Bank Loan Operations Analyst

Hybrid/Remote : Hybrid, onsite 4 days/week (Mon to Thu)

Location : Downers Grove, IL 60515

Business Unit : Bank Loan Team

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in bank loan, syndicated loan, leveraged loan, CLO, or structured credit operations.
• Hands-on experience supporting bank loans as an investment product within capital markets, investment operations, fund administration, or trust operations.
• Experience with syndicated loan trade support and settlement, including coordination with agent banks, counterparties, traders, and internal teams.
• Experience with loan management platforms such as Wall Street Office (WSO), Allvue/Everest, ClearPar, LoanIQ, Solvas, or similar investment/trust operations systems.
• Strong understanding of loan portfolio operations, trade processing, settlement, reconciliation, and data validation.
• Experience preparing scheduled reporting and data analysis for investment teams, legal/compliance teams, clients, or other stakeholders.
• Strong attention to data quality, accuracy, and integrity across loan portfolios.
• Experience with CLO/CDO portfolio administration is highly preferred, including OC/IC compliance, waterfall calculations, interest/principal distributions, and cash reconciliation.
• Experience supporting system implementations, migrations, business integrations, or operational build-outs, including data comparison, report generation, and process documentation.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with traders, agent banks, counterparties, internal teams, and external clients.