Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics, and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.

Within the Capital Management division, Debt Capital Markets manages the financing process on behalf of Amherst’s own $2 billion+ balance sheet and across its ventures and funds. Core products include secured warehouse financing, senior and mezzanine term financing, public and private securitizations, and seller financing. The team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to play a key role in the structuring and execution process of debt financing in both the private and public markets.

Responsibilities:

• Support Debt Capital Markets team in risk evaluation, transaction negotiations and internal processes to optimize pricing and structuring.
• Provide analysis to help determine appropriate financing terms and covenants
• Prepare presentation and marketing materials, including request for proposals, lender diligence, model outputs, and structuring objectives for lenders, senior leadership, and Board of Directors
• Support structured finance transactions, including valuating, accounting, third party engagements
• Anticipate senior team needs ahead of planned investor meetings and prepare materials accordingly
• Coordinate work product with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory parties
• Help prepare client presentations for meetings with investment partners and potential lenders
• Assist with rating agency interactions, ensure compliance with and reporting on debt covenants on outstanding securitizations and private debt financing
• With Investor Services and FP&A, facilitate reporting processes, controls, and cash flow forecasting
• Validate accuracy of reporting for internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or CFA a plus
• 1-3 years in structured finance or debt capital markets at an investment bank or credit hedge fund
• Skilled at business modeling in Excel; strong Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint

Interested candidates need demonstrated ability to:

• Understand deal structuring, structured finance and/or real estate financing
• Think commercially, strategically, and creatively; interpret and present analysis thoughtfully
• Deliver excellent work product in a timely fashion with high attention to detail
• Collaborate well with others and develop strong relationships
• Deal with ambiguity and comfortably navigate through complex tasks with little guidance
• Prioritize and manage multiple deadlines to deliver a quality product under tight time constraints
• Be solution-oriented when presenting problems
• Seek out, understand, and follow developing industry trends

​Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.