Associate Financial Engineer

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Role/Responsibilities

We are looking for an Associate Financial Engineer to join the India Cash Flow modelling team within the structured finance content production group.
India Cash Flow modelling team is primarily responsible for deal set up and waterfall cash flow modelling of CLO deals using our in-house proprietary modelling tools along with other various tasks related to data updating.

An Associate Financial Engineer in the India Cash Flow modelling team will be responsible for waterfall cash flow modelling of structured finance deals in order to increase the coverage of structured finance deals. You will be expected to collaborate with other financial engineers, data team and developers from multiple locations globally in order to improve the coverage and quality of our content offerings as well as the efficiency of our business processes.
There may also be opportunities to talk and resolve issues directly with trustees of the Structured Finance Transactions.
With good understanding of the structure and cash flow feature of the securitization transactions in various asset classes, you will be expected to contribute to cross-training within the team, and expected to work closely with client support teams and asset class desks regarding client challenges, new feature developments and analysis of new securitization products in the market.

* Develop complex cash flow projection models (including deal structure set up) for US/Euro securitization transactions using our proprietary software.
* Lead/Participate in quality and productivity enhancement projects
* Lead/Participate in modelling and updating tool development and enhancement
* Work closely with asset class desk and client support teams regarding client challenges, new feature developments, data updating and new securitization product analysis in the market.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Statistics, Math or related quantitative field and 1 to 2 years (approx.) experience in the securitization field.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience in Structured Finance field (CLO, RMBS, CMBS or ABS) is a must. Candidate must understand the fundamentals around these structures.
* Background in CLO asset class is preferable.
* Strong quantitative and problem-solving abilities.
* Experience with Data tools, scripting and/or programming skills such as SQL, Python, VBA, C#, Java Script is highly desirable.
* Attention to detail and ability to deliver outputs accurately within the stipulated timeframe.
* Excellent team player and able to work with different people/teams.

* Candidates might be tested on their problem-solving skills and ability to write code.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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.