What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President - Investment team position at JSS?
The new Vice President will work as a core member of the Investment Team and contribute to a broad range of functions, including managing deal execution, sourcing, credit analysis, financial statement/model review, scenario modeling, and portfolio monitoring. My client is looking for an individual passionate about fintech with an excellent understanding of specialty finance / asset-backed corporate finance.
Responsibilities:
- Be a meaningful contributor to deal sourcing by identifying and connecting with emerging companies.
- Draft comprehensive investment memos with solid intuition around the relevant topics/risks to address
- Lead commercial due diligence and manage the legal, due diligence and documentation process
- Underwrite investment opportunities utilizing collateral-specific credit analyses (e.g., building collections/charge-off curves, measuring loss coverages, calculating investment returns)
- Review diligence materials with a focus on evaluating and manipulating loan tapes to perform credit analysis
- Exhibit subject matter expertise across financial statement analysis and fixed-income transaction mechanics
- Work fluently with large and diverse datasets
- Monitor portfolio companies to ensure accurate reporting and generate performance reviews
- Develop various pieces of marketing content to build the firm's
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5–7 years of experience across structured / asset-based finance, private credit investing, or debt capital markets / leveraged finance.
- Strong knowledge of credit underwriting and accounting principles
- A professional network in the fintech and specialty finance ecosystems
- Advanced Excel skills (Alteryx a plus)
Other desired skills:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and manage priorities against key deadlines
- Must be able to work independently but contribute in a team-oriented environment
- Acute attention to accuracy and detail
- Creativity and a solution-oriented mindset
- No ego