INVESTMENT OPERATIONS SENIOR ASSOCIATE needed at one of our asset management clients!!! 4 days per week in office in the DALLAS area. Base $150k - $175k plus performance bonus. Must have 4 - 8+ years of experience in investment operations, loan/lease servicing, banking, or a related financial-services operations role with a strong understanding of Asset Based Lending (ABL).
Our client is looking for a Senior Associate to join the Investment Operations Team. You'll be joining a nimble, experienced team focused on trade operations and reporting across various structured product asset classes, including private credit, broadly syndicated loans, asset-based leases and loans. Specifically, you'll be responsible for overseeing and maintaining the accuracy of the investment books and records for the largest private independent equipment finance origination platform. This position involves daily cross-functional collaboration to ensure that lease and loan positions, cash flows, and valuations recorded at the asset level in InfoLease are accurately and reflected in Aladdin, and that discrepancies between internal systems, custody banks and fund administrators are identified, investigated, and resolved.
Key Responsibilities:
• Supporting full lifecycle of asset backed investments, including funding coordination, event processing, payment applications, and cash and position reconciliations
• Ensuring daily loan servicing transactions, including borrower payments, adjustments, amendments, etc. are properly reflected at custodians and fund administrators
• Assist in configuring and testing InfoLease (Solifi) solutions to meet evolving business requirements, including both internal and external data transmission
• Conducting detailed process analysis and mapping for loan and lease lifecycle workflows, identifying opportunities for process improvements within equipment finance
• Monitoring loan activity and identifying exceptions, assisting with document gathering and resolution of routine servicing issues
• Partnering with research, portfolio management, fund accounting, and technology to ensure data accuracy within investment books and records
• Enhancing the operational infrastructure to drive scalability, while also maintaining a focus on governance and controls
• Leveraging AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making and output
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Strong knowledge of loan and lease accounting standards within equipment finance, including classification, effective interest, credit losses, and residual values
• Ability to identify irregular loan and investment activity in a time-sensitive environment and coordinate across multiple business units to ensure data accuracy
• Demonstrated self-starter who can balance competing priorities, and work both autonomously and as part of a high performing team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including taking the initiative to build and enhance controls
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Experience with structuring and pricing software, such as SuperTRUMP or TValue, a plus
Qualifications:
• 4 to 8 years of experience in investment operations, loan/lease servicing, banking, or a related financial-services operations role
• Strong understanding of the equipment finance lifecycle, including structuring, funding, servicing, and disposition
• Ability to perform detailed data reconciliations across multiple source systems
• Prior experience with an asset finance platform such as InfoLease, Odessa, or LTi ASPIRE
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar field
• Working knowledge of Blackrock Aladdin preferred