Description
Robert Half Legal is hiring for a Transaction Manager role for a global Investment & Lending firm located in midtown Manhattan New York. Our client requires 5+ years Transaction Management experience within Investment Management or Corporate Banking/Lending. Aviation Finance/Lending industry knowledge is highly preferred, alternatively Securitized Lending or Private Credit. Must have experience managing transactions, reviewing credit agreements/fund structure documents and liaising between various teams across origination, operations, legal etc. The role requires 3 days per week in the midtown Manhattan office, with 2 days work from home.
This role supports Operations, Finance and Legal, as well as supporting other internal Aviation Lending teams on all transactions, focusing on key aspects such as deal structure, document management, governance, conditions precedent and closing process.
Responsibilities:
- Consolidate and coordinate ongoing aviation investment and deal level activity between Lending Company, Middle Office, and Fund Accounting.
- Oversee the operational aspects of loan lifecycle events including population control, loan detail accuracy and loan covenant management, including when outsourced
- Maintain knowledge of ongoing activity within the portfolio and communicate changes and updates to both internal and external teams
- Manage transaction documentation and external counsel (and coordinate with internal legal team as applicable) throughout the deal cycle.
- Coordinate with and support the lending team for transaction post-closing and ongoing contract administration matters, including development of process improvements.
- Assist in review of legal documentation and raise issues to lending team and/or legal team as and when appropriate.
- Entity creation and ongoing management and maintenance of special purpose entities required for lending transactions and related ongoing management and maintenance of structure charts for each transaction.
- Partner with cross functional teams to deliver seamless, efficient and well-controlled services including the initiation of aviation contribution and distribution wires and corresponding timely and accurate accounting entries
- Verify accounting records are complete and accurate between Lending Co and Fund Accounting through review and approval of monthly activity reports
- Partner with cross functional teams in quarterly valuation cycles to ensure a complete and accurate aviation valuation population is being priced and ingested by Fund Administrator
- Collaborate with the Fund Administrator and Treasury teams to provide the necessary investment cash flow details
- Oversee deal performance tracking and covenant reporting
- Support process improvement and automation
- Work closely with tax and middle office functions on transaction structuring and generally help lead coordination among internal stakeholders.
- Assisting with counterparty know your customer (KYC) inquires.
- Additional work as required to assist with arising transaction management matters, including close coordination with other lending teams.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- 5+ years Transaction Management experience within Investment Management or Corporate Banking/Lending
- Aviation Finance/Lending industry knowledge is highly preferred, alternatively Securitized Lending or Private Credit
- Understanding of credit agreements: senior secured, club deals, subordinated debt
- Excellent understanding of the loan lifecycle and operational tasks
- Experience in credit exposure, collateral management, and operational credit risk
- Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate across all areas and levels of the organization including Operating Partners, the company's Fund Administrator, and external vendors
- Bachelor Degree.
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