Credit Manager

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $92k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Blue Forest

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11 - 50 employees

💸 Finance

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Finance • Non-profit • Social Impact

Blue Forest is a non-profit conservation finance organization that integrates communities, finance, and science to restore and safeguard forests and watersheds. Recognizing the dire state of our ecosystems due to increased wildfires and climate change, the company utilizes its Forest Resilience Bond to attract private investment, accelerating the pace and scale of restoration projects. Through scientific research and ecosystem evaluations, Blue Forest quantifies the benefits of these projects and collaborates with a wide array of partners to mitigate climate risks. Their innovative approach in conservation finance is designed to leverage private investment for public environmental good.

📋 Description

• Lead the underwriting of conservation finance loans (such as Forest Resilience Bonds, or FRBs): Build collaborative relationships with and conduct diligence on borrowers • Conduct credit and financial statement analysis as inputs to the investment process • Coordinate with Blue Forest Project Development team to set, manage, and execute against transaction timelines • Build and maintain Excel models and analytical tools • Coordinate with Portfolio Managers to incorporate transaction information into fund models, plans, and analysis • Support the design, development, and closing of conservation finance funds, investment vehicles, and strategies: Evaluate conservation finance opportunities through desktop research, internal and external networking, and stakeholder engagement • Contribute to business development and partnership efforts with Project Development team, Director of Conservation Finance, and other senior leaders • Manage conservation finance investments: Monitor loan-level financial performance and compliance; maintain financial models • Oversee flow of funds and information between Blue Forest and counterparties, including loan principal and interest payments; interface with Accounting team as needed • Maintain key counterparty relationships • Participate in ongoing dialogue with Blue Forest Project Development team and other stakeholders regarding investment strategy, risks, and future opportunities • Help manage conservation finance portfolios and facilities: Monitor portfolio-level financial performance, facility deployment, and adherence to governance processes; maintain financial models • Coordinate risk management procedures and management of problem loans • Support investor reporting • Continuously improve and progressively assume ownership of Blue Forest finance practices, processes, systems, and documentation • Support Blue Forest Communications, Fundraising, and other teams in developing written content about conservation finance • Contribute to ad hoc and structured internal trainings on financial topics

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in finance, private lending, investment management, structured finance, impact investing, or conservation finance, including some or all of the following: • Experience performing private credit analysis, preferably on nonprofit, government, or other social sector borrowers • Strong background in financial modeling • Prior experience negotiating loan agreements and conducting financial due diligence • Preference for candidates familiar with portfolio management and risk management principles, and with facility/fund governance • Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with borrowers, portfolio management teams, investors, legal counsel, and cross-functional internal collaborators • Excellent presentation, negotiation, and written and verbal communication skills • Detail-oriented and analytical strength, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines • Strategic thinking with a results-driven mindset and a passion for climate resilience and sustainability.

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision coverage; subsidized coverage for dependents • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan with a 5% employer match • 4 weeks paid vacation and 17 paid holidays; paid sick time and volunteer time • 3 months of paid family leave • Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance • Access to Dependent Care FSA and Health FSA • Public Lands Exploration stipend (reimbursements for visits to National Forests, county parks, etc.) • Monthly Home Office stipend or co-working space provided • Dependent care costs are subsidized for business travel • Additional stipends for health & wellness, home internet, and cell service • Financial support for professional development