Associate – Structured Finance – ABS recruitment

Standard Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 7,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 21 countries, Standard Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions.

Standard Poor's Credit Market Services is looking for highly skilled individuals to join its Structured Finance (securitisation) group in Europe

Skills

· Previous experience of Structured Finance transactions, including assets, structures and underlying documentation is essential.

· A good understanding of consumer lending products including Credit Cards, Auto Loans, Consumer Loans and Leasing

· Experience of credit analysis within portfolios of consumer assets.

· Advanced numeracy skills and the ability to think analytically and to understand and evaluate complex issues;

· The ability to manage competing priorities and manage one's own time effectively;

· The ability to work under pressure and within a team;

· Highly developed communication skills (oral, written and presentation skills)

· Advanced working knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel and MS Word.