Manager, Structured Finance - Financial Services - London

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Manager - Structured Finance (Financial Services), Valuations and Business Modelling

The Opportunity

As a dedicated Financial Services team, we are looking to expand our existing Structured Finance business to capture exciting opportunities within the Banking and Capital Markets, Asset Management and Investment Funds. We are looking for Manager with strong mathematical finance and financial engineering skills to grow our team to the next level. We work with major banks, asset management companies and investment funds, advising them on structured products.

Your key responsibilities
• Deep analytical and modelling expertise on a broad range of products (ABS, RMBS, CLOs, CMBS, Covered Bonds) and asset classes knowledge, to deliver and support a wide range of transactions, valuations, and analytics engagements across all structured product types
• Assessing and using historic and macro-economic data to support complex modelling of asset cash flows and valuations
• Development of new and innovative valuation models to provide an independent Fair Value for our client's portfolio for different purposes
• Pricing Structured Products using a Market/ Model approach (using Intex) to provide a Fair Value of the portfolio to our client
• Securitisation Advisory and Bespoke Analytics solutions
• Writing Memorandums for our Structured Finance engagements

Skills and Attributes for Success

We require highly motivated candidates with strong numerical skills / technical knowledge, project management skills and a demonstrable interest and experience in complex securities valuation. We would welcome candidates with the following attributes:

• Four years of experience in investment banking, rating agency, trustee, asset management company, investment fund or professional services firm, consultancy, with experience related with Structured Finance Pricing, Cash Flow Modelling, Structuring, Ratings, Valuations, Consultancy
• Experience with modelling a broad range of Structured Finance products as ABS, RMBS, CLOs, CMBS, Covered Bonds (e.g., Monte Carlo simulations) and applying financial engineering techniques in a practical setting.
• Good knowledge of core valuation methodologies (e.g., income approach, market approach).
• Ability to lead the projects, including communication with clients and key stakeholders, managing and training more junior colleagues, model building, preparing deliverables in demanding timeline, and the ability to explain complex models and concepts to junior stuff
• Communication, leadership, teamwork, continuous improvement

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Qualification in Quantitative Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering
• Strong Excel skills, including VBA.
• Intex knowledge would be a plus.
• Good knowledge of Structured Finance products (ABS, RMBS, CLOs, CMBS, Covered Bonds, etc...)
• Highly numerate with a strong technical knowledge and experience of applying analytical and modelling techniques to provide insights to business issues.

What we are looking for

We are looking for candidates who have good knowledge of Structured Finance products. You'll thrive on being a numerate, logical thinker with a passion for this field and have a very strong attention to detail. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly over model reviews as well as building assignments where required.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we're using the finance products, expertise and systems we've developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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