Financial Modeler – PE, Credit, Debt

• Build PE, credit, and debt models from scratch in Excel
• Structure transactions, assumptions, and drivers
• Link full model flows from operations through cash flow, debt, and returns
• Review and debug models built by others
• Identify incorrect assumptions, broken logic, and risks
• Analyze how operating performance flows through to debt service and returns
• Clearly explain financial logic and decision-making
• Complete a take-home Excel modeling exercise designed to reflect real-world modeling work

• 2–10 years in finance roles with heavy, hands-on modeling
• Experience at a private equity fund, including direct investing, buy-side diligence, and portfolio company modeling, strongly preferred
• Built multiple full LBO models from scratch
• Experience with sources & uses, transaction assumptions, multi-tranche debt schedules, returns analysis, operating models, sensitivities, downside cases, and exit scenarios
• Experience with add-ons, dividend recaps, or refinancing scenarios is a plus
• Experience with 3-statement borrower models, cash flow-based underwriting, debt capacity analysis, covenant modeling, and stress scenarios
• Experience with debt sizing and structuring, amortization, PIK, cash sweeps, refinancing mechanics, recovery analysis, and payment waterfalls
• Direct experience in private equity, leveraged finance, sponsor coverage, private credit, direct lending, or credit underwriting
• Proven ability to build models from a blank spreadsheet without templates
• Experience building models that drove real investment or lending decisions
• High attention to detail and model accuracy
• Strong communication skills
• English required
• Must complete an approximately 3-hour take-home Excel modeling exercise independently

• Candidates who are hired will be paid for the ~3-hour take-home Excel modeling exercise
• Full-time independent contractor role, 40 hours/week