Associate Credit Analyst Structured Finance - Moody's Local

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Skills and Competencies

• At least 2+ years of experience in Structured Finance or, 3-4 years in credit analysis in similar fields;
• Validated and well-developed analytical and modelling skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication capabilities in Portuguese and English. Some Spanish skills would be a plus;
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills are mandatory. Python programming & Visual Basic for Applications knowledge would be a plus.

Education

• Minimum bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in economics, business administration, statistics, accounting, engineering or similar;

Responsibilities

• Analyze new Structured Finance transactions to assign ratings, and review ratings of existing transactions;
• Analyze transaction documents to understand transaction structure and legal, operational, and counterparty risks;
• Analyze characteristics of underlying portfolio and performance history to derive loss assumptions;
• Apply default and cash flow modeling in line with Moody’s Local rating methodologies;
• Lead virtual and in-person meetings with originators, advisors and other transaction participants as part of the rating analysis process;
• Present credits efficiently and accurately in rating committees and other internal analytical meetings, formulate a coherent credit rationale and present this rationale in a persuasive fashion
• Communicate rating rationales to investors and other market participants through rating reports, presentations and meetings;
• Assist in producing timely and relevant research on specific issuers or sector related issues that is in-depth, high quality, informative and focused;
• Assist in rating methodology, model and scorecard updates;
• Build and manage relationships with investors, advisors, and issuers.

About the team

This role is for an Associate Credit Analyst who will be leading a portfolio of Structured Finance transactions. The candidate will work on the credit analysis of new and existing transactions encompassing a wide array of asset classes, including securitizations of auto loans, payroll deducted loans, consumer loans, trade receivables, credit card receivables and mortgage loans, among others.

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Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.