

VARITE • Houston, TX

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

VARITE is looking for qualified Bank Loan Analyst I in Downers Grove, IL/Houston, TX. The Client is a global investment management firm that offers a wide range of investment solutions, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), private equity, and real estate investment products. VARITE, established in the Year 2000, is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services. This opportunity with the Bank Loan Oversight and Administration Team will provide support to the portfolio management and investment team covering various reporting areas, trade support and settlement efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office, Excel, Access and Word

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years work experience preferred.
• Familiarity and experience with bonds and bond settlements is desired.
• A solid understanding of the security/loan market (LMA) and fund operations is desired.
• Experience in a reporting / product oversight role is plus.
• Experience in the investment management space is a plus.
• business (Finance/Accounting) degree preferred
• Working knowledge of S&P Wall Street Office and/or Allvue-Everest is a plus
• Team player
• Ability to work independently and follow through on projects
• Self-motivated, ability to multi-task and complete tasks upon assignment
• Open-minded, flexible, and willing to listen for other people’s opinions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the production of various scheduled reporting deliverables for internal clients, including, but not limited, to the investment team, reporting team members, legal & compliance.
• Ability to work as part of a team to ensure the group provides top-tier service to both internal and external clients and service providers.
• Work in support of the trader to ensure that all trading activity is being efficiently and accurately entered in a timely manner in support of ISSMs products.
• Collectively work with the trade closing team to assist in the coordination and facilitation of settlement efforts.
• Liaison with Client’s traders, trade counter parties and agent banks.
• Support the team to ensure and maintain the data quality and integrity of the critical information that supports the business.
• Complete data mining, from a variety of internal & external sources, and analysis for Bank Loan clients.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
• Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.
• employee referral bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level