Senior Credit Analyst

SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK, LIMITED•New York, NY

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for Assistant Vice President level candidates. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited was established through the merger of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd with Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking, Ltd. on April 1, 2012. We are one of the largest asset managers in Asia and number one among Japanese financial institutions by AUM, with approximately $850 billion USD in AUM. The bank provides an assortment of financial solutions and manages a broad spectrum of financial products across its global branches. The Americas Division (“AD”) was established in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch) (“SMTBNY”) to perform corporate functions and supervise U.S. entities. Established under the AD are the “Global Banking Unit (“GBU”), Americas Division” and “Global Markets Unit (“GMU”), Americas Division” which performs business functions. The Specialty Finance Department (“SFD”) is responsible for originating, booking and monitoring credit facilities for both bilateral and syndicated loan transactions. SFD focuses on building and monitoring portfolio assets in 3 main product areas: Project Finance, Trade and Commodity Finance, Aviation, and Real Estate. The Assistant Vice President will join the Aviation Finance Team which arranges financing transactions for airlines and lessors based in the Americas. The Assistant Vice President will assist with all aspects of building and managing the aviation investment portfolio, with a particular focus on underwriting new investments and performing due diligence. In addition, the Assistant Vice President will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on existing investments. Prior aviation experience is preferred, ideally covering airlines or lessors from a credit perspective.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Economics or equivalent with 5+ years related experience.
Good knowledge of finance and basic accounting.
Good knowledge of commonly used research resources, including Bloomberg, EDGAR, and rating agencies.
Basic knowledge of corporate finance transaction.
Basic knowledge of loan markets.
Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Access) and some modeling capabilities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior aviation experience is preferred, ideally covering airlines or lessors from a credit perspective.

Responsibilities

Reviews potential assets in aviation and prepares credit applications and makes investment recommendations.
Ensures compliance with applicable investment guidelines and directives from Head Office and Branch Management.
Monitors assigned assets/products/industries to maintain credit quality through asset/product/industry appropriate measures, i.e., financial analysis and trends, cross-sectional analysis, cashflow analysis and market value/liquidity.
Prepares all applications and reports and makes recommendations on all amendments, refinancings and other ongoing activities.
Responsible for all Head Office and Branch monitoring and reporting requirements, including rating review, business review of documentation, regulatory review, booking and financial and portfolio review requirements, with support from Operations Analyst as designated.
May conduct business development activities.
May conduct or support deal structuring activities.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.