Capital Markets Associate

Octane•New York, NY

2d•$130,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Octane is hiring a Capital Markets Associate for its New York City team. Reporting to the VP of Capital Markets and working closely with the CFO and other team members, the Associate will maintain existing capital partner relationships and help develop new ones. The role focuses on streamlining financial reporting through improved data integration, daily analysis, and troubleshooting, while collaborating across Finance, Engineering, Credit, and Operations. The position is hybrid, with four days per week in the NYC office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field.
3–5 years of professional experience, ideally in investment banking, capital markets, fintech, financial services, consulting, or corporate finance.
Advanced mastery of Excel, strong SQL skills for querying large and disparate datasets, and experience constructing data-driven financial reports.
Strong critical thinking and quantitative rigor, with close attention to detail in complex data analysis.
Ability to work independently with high ownership and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced team environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial and data insights to diverse cross-functional audiences.
Strong organizational agility and time-management skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities and deliver high-quality work across functional teams.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree, such as a Master’s or MBA.
Python proficiency.

Responsibilities

Assist with the structuring, execution, and ongoing management of warehouse financing facilities, including borrowing base analysis, covenant compliance, collateral eligibility, lender reporting, and amendments or renewals.
Support asset-backed securitizations across the deal lifecycle, including transaction structuring, collateral analysis, cash flow modeling, rating agency processes, investor diligence, legal documentation, and settlement.
Support the execution and ongoing management of loan sale and forward flow programs, including pricing analysis, collateral selection, purchase mechanics, investor reporting, and performance monitoring.
Build and maintain financial models to evaluate funding costs, advance rates, excess spread, cash flows, returns, liquidity, and capital efficiency across financing alternatives.
Help evaluate and onboard financing partners, including banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and private credit funds, and support ongoing relationship management and fundraising execution.
Analyze originations, credit characteristics, delinquencies, losses, and prepayments to track collateral performance and fulfill lender, investor, and rating agency diligence requests.
Partner with Finance, Credit, Accounting, Legal, Engineering, and Data teams to align portfolio management initiatives and inform capital markets decisions.
Use AI and automation tools to improve financial modeling, data integrity, reporting, and diligence workflows and scale Octane's capital markets infrastructure.