Job Title:  CLO Structuring Associate

Corporat Title: Associate

Department: Global Markets

Location: New York

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $175,000 and $210,000/year*

Company Overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

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Role Description

This role will provide support to the CLO Structuring team, within the CLO Origination business. The candidate filling this role will work with senior bankers in CLO Structuring and Warehousing. Tasks will include working closely with clients on document comments, rating agencies, attorneys (internal and/or external), market/credit risk teams, syndicate, sales and various other internal and external parties. Candidate should have the ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment, demonstrating the ability to manage multiple tasks and move seamlessly across activities with little direction. Strong quantitative and communication skills are required to interact with both internal teams as well as external parties.

The CLO Structurer will be responsible for the following tasks:

 · Analyze credit quality and characteristics of loan pools

· Organize and maintain a CLO data bank used to produce weekly CLO market updates

· Act as liaison between loan team, operations team, and clients

· Monitor risk exposures and test different key portfolio credit characteristics in order to produce weekly risk reports

· Analyze warehouse net carry and equity returns

· Perform cash flow and refinancing analysis based on different variables and assumptions

· Manage transaction closing process; setting up Bloomberg, creating Intex files, producing flow of funds as well as other pricing and closing processes

· Prepare materials for internal meetings and approvals

· Prepare marketing presentations, term sheets, and rating agency material

· Participate in specific projects and address internal and external queries as required

Requirements

· Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or a related field

· 3-6 years of experience in a structured products group

· Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint

· Experience in CLOs & knowledge of rating agency criteria is a plus

· Familiarity with CLO legal documents is a plus

· Experience with INTEX analytics & Bloomberg is a plus

· Proficiency in computer languages/programming (VBA & Python) is a plus

· [Series 7, 63]

*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.

If hired, 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”.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer