Senior Funding Operations Analyst

**Prodigy Finance - who are we?**

Prodigy Finance is a platform that delivers socially responsible financial services, making it possible for students from more than 150 countries to fulfil their dream of studying at the world’s top universities and schools by financing their international postgraduate studies, whilst delivering competitive financial and social returns to alumni, institutional and private investors.

This borderless and innovative model enables education loan financing to students from across the globe, whilst using predicted post-degree affordability rather than present-day salary.

Since 2007, Prodigy Finance has extended over $1 billion through the platform to fund over 19,000 students.

We are funded by some of the best, pre-eminent institutions in the world including Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, RMIH, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

**What will you do in the role?**

Joining our Funding Operations team, your work will involve the operational activities of our bank warehouse facilities, asset backed securitisation(s) and our bond programme.
There is a lot of depth to this role and exposure to capital markets and funding planning.

**What are some of the roles and responsibilities of this role?**
- Prepare monthly reporting (including regulatory EU/UK) and payment waterfall calculations across warehouse facilities and public asset backed securitisation(s) timeously
- Prepare weekly and monthly funding drawdowns from the warehouse facilities
- Drive ad-hoc analysis on the facility portfolios and funding planning
- Analyse and opine on facility documents when required (facility origination and servicing)
- Facilitate operational processes associated with the facility documents (loan modifications, loan sales) timeously
- Assist with the execution of waivers, amendments or any other post-origination facility lender approvals associated with the facility documents
- Assist with the monthly and quarterly bond processes (reporting, coupons) ensuring coupon calculations and transfers are accurate and that all reporting is sent timeously to investors and the paying agent
- Ensure lender requests are addressed promptly and comprehensively
- Ensure audit requests are addressed promptly and comprehensively
- Outstanding analytical thinking capability; both quantitative and qualitative; able to learn new concepts and business issues quickly
- Highly organised, ability to multi-task, schedule and project manage; can correctly prioritise multiple issues, opportunities and process large amounts of data from disparate sources
- Strong attention to detail; logical, systematic, relentless focus on 100% accuracy, a strong desire for errorless and perfectly presented work product
- Problem-solving aptitude; able to conduct research to define problems and prepare responses to anticipated questions and queries, make logical conclusions, anticipate obstacles, and consider different approaches during the decision-making process
- Ability to work autonomously without micro-management and clear direction, in a rapidly changing and often ambiguous environment; possess the self-motivation and inner drive to set and deliver against tight deadlines bringing a “results focused” approach
- Startup DNA; Resilient, gets things done, 80/20, carpe diem, adaptable to change, huge capacity for hard work in a relentlessly fast-paced environment

**Qualifications and experience**
- 3-5 years financial services middle office experience, ideally from a leading investment bank or asset manager
- Possess a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification (finance, statistics, mathematics, accounting or economics)
- Strong data analytical skills in MS Excel
- Bright, motivated, energetic, independent, organised, creative, resilient, accurate, ethical
- Great communicator, people person, professional presenter, brand ambassador
- Must be adaptable to change and the fast pace of a dynamic Fintech company