Financial Accountant
Checkatrade
Senior Analyst / Associate, ABS Structured Finance Ratings
S&P Global
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Colorado, New York
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💰 $100,909 - $145,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Complete the end-to-end ratings process for new issue transactions and surveillance of outstanding ABS transactions
- Analyze credit quality of collateral pools, review performance data, credit models, underwriting criteria, and macroeconomic and sector factors
- Perform cash flow analysis and synthesize results in a timely manner for rating committees
- Assess the credit profile of collateral pools and conduct cash flow analyses to determine the credit rating impact of stress tests to the structures and enhancement levels under various economic scenarios
- Review legal and operating documents to ensure compliance with criteria and identify issues with the transaction structure
- Provide feedback to external parties and actively manage relationships with issuers, intermediaries, and investors
- Effectively communicate S&P’s methodologies and procedures and participate in client meetings
- Prepare written and oral presentations to rating committees, make recommendations, and actively participate in committee deliberations
- Draft thorough yet concise press releases and presale reports and collaborate with internal parties to manage publication of ratings and reports
- Work on special projects as directed by the analytical team manager
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree is required
- A minimum of three (3) or more years of relevant work experience
- Prior credit analysis experience, including banking
- Diligent and intellectually curious self-starter with a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed
- Strong proficiency with Excel, financial models, and financial data
- Strong understanding of financial markets and their relationship to S&P products
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems in a timely and insightful manner
- Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines under time pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a collaborative team
- MBA or CFA (preferred)
- Right to Work: This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States
- All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week
- Candidates must attend at least one in-person interview at nearest S&P Global Ratings office before an offer
