Investment Analyst - Real Estate Structured Credit

Job Description

Job Location

Systima Capital Management will be moving headquarters to downtown Chicago on August 1, 2019.

Job Description

The Investment Analyst 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 of Investments.  Specifically, the Investment Analyst will assist in all phases of the investment process.  This will include, but is not limited to:

• Screening investment opportunities
• Performing due diligence, underwriting, structuring and closing of new investments
• Monitoring 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 spreading financial statement, investor reporting and performing site inspections.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and create presentations as requested by senior management and/or investors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Real Estate.
• 1-3  years of analytical  experience, especially  in real estate investments. Familiarity with structured products is a plus.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, particularly Excel, SQL and Macro/VBA preferred.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing tasks, working with integrity in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and superior  organizational and communication skills.