Mizuho
Investment & Corporate Banking - Portfolio Management, Associate
Mizuho, New York, New York, us, 10261
Overview
Investment Banking Associate - Leveraged Finance role responsible for active and dynamic portfolio management within Banking Americas, with a focus on profitability and capital usage. This description retains the responsibilities and qualifications relevant to the position. Responsibilities
Assist in managing the overall Banking Americas portfolio. Manage the Business Selection Committee (BSC) pipeline for capital allocation proposals to ensure timely submission and sign-off by the Portfolio Management team. Provide onboarding advisory solutions for new capital requests to Banking Americas, including but not limited to: Provide comments and observations on BSC presentations prior to final submission for committee review. Validate data entry on profitability models to ensure proposed and existing transactions are modeled correctly. Offer guidance on profitability metrics and provide solutions to maximize/improve profitability. Serve as point of contact for deal teams for client capital onboarding and strategic deal advisory. Provide non-bias scrutiny of client value propositions at origination to identify potential challenges from the BSC to be addressed during negotiations. Advise deal teams on achieving target risk appetite using various risk mitigation tools to support transaction execution and generate cross-selling opportunities for core clients. Be a center of excellence for bank profitability metrics and capital calculations, providing advisory and education to bankers and product partners at origination. Provide transparency on risk mitigation tools/costs to meet potential risk appetite thresholds and ensure costs are factored into profitability metrics. Track client and portfolio profitability to ensure BSC cross-sell promises/forecasts from product partners are delivered. Monitor Banking Americas portfolio using early warning indicators for sectors and specific credits. Scrutinize single names and sectors post-origination to identify potential credit migration risks and develop proprietary views and recommendations. Perform fundamental credit risk deep-dive assessments on sectors and specific credits triggered by early warning indicators to form a view and action plan. Coordinate with Sector Team Leaders to forecast and report Banking Americas credit charges. Provide regular and ad-hoc reporting on portfolio composition and risk metrics. Anticipate, assess, and analyze event-driven risk on the portfolio (e.g., natural disasters, political instability, shifts in industry models). Advise and/or manage stressed and distressed credits in the portfolio. Identify issues with transaction booking, correct errors in booking systems, and ensure collateral protections are reflected to impact the Bank’s balance sheet and P&L correctly. Assist with administrative duties and projects, including execution of live transactions as assigned. Engage in periodic ad-hoc projects. Minimum Job Requirements or Experience
Eligible to work in the US Four-year college degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or Economics or strong quantitative background. 3-5 years of credit portfolio management or relevant experience. Strong understanding of banking products including documentation (loans, trade finance, leasing, securitization, project finance, etc.). Understanding of regulatory capital, RWA calculations, and Basel accords. Understanding of Credit Default Swaps, Credit Risk Insurance, Loan Sales, and other risk mitigation products. Cross-sector expertise is a plus Effective oral and written communication skills. Strong PC skills, including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (including Capital IQ and Bloomberg). Good interpersonal skills, team-oriented, and capable of organizing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. The expected base salary ranges from $87K - $125k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus. Greenhill & Co., Inc., part of Mizuho Americas, focuses on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It acts on behalf of clients from offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Finance and Sales We’re refining this description to focus on the role’s responsibilities and requirements. This posting does not include any other unrelated job listings.
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Investment Banking Associate - Leveraged Finance role responsible for active and dynamic portfolio management within Banking Americas, with a focus on profitability and capital usage. This description retains the responsibilities and qualifications relevant to the position. Responsibilities
Assist in managing the overall Banking Americas portfolio. Manage the Business Selection Committee (BSC) pipeline for capital allocation proposals to ensure timely submission and sign-off by the Portfolio Management team. Provide onboarding advisory solutions for new capital requests to Banking Americas, including but not limited to: Provide comments and observations on BSC presentations prior to final submission for committee review. Validate data entry on profitability models to ensure proposed and existing transactions are modeled correctly. Offer guidance on profitability metrics and provide solutions to maximize/improve profitability. Serve as point of contact for deal teams for client capital onboarding and strategic deal advisory. Provide non-bias scrutiny of client value propositions at origination to identify potential challenges from the BSC to be addressed during negotiations. Advise deal teams on achieving target risk appetite using various risk mitigation tools to support transaction execution and generate cross-selling opportunities for core clients. Be a center of excellence for bank profitability metrics and capital calculations, providing advisory and education to bankers and product partners at origination. Provide transparency on risk mitigation tools/costs to meet potential risk appetite thresholds and ensure costs are factored into profitability metrics. Track client and portfolio profitability to ensure BSC cross-sell promises/forecasts from product partners are delivered. Monitor Banking Americas portfolio using early warning indicators for sectors and specific credits. Scrutinize single names and sectors post-origination to identify potential credit migration risks and develop proprietary views and recommendations. Perform fundamental credit risk deep-dive assessments on sectors and specific credits triggered by early warning indicators to form a view and action plan. Coordinate with Sector Team Leaders to forecast and report Banking Americas credit charges. Provide regular and ad-hoc reporting on portfolio composition and risk metrics. Anticipate, assess, and analyze event-driven risk on the portfolio (e.g., natural disasters, political instability, shifts in industry models). Advise and/or manage stressed and distressed credits in the portfolio. Identify issues with transaction booking, correct errors in booking systems, and ensure collateral protections are reflected to impact the Bank’s balance sheet and P&L correctly. Assist with administrative duties and projects, including execution of live transactions as assigned. Engage in periodic ad-hoc projects. Minimum Job Requirements or Experience
Eligible to work in the US Four-year college degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or Economics or strong quantitative background. 3-5 years of credit portfolio management or relevant experience. Strong understanding of banking products including documentation (loans, trade finance, leasing, securitization, project finance, etc.). Understanding of regulatory capital, RWA calculations, and Basel accords. Understanding of Credit Default Swaps, Credit Risk Insurance, Loan Sales, and other risk mitigation products. Cross-sector expertise is a plus Effective oral and written communication skills. Strong PC skills, including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (including Capital IQ and Bloomberg). Good interpersonal skills, team-oriented, and capable of organizing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. The expected base salary ranges from $87K - $125k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus. Greenhill & Co., Inc., part of Mizuho Americas, focuses on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It acts on behalf of clients from offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Finance and Sales We’re refining this description to focus on the role’s responsibilities and requirements. This posting does not include any other unrelated job listings.
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