LHH is recruiting for a top‑tier, New York–based alternative asset manager and where you'd play a key role in shaping the performance of a sophisticated private credit platform. This is a unique opportunity to work across asset‑based, structured, and corporate credit—digging into complex financials, building high‑value models, and directly influencing portfolio decisions at one of the most respected firms in the industry. If you’re analytical, detail‑driven, and energized by fast‑paced deal environments, this is where your career accelerates.
Responsibilities:
Portfolio & Credit Management
- Support the ongoing management and monitoring of middle‑market private credit portfolios, including asset‑based, structured credit, and corporate credit facilities.
- Conduct recurring asset management activities such as quarterly and annual reviews, borrowing base analysis, mark‑to‑market valuations, rating surveillance, and collateral‑level analysis.
- Monitor credit strength through detailed quarterly financial reviews and ongoing tracking of key performance metrics, asset‑level trends, and industry developments.
- Maintain portfolio-level trackers, watch lists, and centralized underwriting/portfolio management databases.
Underwriting, Analysis & Modeling
- Perform public and private company financial analysis and fundamental due diligence.
- Analyze borrower, sponsor, and industry-level trends to support proactive portfolio management.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models including cash flow, borrowing base, sensitivity, and valuation models.
- Abstract and review credit agreements, legal documentation, and borrowing base frameworks.
- Evaluate relative value of positions using industry-wide headwind/tailwind assessments.
Cross‑Functional Coordination & Communication
- Coordinate with administrative agents, borrowers, sponsors, rating agencies, and internal teams (operations, legal, compliance) on amendments, waivers, surveillance, and ad‑hoc requests.
- Collect, process, and organize all required underwriting documentation and relevant credit information.
- Prepare materials for senior management, including credit memos, underwriting summaries, portfolio updates, and trend analysis.
- Process and communicate key company developments in a timely and accurate manner.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant experience in private credit, structured credit, asset management, leveraged finance, restructuring, or underwriting.
- Strong proficiency in financial analysis, financial statement review, and company/industry due diligence.
- Solid understanding of credit structures, term loans, borrowing base frameworks, covenants, and legal documentation.
- Advanced financial modeling skills; strong Excel and PowerPoint proficiency. Experience with Macros, VBA, SQL, or Python is a plus.
- Highly analytical thinker with strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.