Loan Services - Private Fund / CLO's (Senior Associate)

Guggenheim Investments; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Guggenheim Investments is seeking a Senior Operations Associate for its Asset and Entity Servicing team in New York City. The role involves maintaining CLO and Private Funds models, engaging with various stakeholders, and providing critical data insights.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in financial services with expertise in structured products, demonstrated analytical abilities, and proficiency in Excel.

Competitive salary range of $120,000 to $130,000 annually, with potential for further incentives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in investment management or financial services.
• Strong knowledge and experience in CLOs and structured products.
• Ability to manage large sets of data and information.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CLO models for testing guidelines.
• Run pre-trade testing utilizing CLO models.
• Review trustee monthly and quarterly payment reports.
• Calculate monthly fee income and coordinate signoff.
• Provide necessary information for tax reporting.

Skills

Investment management experience

Proficient in Excel

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking ability

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Aladdin

Bloomberg

Job description

Position Summary

Guggenheim is seeking a Senior Operations Associate to join our Asset and Entity Servicing team. This individual will be responsible for the modeling and ongoing maintenance of CLOs and Private Funds. The position requires close interaction with various parties including traders, client service support, custodian/trustee banks, fund administrators, legal counsel and credit analysts. This role will involve working in a dynamic team environment, presenting opportunities to further develop bank loan industry knowledge, and supports the Private Fund and CLO Operation team’s objectives and initiatives. This role is based in our New York City office, full-time.

Responsibilities

• Upon closing a CLO transaction, develop and maintain CLO model that provides testing guidelines and limits specified in Indentures by use of proprietary excel templates. Guidelines include overcollateralization, interest coverage and collateral quality tests. This includes revising the model as needed due to any amended terms that may occur post‑closing.
• Run pre‑trade testing for proposed trades utilizing the CLO models and approve trades in Aladdin’s Compliance Dashboard. Additional testing may occur based on the results of the proforma trade analysis.
• Review and tie‑out extensive data for trustee monthly and quarterly payment reports, which includes management and incentive fees.
• Direct cash entries with loan reconciliation team for Wall Street Office and GPIM cash team for PAM on any cash activities unrelated to trading. Entries may include quarterly waterfall payments, any borrowings or margin calls, and paid expenses.
• Advise corporate accounting of any management fees or Guggenheim reimbursable expenses that are expected with support such as management fee accrual calculations or invoices.
• Provide weekly CLO snapshot which includes KPI, positions summary, proforma quarterly distribution, redemption analysis, and transactions to portfolio managers and trade desk.
• Assist team lead/VP with data collection for any ad hoc requests related to due diligence/RFP, audit, revenue and fee analysis.
• Calculate and distribute monthly fee income offset file and coordinate signoff from fund and corporate accounting, portfolio management, legal, and client service.
• Maintain borrowing base files for leverage facilities and facilitate any fundings or paydowns on the leverage as directed by portfolio management.
• Monitor cash needs and submit borrowing requests for CLO warehouses which includes working closely with the loan closing team to manage expectations around loan settlements.
• Refresh monthly private funds team metrics and quarterly QPR.
• Provide necessary information needed to produce 1099‑MISC by compiling vendor payments and tax IDs for tax reporting on an annual basis.
• General fund oversight.
• Calculate and signoff on waterfall calculations relating to Risk Retention vehicles.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in investment management or financial services environment.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
• Must be able to multi‑task in a fast paced and challenging environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least three years of CLO‑related and/or structured product experience.
• Knowledge of Wall Street Office, Aladdin, and Bloomberg.
• Strong analytical skills including ability to analyze and manage large sets of interconnected data and information.
• Ability to design, document and assist in implementing processes.
• Organized, detail‑oriented and extremely thorough with strong problem‑solving skills and demonstrated ability to take initiative.
• Operational knowledge of both broadly syndicated and Middle Market CLO structures, leverage facilities, warehouses, and other structured products.
• Ability to navigate legal documents such as Indentures, Credit Agreements, Loan Servicing Agreements, Collateral Management Agreements, etc.

We are not seeking agency assistance with this role.

We are unable to consider candidates who require current or future visa sponsorship for employment in the United States. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.

Salary Range

Annual base salary between $120,000.00-$130,000.00. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.