The Collateral Management team sits under the Clifford Capital Markets & Investor Solutions Group and is responsible for the ongoing servicing of all loans and bonds assets under management by the Clifford Capital group, including those residing on the Group’s securitisation vehicles. These assets include predominantly project / asset-backed, corporate and mezzanine financings within the infrastructure and maritime sectors.
The incumbent will be responsible for managing a portfolio of assets, which includes the preparation of portfolio and credit reviews, analysing waiver requests and provide recommendations, monitoring of covenants, maintaining credit files to an auditable standard, tracking and monitoring climate and sustainability related performance metrics as well as reporting the portfolio’s performance to relevant parties, including 3rd party investors. The incumbent will work closely with the Client Coverage and Risk teams within the Group and may engage with 3rd party investors as part of his/her day-to-day responsibilities.
The incumbent will be proactive in helping to identify and report potential adverse issues (e.g. credit, ESG, reputational), adhering to the risk culture of “no surprises” within the firm. The individual will be working under the oversight and guidance of senior individuals in the team.
Knowledge/ Experience Required:
- Good university degree in Business, Finance, Economics or related subject
- Minimum 2-4 years of relevant working experience preferred, ideally in credit analysis or portfolio management (experiences in the infrastructure or maritime sectors would be an advantage)
- Adept at Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Attention to detail and organised, goal-oriented
- A good team player with the ability to demonstrate initiative and work well with minimal supervision and within tight timeframes
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Basic knowledge about finance, credit risk and system processing
- Ability to form a preliminary credit view on projects and to be able to articulate the rationale for their view
- Mindset of questioning and cross-checking information and solution oriented
