| Job purpose: (part of description) The Structured Finance Team provides CDO transaction services to many of the largest investment banks and asset managers in the securitization industry (U.S). Core services include Agreed Upon Procedure reports on distribution date including but not limited to recalculating priority of payments to securitized product investors using excel based cash flow model, due diligence and reviewing collateral portfolio composition. The various CDO asset classes the team works on includes but is not limited to Asset Backed Securities, Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities, and Credit Default Swaps.
The following are the responsibilities of an SFT Analyst
Ability to learn on the job in a fast paced environment Multi task and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines. Analyze and work on complex Excel Cash Flow and Collateral Models.
Ability to pay attention to details while maintaining a holistic view on the complete process. This includes ability to read and understand legal documents such as indentures, CDS confirms and translate those into excel models.
To be able to reverse engineer excel models and trouble shoot problems or issues in the excel models and take corrective actions as required. Articulate issues and problems and communicate clearly to the client and onshore senior analysts both verbally and in a written medium.
Ability to work collaboratively with team members as part of the team. Being an effective team player. Maintain the integrity amongst the team members.
Perform ah-hoc research on structured products and other technical development requests (for ex. in excel VBA) as required.
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