Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oceanum Capital Partners, LLC is an investment platform affiliated with DECA’s broader advisory and capital solutions ecosystem. The Financial Associate plays a critical supporting role within the private credit platform, responsible for ensuring the integrity and organization of deal documentation and operational processes.
Responsibilities
- Maintain complete, organized, and audit-ready deal files, credit records, and fund documentation
- Track and verify the accuracy and completeness of borrower-submitted materials, including financial statements, legal documents, and reporting packages
- Ensure documentation workflows comply with internal controls and fund requirements
- Coordinate with legal, accounting, and third-party advisors to collect, track, and file required materials
- Support the preparation and organization of credit committee materials and investment summaries
- Manage and track workstreams across active transactions, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met
- Develop and maintain project trackers, checklists, and status logs for ongoing deals and fund operations
- Coordinate diligence processes, flagging gaps or outstanding items to senior team members
- Help improve and document internal workflows, standard operating procedures, and operational best practices
- Serve as the internal point of contact for organizing cross-functional requests related to active credit transactions
- Assist with loan balance reconciliations and data integrity verification across internal systems
- Support coordination with fund administrators, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Help prepare investor materials, internal updates, and operational reports
- Track portfolio company reporting obligations and follow up on outstanding submissions
- Maintain organized records of borrower reporting, covenant compliance, and internal analyses
- Support senior team members in monitoring portfolio performance, including covenant tracking and financial reporting
- Assist in verifying and cross-referencing borrower financial information and transaction data
- Help maintain underwriting records and ensure consistency of credit documentation across the portfolio
- Flag discrepancies or potential issues in borrower reporting for review by the investment team
- Assist with preparation of internal credit updates and portfolio summaries
Skills
- 2-5 years of experience in credit operations, project management, fund administration, or compliance role within financial services
- Demonstrated experience managing documentation, tracking deliverables, and maintaining organized records in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with legal and financial documents (e.g., loan agreements, borrower financials, compliance filings)
- Strong organizational and project management skills; experience with project trackers, CRMs, or operations tools is a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Word
- Ability to review and verify financial statements and credit documents for completeness and accuracy
- Comfort with data entry, reconciliation, and maintaining organized digital filing systems
- Strong attention to detail in financial and operational workflows
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (required)
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail in documentation and data management
- Clear written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across internal teams and external parties
- Proactive problem-solving and ownership mentality -- identifies gaps and follows through
- Ability to work independently while supporting a small, collaborative investment team
- Must be currently based in Puerto Rico or willing to relocate to Puerto Rico
- Exposure to private credit, lending, structured finance, or fund operations is strongly preferred
- Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM) or equivalent experience is a plus
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required
- Familiarity with credit documentation, loan administration, or compliance processes
- Experience supporting investment or lending teams in an operational or administrative capacity
- Interest in specialty finance, asset-backed lending, or structured credit
- Entrepreneurial mindset -- comfortable wearing multiple hats in a lean, high-growth environment
Benefits
- At DECA Analytics we value every member of our Team and offer highly competitive compensation packages and benefits.
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