Associate Analyst 1, SFG – ABS recruitment
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for performing the credit analysis on ABS transactions and publish in-depth research on relevant credit issues affecting US ABS. This role is ideal for candidates seeking hands-on deal specific experience and the responsibility to form a view on all credit aspects of a transaction.
The individual will focus primarily on commercial and esoteric ABS.
Key responsibilities include:
- Analyze all aspects of ABS credit performance
- Track transaction/sector level trends, identify performance outliers
- Compose and present rating recommendations to committees
- Write insightful, relevant and timely credit research
- Develop and enhance analytical methods and models
- Perform cash flow modeling, document/legal review
- Effectively communicate with market participants
- Ensure/manage data quality control
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Financial Engineering, Finance, Statistics or Mathematics
- 2+ years work experience, preferably in a financial field. Will consider candidates with Bachelor's Degree in above subjects or in a technical field (e.g. engineering, computer science) with longer relevant experience
- Strong academic record (both graduate and undergraduate) from top-tier schools
- Proven strong analytical skills
- Cash flow and other financial modelling skills
- Advanced Excel skills mandatory
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required
- Professional, proactive, diligent
- Highly organized and efficient, able to multi-task
- Ability and willingness to learn
- Strong team player with the ability to work independently and to function in a supportive role
- Knowledge of database programs, statistical packages, VBA/SQL preferable
Department
The US Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Surveillance Team is responsible for analyzing the credit and maintaining the outstanding ratings of Moody's-rated asset backed securities across a wide array of consumer, commercial and esoteric ABS sectors. The team also publishes credit research on ABS market developments and sector trends.
Working at Moody's
Our views matter. So will yours.
The views of each Moody's employee matter and, collectively, those views contribute to our ability to serve credit-sensitive markets worldwide. Diverse opinions are encouraged and leverage the depth and breadth of experiences that our employees bring to work each day. We expect Moody's employees to be accessible and collaborative and, in return, Moody's offers a work environment that promotes intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor and collegiality. Our people and our environment uphold our core values of integrity, insight, intellectual leadership, inclusion and independence.
Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2011, employs approximately 6,100 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 28 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Moody's is an equal opportunity employer.
Security Trading Policy-STP
Candidates receiving an offer to join Moody's Investors Service or Moody's Shared Services will be required to disclose their securities holdings and those of their family members as defined by Moody's Policy for Securities Trading. Such holdings will be reviewed by the hiring manager during the offer process to identify any potential conflicts of interest. Moody's Human Resources department shall inform the prospective employee of any potential conflicts and remediation actions required. Any formal offer of employment is contingent upon the Candidate's agreement to comply, in advance of employment, with remediation requirements identified by Moody's.
