Infrastructure Associate recruitment
Responsibilities
Moody's Utilities-Americas has an immediate position opening for a Senior Associate to work in the New York Office. The individual will be responsible for providing support to senior lead analysts as part of the ongoing credit assessment of a portfolio of primarily investor owned regulated electric and gas distribution utilities, merchant electric generation operators and pipeline companies. The associate will work closely with senior analysts while assisting in the rating process including the review of historical financial statements and documentation including bank credit facilities and bond indentures , preparing financial spreadsheets and undertaking financial modeling to formulate financial ratios and other relevant credit metrics, monitoring and compiling industry news, and preparing comparative statistics, graphs and tables, as warranted. The associate will have the opportunity to attend meetings with issuers, participate in any follow-up discussions including those with intermediaries when required as well as contribute to rating committees. The candidate may also be asked to contribute to one-off special projects when required ' for example, undertaking research, contributing to Moody's research publications, or preparing presentation materials for conferences and meetings.
Qualifications
The individual should have well-developed analytical skills, strong written and oral communication capabilities, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities within tight deadlines. We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills that is keen to identify and pursue opportunities for self development. Strong abilities in Excel, Word and PowerPoint are necessary as well as familiarity with financial or other research tools, e.g. Bloomberg. Minimum 2-5 years experience in credit analysis in either project or corporate finance in the infrastructure sector or a related field preferred. Strong academic background with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting or a related field is required, MBA preferred. Spanish language capability would be useful.
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