Associate Director, Tax Supported – Public Finance recruitment

Position Title: Associate Director, Tax Supported - Public Finance

Working Location: US - New York, NY

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular

Required Experience: 3 years

Required Education: Bachelors Degree

Travel Required: 0

Job ID: 1810

Position Description:
Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency committed to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data. Offering a world of knowledge and experience behind every opinion, we transform information to deliver meaning and utility to investors, issuers and other market participants. Fitch Ratings' global expertise draws on local market knowledge and spans across the fixed-income universe. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors make important credit judgments with confidence.

Dual-headquartered in New York and London, Fitch Ratings has 50 offices worldwide. Fitch Ratings is part of the Fitch Group, a jointly owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A. and Hearst Corporation.
Fitch complies with federal, state, and local laws governing employment, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and other status protected by applicable laws.

Position Requirements:
Fitch Ratings is seeking an Associate Director to join Fitch's Public Fiance Department. Qualified candidate will work in NY as part of the Tax Supported team primarily focused on surveillance.

Responsibilities include:
- Analyzing financial, debt, and economic data related to municipal tax-backed issuers
- Presenting analysis to committee of analysts within the public finance department
- Writing credit reports summarizing quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Writing topical reports on issues affecting the sector
- Providing support on high-profile and complicated credits to senior analysts

Qualifications:
- Candidate should ideally possess a graduate degree and 3-5 years of experience in Public Finance
- Self-motivated, inquisitive professional with strong credit analysis skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of standard business software