Analyst, Valuations
New York, NY
Full Time
Valuations
Mid Level
Company Information
Waterfall Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered alternative investment manager focused on specialty finance opportunities within asset-backed credit, whole loans, real assets, and private equity. Waterfall was founded in 2005 by Tom Capasse and Jack Ross, two individuals who were early leaders of the ABS industry, and who together have over 60 years of proven ABS/Loan credit analysis, trading, banking, and servicing experience. Waterfall seeks to provide its client a compelling risk/return profile which is generally uncorrelated to most traditional investment opportunities. Waterfall is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London, and Dublin. As of June 1, 2025, Waterfall approximately $13.1 billion in assets under management.
Specific job responsibilities include:
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Waterfall Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered alternative investment manager focused on specialty finance opportunities within asset-backed credit, whole loans, real assets, and private equity. Waterfall was founded in 2005 by Tom Capasse and Jack Ross, two individuals who were early leaders of the ABS industry, and who together have over 60 years of proven ABS/Loan credit analysis, trading, banking, and servicing experience. Waterfall seeks to provide its client a compelling risk/return profile which is generally uncorrelated to most traditional investment opportunities. Waterfall is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London, and Dublin. As of June 1, 2025, Waterfall approximately $13.1 billion in assets under management.
Specific job responsibilities include:
- The primary responsibility is to perform monthly independent price verification (“IPV”) Waterfall’s various funds and accounts with a focus on Commercial Real Estate (WL Debt, Equity and Bond formats) held by Waterfall’s various funds and accounts.
- Monitor investment performance and sector trends to inform significant valuation assumptions
- Partner with Portfolio Management teams to produce ad hoc reporting and analytical deliverables
- Utilize applications such as Intex, Argus, and Bloomberg to value a variety of alt credit products
- Build excel-based cashflow models for bespoke investments
- Assist in preparation of monthly presentations detailing investment and sector-level performance that will be presented to senior management and LP’s
- Build and maintain relationships with core constituencies including Front Office, Accounting, Business Development, and Operations
- Drive enhancements and improvements to the group’s processes, procedures, offshore resources, and use of technology
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or similar field (CFA and/or CPA a plus)
- 1-5 years of experience in valuations, transaction services, consulting, or other relevant analytical roles
- Experience in the valuation or modeling of Commercial Real Estate assets (Loans, Equity, CMBS, CRE CLO, Agency Multifamily)
- Proficiency in Excel, VBA, and Argus
- Strong interpersonal skills to confidently and competently handle interactions with deal professionals
- Experience with business intelligence platforms such as Databricks, Qlik, Tableau, Power BI a plus
- Experience with data science languages such as Python or R a plus
- Experience with other products including Consumer Lending, Capital Markets, Private Credit, ABS, and Financial Accounting a plus
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