Structured Credit Analyst/Associate Director recruitment
Position Title: Structured Credit Analyst/Associate Director
Working Location: US - Chicago, IL
Employment Status: Full-Time Regular
Required Experience: 1 year
Required Education: Bachelors Degree
Travel Required: 0
Job ID: 1714
Position Description:
Fitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with accurate, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.
Fitch Ratings is dual-headquartered in New York and London, operating offices and joint ventures in more than 40 locations and covering entities in more than 75 countries. Fitch Ratings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., an international business support services group headquartered in Paris, France.
Fitch Ratings 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 Analyst for the Structured Credit group who will be responsible for the analysis of a variety of cash flow CLOs and CDOs encompassing both structured finance, trust preferred and corporate collateral. Responsibilities will include modeling of cash flows, analysis of collateral and deal structures, reading legal documents, and preparing and presenting recommendations to credit committee. Bachelor's degree required. One to two years experience in the financial services industry is required, experience analyzing financial institutions is preferred. Candidates must have strong communication and computer skills, including advanced knowledge of Excel. Working knowledge of Excel VBA is a strong plus. An understanding of fixed income, the capital markets or securitization would be beneficial.