Senior Analyst, Portfolio & Fund Management Full Time

The candidate will join the Portfolio & Fund Management (“PFM”) Team supporting the management of the firm’s assets, financing facilities and funds. Based in Dublin, the Senior Analyst will benefit from the support and experience of the PFM team, members of Carlyle Aviation Partners senior management in Miami and Dublin, as well as on occasion to external industry professionals.

Responsibilities

Asset Analysis

• Asset-level modelling in order to determine optimal outcome for returns, including analysis of lease extensions, restructurings, new leases, and sales
• Liaising with other departments (trading, marketing, accounting, legal, technical) for required information
• Ongoing maintenance of portfolio models, involving regular updates and appraisal analysis
• Preparation of approval memoranda for key portfolio and asset decisions
• Fund level modelling incorporating asset, liability, and fund-level cash flows

Financing

• Preparation of cash flows to be provided to the relevant banks
• Working on presentations for rating agencies and potential investors and lenders
• Dealing with ad hoc queries and requests from the other parties
• Review of all materials including offering materials and legal documentation

Reporting & Investor Relations

• Financing Reporting
  • Liaising with the accounting department on monthly collections
  • Preparation and/or review of the distribution waterfall , ensuring sufficient liquidity within the structure and compliance with all covenants
• Equity & Board Reporting
  • Preparation of the servicer update for the quarterly board meetings
  • Preparing responses to the questions from the Board
  • Communicating with the equity owners of the deals to inform them of latest developments as well as regular update material

Qualifications

Education & Certificates

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Master’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, mathematics, or similar

Professional Experience

• 2-3 years or more of experience; ideally in an aviation-related position but not essential

Competencies & Attributes

• Financial modelling experience
• Strong mathematical and analytical background
• Excellent communication, writing skills and attention to detail
• Strong work ethic with ability to work under tight deadlines and flexibility to work different hours
• Self-starter using own initiative and team player
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to work on more than one project at a time
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to assist and support others and cope well under pressure
• Fluent in English

Source:  The Carlyle Group Career Page