Structured Finance Associate

Zohorecruit; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevate Partners is assisting an international financial institution to hire an Analyst/Associate into its Asset-Backed Finance team. The role provides exposure to asset-backed lending, specialty finance and structured credit in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.

Responsibilities include evaluating and underwriting opportunities, building cash-flow and credit models, analysing loan portfolios and preparing materials for credit approvals.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ experience in banking or structured finance.
• Strong credit underwriting and financial analysis skills.
• Experience analysing lending transactions, loan portfolios or underlying collateral.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the evaluation, underwriting and execution of asset-backed and structured lending opportunities.
• Build and maintain transaction, cash flow and credit models.
• Analyse underlying loan portfolios, asset performance and transaction structures.
• Prepare credit approval and transaction materials for internal committees.
• Participate in transaction structuring, due diligence, documentation and execution.
• Monitor existing investments, including portfolio performance, covenant compliance and key risk metrics.

Skills

Credit underwriting

Financial analysis

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Transaction-focused

Tools

Excel

Job description

Elevate Partners is a boutique Search Firm dedicated to Financial Services appointments across Europe. Covering sectors such as:

• Accounting and Finance
• Asset and Wealth Management
• Aircraft Leasing
• Energy and Infrastructure
• ESG and Sustainability
• Investment Banking
• Private Equity
• Risk and Compliance

Job Description

Elevate Partners is working with an international financial institution that is looking to hire an Analyst / Associate into its growing Asset-Backed Finance team.

The role provides broad exposure to asset-backed lending, speciality finance and structured credit transactions and would suit someone looking to develop their career within a highly active, transaction-focused team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the evaluation, underwriting and execution of asset-backed and structured lending opportunities.
• Build and maintain transaction, cash flow and credit models.
• Analyse underlying loan portfolios, asset performance and transaction structures.
• Prepare credit approval and transaction materials for internal committees.
• Participate in transaction structuring, due diligence, documentation and execution.
• Monitor existing investments, including portfolio performance, covenant compliance and key risk metrics.

Candidate Profile

• 2–5 years' relevant experience within banking, structured finance, asset-backed finance, leveraged finance, securitisation, private credit or a related credit environment.
• Strong credit underwriting and financial analysis skills.
• Experience analysing lending transactions, loan portfolios or underlying collateral would be particularly relevant.
• Strong financial modelling skills with advanced Excel capability.
• Exposure to lender finance, loan-on-loan, warehouse financing or portfolio financing would be advantageous.
• Commercially minded and comfortable working within a lean, transaction-focused environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.