Structured Products Manager

Grant Thornton•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

As a Structured Products Manager in Grant Thornton’s Structured Products Practice, you will provide strategic, financial, and operational support to help meet clients’ business needs. The practice provides Agreed Upon Procedures (AUP) reports to clients including Fortune 500 companies, investment banks, and asset managers. You will work with Grant Thornton associates, managers, and partners throughout the AUP report creation and delivery process, coordinating with internal and external parties. You will become proficient in one or more AUP product lines, manage project data rooms, support and coach junior team members, improve processes, document workflows, communicate with clients and colleagues, contribute to proposals, manage firm risk, and meet targeted billing hours. Travel may be required as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice, financial services organization, or function servicing securitized and structured products valuations.
A related professional license or certification.
Strong technical background, including in-depth understanding of one or more asset classes such as RMBS, ABS, CLO, and similar securitized and structured products.
Ability to interpret legal documents, including offering memoranda, franchise agreements, loan agreements, and funding memoranda.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and Word.
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, with attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and multitask on simultaneous projects in a rapidly growing practice.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Buy-side or sell-side experience.
Prior relevant consulting experience.
Cashflow or waterfall modeling experience.

Responsibilities

Work with associates, managers, and partners on all aspects of AUP report creation and delivery, coordinating with internal and external parties.
Become proficient in one or more AUP product lines: tape to file, circle ups, cashflow modeling, and payment date reporting.
Create and manage project data rooms.
Train and coach new and junior team members.
Identify process gaps and propose improvements.
Document procedures and workflows to support efficient and accurate deliverables.
Communicate externally with clients and internally with all levels of the organization to accomplish firm objectives.
Contribute to developing new client proposals and understand and manage firm risk.
Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
Perform other duties as assigned.
Travel as needed.