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ArrowMark Partners · 21 hours ago

CLO Investment Operations Professional

ArrowMark Partners is an investment management firm seeking a CLO Investment Operations Professional to join their operations team. The role involves ensuring portfolio compliance, cash management, and oversight of third-party administrators while collaborating with analysts and portfolio managers.

Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesManagement Consulting

Responsibilities

On the job training for responsibilities and full exposure to the firm
Monitor coverage and collateral quality tests, portfolio concentration limitations and other tests as specified by the indentures. Communicate material changes to Portfolio Managers
Create security specific hypothetical trade scenarios, measure results and communicate findings to portfolio managers
Ensure timely and accurate responses to ad-hoc requests from portfolio managers for hypothetical trade scenarios, due diligence questionnaires, and cash flow projections
Liaise with the trustees, administrators and underwriters on trades, payments, report tie outs etc
Support warehouse servicing for new CLOs
Book primary and secondary trades into system, resolve trade discrepancies with counterparties in a timely fashion; oversight of loan/bond closing/settlement teams
Monitor the reconciliation of trustee cash files
Daily elections for repricing/refinancing amendments
Monitor issuer and security level rating changes
Support projects and research for partners and portfolio managers
Compile monthly internal reporting
Provide weekly Portfolio Reviews to Investments
Prepare and deliver daily cash reporting for all CLOs to PMs
Responsible for the calculation of projected waterfall models, review and approval of trustee/admin reports and waterfalls
Oversee corporate action election process, direct and oversee amendment processing at Middle Office and Trustees
Point person for GIPS Compliance of US Leveraged Loan composite and annual Audit
Calculate monthly performance of the US Leveraged Loan composite and manage the constituents based on entry/exit ruleset
Prepare COC returns/IRRs/MOICs for all CLOs and deliver reporting monthly to Investments
Collaborate with CLO Team, broader Investment Operations department, entire operations group, and firm on other work relating to the CLO business that overlaps with other business lines (e.g. CLO Equity held by other vehicles, data initiatives, etc)
Drive a continuous improvement mindset in the team and firm and build on enhancing the day-to-day workflow
Help the team refine relationship management and oversight of outsourced Middle Office provider and trustees

Qualification

CLOsBank LoansWaterfall ModelingInvestment ManagementMicrosoft OfficeMultitaskingTime ManagementAttention to DetailInterpersonal SkillsSelf-Starter

Required

6-to-16 years' experience in middle/back-office operations with specialization in Bank Loans and CLOs
Advanced Microsoft Office
Excellent time management
Strong attention to detail, ability to learn new topics and quickly show mastery of subjects
Need to have deep experience in investment management, all vehicle types, but specifically CLOs

Preferred

Preferred candidate will already be a go-to and subject matter expert in bank loans, credit agreements, indentures, waterfall modeling, position/cash reconciliation, understand bank loan trading/settlement/closing, be highly skilled with various portfolio management and accounting systems, and highly technical in service provider oversight

Benefits

Comprehensive health and life benefits
401(k) plan
Flexible and health spending programs
Access to a variety of voluntary benefits

Company

ArrowMark Partners

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ArrowMark Partners manages assets on behalf of a diverse group of institutional clients and asset allocators.