Asset Management Associate

Position Overview

Origami Capital Partners, a $1 billion AUM Chicago-based private equity firm, is seeking an experienced associate to join in an asset management role based in Chicago. This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual with strong finance and accounting experience to transition to a private investment firm. The asset management associate will be responsible for both ongoing valuation and monitoring of existing investments as well as strategic projects with high-priority investments and will be exposed to a diverse range of deal structures, industries, and asset classes. The associate will report to the firm’s partners and the more senior investment team members and will serve as an integral part of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess portfolio investment financials, metrics, KPIs, financial covenants, and valuations across a diverse portfolio of investments spanning multiple asset classes and industries
• Prepare quarterly valuation models and memos, including complex deal waterfalls
• Build and maintain dashboards, automated reporting workflows, and data pipelines to improve speed and accuracy of portfolio monitoring
• Apply AI and automation tools to streamline recurring analyses, variance flagging, covenant tracking, KPI extraction from financial packages, and quarterly reporting
• Support the investment team on special assets coverage for challenged deals, restructurings, and workouts
• Assist with strategic initiatives including follow-on and add-on investment opportunities and exit strategies
• Participate in portfolio investment business updates and board meetings
• Compile quarterly business review reports and exit analyses, incorporating data visualization and benchmarking against comparable companies/precedent transactions
• Maintain and continuously improve internal data and reporting systems and templates in Excel, Lumonic, Pitchbook, CapIQ, and Deal Cloud

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Two to three years of experience in valuation, financial due diligence, transaction advisory, restructuring, or equivalent at a public accounting, professional services, or consulting firm
• Undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related subject from a respected institution
• Strong quantitative skillset and familiarity with data analysis or automation tools is a strong plus
• Prior private investment experience is not required but is a plus
• Strong preference will be given to candidates already located in Chicago
• Robust accounting and finance technical skillsets including financial statement and capital structure analysis
• Strong written and spoken communication and presentation skills
• Self-starter with ability to work in a small team in a fast-paced environment

Compensation

Compensation will be competitive with market and commensurate with experience

Timing

Q4 2026 start

Location

Chicago, IL

About Origami Capital Partners

Founded in 2008, Origami Capital Partners manages private capital that offers structured, creative approaches to complex challenges. Origami’s extensive experience navigating complicated situations helps to solve capital structure, liquidity and follow-on capital needs for our deal partners. We insert patient, flexible capital by first listening and then collaborating to craft bespoke solutions. Origami evaluates and invests across asset classes and sectors, including: real estate, credit, technology, and financial services. We focus on investing in North America and Europe. Origami’s solutions create long-term value for our partners. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the firm manages committed institutional capital.