Portfolio Associate

As a privately-owned European credit fund management firm, KARTESIA purpose is to help and support small and mid-cap corporate companies by providing them long-term liquidity and flexible credit solutions. Today, with €6.5bn of assets under management in 4 credit strategies, we have become one of the leading European managers in the leveraged loans market. Our track record spans over 12 years of delivering top decile risk-adjusted returns.

Kartesia is currently seeking a new team member for their Portfolio Management team. The position will report to the Portfolio Associate Director.

At Kartesia, we strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because we trust it is the right thing to do, but because now, more than ever, it has proven to make our company stronger, dexterous, and more creative.

Primary function & essential responsibilities will include:

• Monitor portfolio data integrity, review internal reports within our portfolio management tool and ensure consistency with external servicers (at instrument level and consolidated – nominal, discount, capitalized interest, equity ownership and Capital gains)
• Support the valuation of the investments held by the funds in coordination with the investment team, independent experts and finance team
• Update and Review Financial fund models, report consolidated key metrics and perform stress-testing analysis at investment/portfolio level (including levered returns)
• Support the origination and analysis of the fund financings raised through the lifetime of a fund (Equity Bridge Financing & Asset-based Leverage) and perform on-going analysis on collateral assets, LTV ratios and concentration limits (geography, industry, asset type…)
• Support in the preparation of reporting on the investments, notably for the Investor quarterly report and the Portfolio Review
• Assist in updating policies and procedures for Portfolio to ensure compliance with CSSF and new regulations
• Perform key analytics developments on ad-hoc projects (fundraising requests, internal projects to support the growth of the company…)
• Assist the Portfolio Manager and the Finance Team with the hedging strategy implementation at Fund level
• Liaise with Finance & Administration to ensure correct allocation of instruments and alignment of downstream/upstream proceeds to investors to respect financing covenants and enhance performance returns

Qualifications:

• Finance, Economics or Business University degree
• 3 to 5 years of relevant financial with analytical credit / Portfolio Management experience within an established Asset Management firm, global investment bank, CLO manager, fund manager, Big 4 or a financial company active in investment management.
• Fluent in English – Additional European language is a plus
• Solid quantitative, financial and analytical skills
• Advanced MS Excel and modelling skills are a MUST (including Python & Power Query)

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrable interest in the private markets and strong working knowledge of all investment types
• Excellent communication and organizational skills – capacity of leading several tasks/projects in parallel
• Self-motivated, results driven, with an inquisitive mind
• Ability to work as a team player in a dynamic environment
• Impeccable integrity and trustworthiness

Please apply via LinkedIn if you are interested by the opportunity.

Thank you,