Position Title: Associate Director
Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC.
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: New York, New York, United States
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Analyze creditor agreements to identify key strengths and weaknesses and use findings to inform credit assessments.
- Provide and review credit assessments on corporates based on an analysis of their financial statements.
- Write rationale to defend assessments and present analysis to internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist senior team members with key initiatives in areas including methodology development and research.
- Collaborate on writing and publishing timely research about corporate credit trends, markets, and any other topics relevant to KBRA clients.
- Work in partnership with professionals in other KBRA sectors daily to meet client deadlines and deliver the best-in-class work.
- Develop a deep understanding of variables that impact corporate credit and credit risk.
- Telecommuting permitted. Must report to HQ 3x per week.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, management, or related field and 3 years of prior experience as a financial analyst within a corporate bank or other financial institution.
- Requires 3 years of experience: performing credit analysis with exposure to capital markets and fixed income research, including credit agreements of high yield companies and corporate financial statements (10Ks, 10Qs and 8Ks); analyzing and synthesizing financial statements; and analyzing how changes in financial metrics may affect a company’s credit risk profile.
- Requires 2 years of experience using technical and financial concepts, including amortization, valuation, working capital management and capital budgeting.
- Requires 1 year of experience: presenting credit considerations to internal and external parties; and using Microsoft Excel functions, including formulas and shortcuts to analyze large amounts of data.
- Must successfully complete competency-based interview.
- Telecommuting permitted. Must report to HQ 3x per week.
Salary Range:
The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $110,000 to $180,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.
Benefits:
- A hybrid work schedule (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the office)
- Competitive benefits and paid time off
- Paid family and disability leave
- 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
- Educational and professional development financial assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
About Us:
Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to the Temporary Registration Regime. In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.
More Info:
KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
