Collateral Management Officer in London

The Collateral Administration Officer plays a key role in managing and supporting private fund financing deals within the Collateral Administration team. This position is responsible for the efficient oversight of cash flows, loan administration, trade settlements, and reporting. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytically proficient, and capable of collaborating across multiple teams to ensure accurate and timely data management, reporting, and deal compliance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deal Oversight and Portfolio Management: Manage and oversee a portfolio of private fund financing deals. Perform daily reconciliations of cash flows and asset positions, verifying the accuracy of principal and interest payments ahead of monthly reporting and investor payment deadlines.
• Trade Settlement and Reconciliation: Investigate and resolve post-trade breaks (e.g., paydowns, interest payments, PIK, fees) by liaising with Loan Administration teams, Asset Services, Trade Settlement, Trustees and Agent Banks. Support trade settlement processes, ensuring accurate and compliant trade execution.
• Coverage and Collateral Quality Testing: Conduct calculations for various financial tests, including coverage, collateral quality, and portfolio profile assessments as stipulated by deal indentures. Maintain accurate deal models (Borrowing Base) with up-to-date data on portfolio positions, holdings and cash flows to support reporting accuracy.
• Modelling and Reporting: Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for clients, ensuring data integrity and timely completion of deliverables as stipulated in the deal indentures. Provide key support for investment managers by running hypothetical scenarios on new advances and asset acquisitions, facilitating strategic decision-making processes.
• Payment Processing and FX Transactions: Oversee payments and foreign exchange transactions related to asset purchases, cash cleaning and invoicing, ensuring precision and timeliness.
• Deal Onboarding and Document Review: Assist the team on onboarding new deals by helping set up new assets in Solvas and populating global asset data to keep the portfolio up to date by the deal closing date.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a related field.
• Comfortable managing their own deal allocation independently whilst being pro-active in supporting the wider team with ad-hoc tasks.
• Minimum of 1+ years experience in Fund Financing, CLO Administration, Structured Finance or a similar field.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in cash flow and position reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Excel, with advanced formula skills and the ability to interpret model calculations alongside the deal indentures.
• Familiarity with ESMA reporting requirements is advantageous.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with external stakeholders.

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES

• Knowledge of fund financing deal indentures (e.g., Facility Agreements, Agency Agreements and Collateral Administration Agreements).
• Experience with debt portfolio management or similar finance roles.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, deadline-driven environment and handle multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of Solvas/CDO Suite would be advantageous.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave.
• Flexible arrangements, generous holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.
• Continuous mentoring along your career progression.
• Active sports, events and social committees across our offices.
• 24/7 support available from our Employee Assistance Program.
• The opportunity to invest in our growth and success through our Employee Share Plan.
• Plus additional local benefits depending on your location.

EQUITY IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD

We are in the business of equity, in every sense of the word. For us, this means taking action to ensure every colleague has equal opportunity, valuing every voice and experience across our organisation, maintaining an inclusive culture where you can bring your whole self to work, and making Alter Domus a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We celebrate our differences, and understand that our success relies on diverse perspectives and experiences, working toward shared goals and a common purpose. We take pride in creating a workplace where all our people are empowered to be truly invested in the alternative and bring their whole selves to work. We are committed to ensuring a welcoming recruiting and onboarding process for everyone. Please contact our hiring team if you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you.