Senior CLO Operations Analyst

Connect Search, LLC
Chicago, IL

About the Firm:

A top-tier credit asset manager with significant scale


Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a day-to-day contributor on internal warehouse and CLO processes, supporting senior team members across the deal life cycle
  • Support the Structured Credit Investment team on initiatives including analysis for CLO reset/refi decision making, performance data on underlying investments, execution and workflow tracking, and CLO modeling/structuring requests from investment banks
  • Run hypothetical trading scenarios and provide accurate, timely output to portfolio managers
  • Assist with existing CLO allocation and cash management processes
  • Support rating agency interactions and coordinate submission processes
  • Build and maintain CLO waterfall models, run compliance tests, and assist with trustee investor reporting
  • Prepare CLO-specific slides and marketing materials to support capital raise functions
  • Coordinate with middle office, custodians, and counterparties on trade executions and settlements
  • Work closely with internal and external parties to address day-to-day operational needs


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar field
  • Relevant experience in CLO waterfall modeling, compliance test modeling, CLO indentures, and/or investment operations
  • Working knowledge of corporate trust, CDOs, securitization, and investment instruments
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with financial modeling a plus
  • Experience with WSO, Sentry, ClearPar, or other Order Management Systems preferred


Logistics

• Chicago (Loop), hybrid 3 days in office


Target total compensation is $125-150k

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