Operational Risk Group, Analyst recruitment
Position Title: Operational Risk Group, Analyst
Working Location: US - New York, NY
Employment Status: Full-Time Regular
Required Experience: Less than 1 year
Required Education: Bachelors Degree
Travel Required: 0
Job ID: 50000000
Position Description:
Dual-headquartered in New York and London with 50 offices worldwide, Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency dedicated 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.
Fitch Ratings, along with Fitch Solutions and Algorithmics, a leader in enterprise risk management solutions, is part of the Fitch Group. The Fitch Group is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A. headquartered in Paris, France.
Position Requirements:
Fitch Ratings is seeking a highly motivated Analyst for the Residential Operational Risk Group team in its New York City office. This person will work closely with Fitch analytical and credit staff in support of ongoing servicer ratings and monitoring of servicer impact on transactions encompassing a variety of residential mortgage assets.
Candidate must have strong leadership qualities with proven communication ability in oral and written forms, strong organizational skills, and ability to work independently to complete tasks, ability to work with all level of management and analysts, and have a working knowledge of financial services. Some travel may be required.
Responsibilities:
-Develop an understanding of residential servicing functions in order to better support the team's objectives
-Gather data from multiple sources and disseminate or retain in appropriate format
-Analyze and format data to assist in interpreting results
-Assist lead analyst in model input and required data verification, as well as system testing
-Maintain programs and retained files to support objectives, which requires the ability to build a strong understanding of the Group's needs and processes
-Successfully maintain all compliance systems used for data management and reporting purposes
-Assist with drafting of reports, rating commentaries and research reports, including draft language and formatting of charts and graphs
Qualifications:
-0- 2 years relevant experience
-BA/BS degree with a strong academic record
-Strong quantitative, analytical and organizational skills
-Motivated individual, demonstrating attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively
-Strong communication skills, both oral and written
-Strong organizational and time-management skills are a must
-Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access required
-Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) considered a positive