Fund Financing Analyst/Associate

Nomura; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

Nomura in New York is seeking an Analyst or Associate for the Fund Financing & Solutions desk to execute bespoke financing solutions for private markets sponsors. You will work at the center of live transactions, summarizing collateral pools, underwriting funds and sponsors, and coordinating across teams.

You will also own the desk's loan portfolio management infrastructure, building models and reporting used to monitor the portfolio, while collaborating with risk, legal and finance.

Qualifications

• Experience in fund finance or related underwriting-intensive role preferred.
• Strong credit and analytical instincts with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a portfolio and coordinate with risk, legal, finance.
• Proven communication skills for internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Summarize and analyze collateral pools; underwrite funds and sponsors.
• Create committee materials and coordinate KYC and onboarding.
• Own loan portfolio management infra; liaise with risk, legal, finance.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Credit analysis

Financial modelling

Job description

Job Title: Fund Financing & Solutions

Department: Global Markets

Location: New York

Corporate Title: Analyst/Associate

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $110,000-$120,000

Company Overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

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Department Overview

Nomura's Global Markets department provides liquidity, market insights, and execution services to clients worldwide across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. The team's focus on innovation and technology provides clients with access to cutting‑edge trading platforms and customized solutions.

Nomura's Global Markets team specializes in market‑making, risk management, and electronic trading, with a strong global presence and reputation for exceptional service to clients. With expertise , global reach, and commitment to innovation, Nomura's Global Markets department is well‑positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry.

Job Overview

Nomura's Fund Financing & Solutions desk — a leading franchise in the fund finance sector — is hiring an Analyst or Associate in New York to join a small, high‑visibility team executing bespoke financing solutions for private markets sponsors.

You will sit at the center of live transactions: summarizing and analyzing collateral pools, underwriting funds and sponsors, forming and articulating a directional view on new opportunities, creating internal committee materials, communicating both internally and externally in relation to new and existing opportunities, and coordinating KYC and onboarding workstreams through to close.

• Beyond execution, you will own the desk's loan portfolio management infrastructure, serving as point person for the systems, models, and reporting used to monitor and manage the existing book, and acting as a key internal touchpoint for risk, legal, finance, and other stakeholders seeking to understand individual transactions or the portfolio as a whole
• The role is heavily PowerPoint‑and Excel-based, with a growing mandate to build and deploy AI tooling that makes the desk's underwriting and monitoring processes faster and sharper. We are looking for someone with strong credit and analytical instincts, exceptional attention to detail, the organizational discipline to be trusted with a portfolio, and the communication skills to be the person everyone — internally and externally — comes to for answers.
• Prior experience in fund finance, structured credit, leveraged finance, private capital, or a related underwriting-intensive role is preferred; genuine curiosity about how technology can reshape a financing business is a real differentiator.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions : Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People : Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability : Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion : Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a 'Risk Culture' (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).
• base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign‑on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

• US FINANCE ONLY** Applicants f or this position in the Finance Division of NHA must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Finance Division is not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of employment visas f or this posit ion at this time

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer