Credit Analyst-Corporate Finance Group

Job Title:

Credit Analyst-Corporate Finance Group

Location:

CA - Los Angeles, La Playa

What you'll do:

The Corporate Finance Group manages $5 billion across fixed income investments including Structured Products (i.e. Collateralized Loan Obligations or CLOs, Lender Finance), Liquid Leveraged Loans, Middle Market Loans, and Equipment Finance. Team members focus on new deal evaluation, underwriting and portfolio management. The Credit Analyst would provide day-to-day support on all activities.

What we are looking for:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports Senior Investment Professionals on underwriting assigned products/sectors for the portfolio by conducting due diligence and preparing loan presentations for both primary and secondary opportunities.
• Monitors assigned products/sectors to maintain credit quality by conducting financial statement analysis, credit agreement or indenture legal analysis, cashflow analysis & projections, company valuations, and economic or market summaries.
• Builds and maintains financial models.
• Assists in preparation of quarterly and monthly reports for individual credit investments and the investment portfolio.
• Prepares all administrative reports related to amendments, refinancing, and loan closings.
• Supports new deal syndication and related quantitative structuring.
• Participate in industry research conference as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned including ad-hoc projects related to bank-wide reporting and compliance.

Qualifications:

• College degree (BA or BS) from a four (4) year College or University.
• Preferred coursework or related experience in business, economics, finance and accounting.
• Completion of an Accounting Course.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
• Familiarity with corporate financial statements is required.
• Knowledge of capital markets, leveraged loans, or structured products is a plus.
• Advanced in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Access) and some modeling capabilities.
• Progress toward CFA a plus
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Creativity, flexibility, and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work within a small team, and a positive attitude.

Compensation: Hourly range for new hires is generally $33.66 - $42.31 for Los Angeles, CA. Salary amount is determined by specific job location. In addition, the role may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives earned.

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC.  AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488.  When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue.  We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

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