Senior Analyst, Loan Administration

Antares • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Loan Administration team is a critical part of Antares, responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely, and controlled processing of investment activity across the firm’s managed portfolios. The Senior Analyst, Loan Administration supports the day‑to-day administration of loan activity and plays an important role in ensuring loan transactions and lifecycle events are accurately recorded in Wall Street Office (WSO) in accordance with documented processes and control standards. This role is primarily execution‑focused, with increasing responsibility and complexity, and is designed for an individual who understands most loan lifecycle events but continues to receive oversight, training, and guidance from senior team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in loan administration, loan operations, or investment operations within an asset manager, bank, or financial services organization.
• Working knowledge of Wall Street Office (WSO) or a comparable loan administration system.
• General understanding of loan lifecycle events, including funding, interest, paydowns, and fees.
• Willingness to learn, take feedback, and develop deeper technical expertise.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting leveraged loans, private credit, or syndicated lending portfolios.
• Exposure to reconciliations, cash processing, or agent bank interactions.

Responsibilities

• Execute routine loan lifecycle events such as fundings, paydowns, interest accruals and payments, and fees, escalating more complex transactions as appropriate.
• Perform daily checks and reviews to ensure loan activity is accurately recorded, complete, and in line with documented processes.
• Assist in researching and resolving breaks, discrepancies, or inquiries related to loan activity in partnership with senior team members.
• Review supporting documentation related to loan activity, notices, and agent communications and process activity accordingly.
• Interact with external agents, trustees, custodians, and counterparties on routine operational matters under guidance from senior staff.
• Follow established standard operating procedures (SOPs) and escalate process gaps, issues, or uncertainties to management.
• Support broader team initiatives related to process improvement, documentation updates, and system enhancements as directed by senior leadership.

Benefits

• Our benefit offerings include medical, dental and vision coverage, employer paid short & long-term disability and life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid time off, Maven family & fertility benefit, parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement), as well as other voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees