Investment Associate - Real Estate Structured Credit

Location

Systima Capital Management will be movings its headquarters to downtown Chicago on August 1, 2019

Job Description

The Investment Associate will support the overall investment and asset management process in high-yield structured credit securities and work closely with the Portfolio Manager/Director of Risk Management and Vice President-Investments.  Specifically, the Investment Associate will assist in the due diligence, underwriting, structuring and closing of new investment opportunities and monitor the performance of the existing portfolio. 

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate investment opportunities and perform market and financial analysis, including cash flow and waterfall modeling.
• Review and analyze legal documents, operating agreements, loan documents, financial statements and third-party reports. 
• Prepare Investment Committee Memos to highlight credit strengths and risks pertaining to transactions, including loan structure, cash flow, valuation and market information.
• Identify, research, structure and model investment opportunities in new and existing credit related markets.
• Assist with asset management, including financial statement analysis, investor reporting and perform site inspections.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and create presentations as requested by senior management and/or investors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics or Mathematics.  Advanced degree is a plus.
• 2 - 4 years of experience in the private equity, hedge fund, or real estate investment industry. Familiarity with structured products is a plus.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, particularly Excel, SQL and Macro/VBA.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing tasks.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and strong organizational skills.