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Capital Markets Senior Associate

ChicagoHybridFull-time

AI Summary

Supports capital markets operations at a lending company by monitoring credit facility performance, preparing lender reporting, and ensuring accuracy of borrowing base and covenant compliance data.

About this role

Above Lending is a next-generation financial services company helping everyday Americans break the cycle of high-cost debt and move toward a stronger financial future. Through customized lending solutions, competitive rates, and personalized support, our mission is to simplify the lending process and help our clients achieve financial well-being. We are committed to making credit more affordable and accessible; backed by a culture grounded in compliance and ethics, and technology built around the people we serve.

We are growing quickly, and we are looking for new collaborators to help us reach the next level. If you want to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization where helping people is the number one goal, we want to hear from you.

This role will support the Company’s credit facilities and related financing activities, reporting to the Capital Markets Manager and cross-functionally on day-to-day facility operations and reporting. This role will play a key role in monitoring facility performance and maintaining accuracy across a range of reporting and large data sets.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and highly accountable. We’re looking for someone who will flag issues, ask questions, take genuine ownership of their work, and cares about understanding what the numbers mean and what the reporting supports.

This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to build deep expertise in capital markets at a fast-growing lending platforms.

This role is hybrid, 3 days per week, in our Chicago office.

Responsibilities

acility Reporting & Monitoring

Support day-to-day activity across the Company’s credit facilities, including funding, collateral, and reporting flows

Prepare and review lender reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and external readiness

Assist in monitoring borrowing base, eligibility, concentration limits, and covenant compliance

Work with large data sets to analyze facility performance and flag anomalies or discrepancies

Analysis & Support

Support routine lender requests and follow-ups

Translate facility data into clear summaries and items of note

Maintain rigorous quality control over recurring reporting deliverables

Identify and help implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy

What We're Looking For

Experience and Technical Skills

2-4 years of experience in a middle-office, credit, or reporting-focused role within structured finance, private credit, or speciality finance

Direct exposure to credit facilities, borrowing base mechanics, or covenant/eligibility reporting

Advanced excel proficiency is required; comfort working and troubleshooting with large data sets is essential to this role

Able to identify and reconcile discrepancies independently

Profile

Ownership and accountability mentality; detail-oriented, with high standards for accuracy and output quality

Comfortable operating in a lean, fast-paced environment

Clear communicator, able to work effectively with internal stakeholders and lenders

Nice to Have

Experience in specialty finance or consumer lending

Exposure to adjacent asset classes

SQL and VBA experience is a plus, but not required

Skills

Borrowing Base MechanicsCovenant ComplianceCredit FacilitiesData ReconciliationEligibility ReportingExcelLender ReportingPrivate CreditSpecialty FinanceSQLStructured FinanceVBA

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