Associate Analyst I, CMBS recruitment

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for the analysis of the credit aspects of CMBS transactions, including property cash flows, deal-level financial modeling, and the formulation and substantiation of credit opinions. The Associate will be expected to serve as a support analyst for transactions, present transactions to rating committees, communicate his or her analysis during internal meetings, and write accurate and insightful presale reports. The successful candidate will also be expected to work regularly on research and other special projects.

Qualifications
Interested candidates should have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field, and be proficient in Microsoft Excel. The ability to manage multiple projects, work closely with others as well as independently to produce accurate, detailed work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment is a must. In addition, the individual should have well-developed analytical skills along with strong written and oral communication capabilities

Department
The CMBS primary ratings team in the Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Group in New York, is seeking to hire an analyst. The CMBS primary ratings team is responsible for assigning initial ratings to securities backed by pools of fixed and floating rate commercial real estate mortgage loans. In addition to analyzing newly issued commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) transactions, the team also publishes in-depth research on relevant credit issues.

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