Senior Associate/AVP - Transaction Advisory Services - BFSI

- The primary responsibility would involve working closely with clients in analyzing & underwriting transactions across structured credit spectrum with a focus on alternative asset classes. 

- The role entails supporting clients across the life-cycle of an investment - right from financial due diligence, to cash flow modelling and ongoing valuation/performance-analysis or asset management support. This role would work on an onshore - offshore model and the candidate might be required to travel to the client's location for projects on an ongoing basis. 

- The candidate will be expected to take lead on such projects and work as an extension to the client's team to support through the underwriting process. He/she would also be required to mentor the junior team to come up to speed on such transactions so that they can become independent to lead such projects over time.

Key Responsibilities :

- Work closely with the clients in supporting them for investment transactions across various credit and alternate asset classes - loan portfolios, structured credit products, specialty financing and real estate

- Build and analyze financial models for underwriting of complex credit portfolios such as loans (non-performing/performing and secured/unsecured), structured products (asset backed securities, RMBS, CMBS, etc.)

- Provide support for portfolio underwriting including ad-hoc analytics, financial due-diligence and coordination with various counterparties involved in the transaction

- Assist in the preparation of investment summaries and credit memos for existing and potential transactions.

- Presenting the analysis or financial model to clients/third-parties on calls

- Review and extract relevant data from information memoranda, presentations, other reports as required by clients or for modelling purposes

Required Skills :

- Broad understanding of credit and structured finance investments landscape

- In-depth understanding of valuations and other core financial concepts

- High level of proficiency in financial modelling using MS Excel and VBA

- Extreme attention to detail and a logical thought process to analyze large amounts of qualitative and quantitative data.

- Desired candidate must have graduated from top tier engineering college / MBA/ advanced degree in finance with minimum 4 years of relevant experience

- Prior experience with Investment Bank, Investment Management firm or Financial Advisory firm

- Professional certification such as CFA/ FRM are highly preferred

- Exposure to advanced technologies R, Python, SQL etc. would be an added advantage

- Flexibility to adjust work hours according the client geographic location