Executive, Structured Finance - Financial Services - London

Location: London

Date: Jul 9, 2024

Executive - 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 a 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

1. Research 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.
2. Collect historical and macro-economic data to support complex modelling of asset cash flows and valuations.
3. Work closely with a manager to provide an independent Fair Value for our client’s portfolio for different purposes.
4. Pricing Structured Products using a Market/ Model approach (using Intex) to provide a Fair Value of the portfolio to our client.
5. Support Securitisation Advisory and Bespoke Analytics solutions.

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:

• 1-2 years of experience in investment banking, rating agency, trustee, asset management company, investment fund, or professional services firm, consultancy, with experience related to Structured Finance Pricing, Cash Flow Modelling, Structuring, Ratings, Valuations, Consultancy.
• Knowledge of 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).
• Communication, leadership, teamwork, continuous improvement.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Qualification in Quantitative Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering.
• 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.

Join us in building a better working world.