DescriptionStrategic Financing Services - Open Access FellowThe Strategic Financing Services team at Cherry Bekaert (SFS) is looking for an Open Access Fellow to join the SFS team. We offer an opportunity to work with a team of experts with a deep track record in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation applications, Historic Tax Credit (HTC) and NMTC placement and deployment, and NMTC compliance and asset management services. The fellow will have a unique opportunity to experience multiple facets of the NMTC industry and serve as a key member of the team, completing tangible projects throughout the duration of the fellowship.About SFS:SFS has been involved in the NMTC industry since its inception and to date has secured over $1.7 billion in NMTC funding. SFS is proud to have structured and facilitated NMTC investments that have created 14,530 direct jobs, served 489,860 clients through nonprofit investments, and helped create over 9.7 million square feet of new and improved commercial and industrial real estate. SFS’s current portfolio consists of investments in areas with poverty rates as high as 66%, median family income as low as 14.24%, and unemployment rates as high as 31.2%.Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Work with the Project Finance team to help identify, evaluate, and manage a pipeline of NMTC, and other community development finance, opportunities
Help Collect, package, and manage due diligence on potential borrowers and Project Sponsors
Develop marketing materials to present to CDEs and investors
Support meetings with CDEs to better identify the best project financing match
Update, maintain, and optimize multiple databases housed in Smartsheet and Microsoft Dynamics
Work with Management Services team to learn accounting entries; analysis of financial statements and quarterly financial statements for CDEs, Sub-CDEs, and QALICBs
Assist with providing information for annual audits of CDEs, Sub-CDEs, and QALICBs
Assist with loan servicing and asset management activities for loan portfolio
Collect and provide quarterly financial analysis of project-level financial statements
Work with the SFS team and The Innovate Fund (our affiliated CDE) to support event logistics, including board meeting preparation and conference attendee outreach
Support collection and visualization of impact data to be presented to multiple stakeholders
Opportunity to join team building and industry events, if schedule permits
Other job-related functions as assigned
Location: Flexible; depends on candidate and market.
What you bring to the role:
Positive attitude and desire to learn about project finance
Must be able to work independently with the ability to prioritize workflow
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Strong sense of urgency and a shared sense of mission
College degree preferred
What you can expect from us:
Unique opportunity tailored to the fellow to get hands-on experience in the NMTC industry to propel a career in community development finance.
Our shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect.
The opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you.
A collaborative environment focused on your career growth and continuous professional development.
Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work.
Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures.
About Cherry BekaertCherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. “Cherry Bekaert” is the brand name under which Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with applicable professional standards. Cherry Bekaert LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide business advisory and non-attest services spanning the areas of transaction advisory, risk and accounting advisory, digital solutions, cybersecurity, tax, benefits consulting, and wealth management. For more details, visit cbh.com/disclosure .Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The hourly rate for this position is $25.00/hr. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program (https://careers.cbh.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/Benefits-SnapshotFebruary-2021.pdf) which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States.Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at cbh.com/careers (https://recruiting.ultipro.com/CHE1006CBH/cbh.com/careers) and follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cherrybekaert/) , Glassdoor (https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Cherry-Bekaert-EIIE31120.11,25.htm) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cherrybekaert) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/cherrybekaert) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CherryBekaertCB) .© 2024 Cherry Bekaert. All Rights Reserved.