Senior Vice President – Aviation Finance Team

Senior Vice President – Aviation Finance Team

Marathon is a leading global credit manager with over $23 billion of capital under management. The firm was founded in 1998 and is managed by Bruce Richards, CEO & Chairman, and Louis Hanover, CIO, and employs approximately 190 professionals, with a 20-member Executive Committee and 8 Partners that include Christine Chartouni, Ed Cong, Jason Friedman, Jeff Jacob, Jamie Raboy, and Andy Springer. Its corporate headquarters are in New York City, and it has offices in London, Miami, Los Angeles, and Luxembourg. Marathon is a Registered Investment Adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.marathonfund.com.

As part of the structured credit group, the Aviation Finance team focuses on aircraft leases employing disciplined technical and credit-intensive research predominately on mid-life aircraft and engines on lease.

Position Summary:

The Senior Vice President will join the Aviation Structured Finance team, which transacts in privately negotiated deals in aircraft and engine leases. Based in Dublin, Ireland, the position provides an exceptional opportunity for individuals with aviation finance experience.

The Senior Vice President will hold managerial responsibilities related with key aspects of building and managing the aviation investment portfolio, with a particular focus on monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on existing investments.

Prior aviation-related accounting or operations experience is required. Stellar performers will have significant room for growth.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversee deal-level cash flows including lessee payments, scheduled debt repayments, aircraft maintenance contributions, miscellaneous expense payments, and follow-on investments

• Oversee the management of fund-level cash balances by forecasting major cash inflows/outflows and by planning and executing distributions to investors

• Oversee the completion of monthly investor reporting (monthly marks, P&L attribution, performance tracking, capital deployment, asset exposure)

• Assist with monitoring existing aviation investments by tracking flight history and maintenance condition and by maintaining internal asset management databases

• Review and approve the payments of expenses, fees, and other invoices

• Oversee all aviation-related bookkeeping entries across proprietary accounting databases to ensure accuracy

• Ensure compliance with all debt facilities (delivering financial statements, completing reporting tasks, and other essential responsibilities)

• Develop, manage, and maintain databases for invoices and maintenance records

Qualifications and Experience:

• 8 – 15 years’ experience in accounting/operations, auditing, or valuation, with a specific focus on aviation
• Undergraduate degree in accounting with exceptional academic credentials
• Strong U.S. GAAP / IFRS and technical accounting expertise (CPA or equivalent required)
• Strong understanding of accounting, finance, and statistics principles
• Demonstrable skills in Excel
• Managerial experience
• Quantitative aptitude
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proactive thinking with detail-oriented and creative problem-solving approach
• Strong work ethic, commitment to excellence and motivation to learn
• Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail, with the ability to multi-task
• Candidate should be a coachable team player who is willing to embrace a collaborative firm culture

Compensation:

The average salary for this role €130k – €160k euro in base pay and is exclusive of any bonuses or benefits. The base pay offered will be determined based on your experience, location, skills, training, certifications and education, and in addition we will also consider internal equity and market data.

No agencies please

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V