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ABOUT OCEANUM CAPITAL PARTNERS

Oceanum Capital Partners, LLC is an investment platform affiliated with DECA’s broader advisory and capital solutions ecosystem. The firm focuses on private credit, specialty finance, structured financing, and capital solutions connected to Puerto Rico’s unique business, tax incentive, and economic development environment.

Oceanum Capital Partners supports a broader ecosystem by evaluating and managing private credit opportunities, including transactions that may involve tax credits, government incentives, structured collateral, borrower receivables, and other non-traditional repayment sources.

Role Summary

The Financial Associate plays a critical supporting role within Oceanum Capital Partners' private credit platform. This individual contributor position is responsible for ensuring the integrity, organization, and timely flow of deal documentation, fund records, and operational processes. The ideal candidate brings a disciplined, process-oriented mindset and has hands-on experience in credit operations, compliance, or financial project management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Documentation Management & Compliance

• 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.

2. Project & Process Coordination

• 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.

3. Fund Operations Support

• 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.

4. Credit & Portfolio Support

• 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.

Qualifications & Prerequisites

Experience

• 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.

• Exposure to private credit, lending, structured finance, or fund operations is strongly preferred.

• Experience working with legal and financial documents (e.g., loan agreements, borrower financials, compliance filings).

Technical Skills

• 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.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (required).

• Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM) or equivalent experience is a plus.

Core Competencies

• 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.

Additional Requirements

• Must be currently based in Puerto Rico or willing to relocate to Puerto Rico.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required.

Preferred Attributes

• 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.

At DECA Analytics we value every member of our Team and offer highly competitive compensation packages and benefits.

DECA Analytics, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.