Job Title:  Whole Loan and Warehouse Financing Middle Office Operations Associate

Corporate Title: Associate

Department: Finance Middle Office

Location: New York, NY          

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $95K and $135K/year*

Company overview

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. 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:

Commensurate with experience, a Middle Office Operations Role supporting Warehouse Lending and/or Whole Loan Trading as an Associate. Open roles to support CRE (Commercial Real Estate) mortgage warehouse financing as well as residential mortgage whole loan trade support.  Product exposure to include RTL, NQM, MSR, NPL/RPL, SBC, SFR.

Warehouse Lending responsibilities to include daily trade flow management, booking and cash/wire movements. Monthly remittance reconciliation, cash settlement and ledger posting, daily break management.

Whole Loan responsibilities to include daily trade flow management, cash/wire movements, break management.  Monthly remittance reconciliation, ledger postings, desk interactions for loan repurchases, loan sale coordination.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

Warehouse Lending

• 4+ years of experience supporting Mortgage Lending business – Warehouse facilities
• Familiarity with governing legal docs for Secured Lending facilities
• CRE specific exposure is a plus, as this hire is a team add for the CRE product
• System experience – Pro Merit, Loan IQ, Alteryx
• Reconciliation skills, ability to multi-task and perform at a high level of efficiency with tight deadlines
• Good written and verbal communication to facilitate interaction with trading, banking, legal and risk colleagues.
• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance or related field
• Expectation of 10-12 hour working days

Whole Loans

• 4+ years of experience supporting Whole Loan Mortgage Trading business
• Familiarity with client specific as well as trade specific documentation
• Exposure to various mortgage products including RTL, SBC, NQM, NPL/RPL
• System experience – Centricity, Alteryx
• Experience interacting with Mortgage Servicers
• Candidate must be detail oriented and thorough specifically as it relates to ensuring all payments due on inventory are received monthly.
• Strong reconciliation skills vital to the monthly remittance process.
• Good written and verbal communication skill to ensure efficient flow of information to front office and to facilitate effective interactions with various servicers, client, legal and risk teams.
• Expectation of 10-12 hour working days

Applicants for this position in the Finance Division of NHA must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Finance Division is not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of employment visas for this position at this time.

*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. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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