Associate lead analyst

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Employer: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Title: Associate Lead Analyst 1

Location: 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007

Duties: Analyze credit aspects of Structured Finance securitizations including underlying assets, transaction structure, legal documents, deal-level financial modeling. Formulate and substantiate independent credit opinions with some guidance from senior analysts Moody’s in-house models, Excel and other models and statistical packages. Stay current with industry conditions and market trends, presenting transactions to rating committees, communicating analysis during internal meetings, writing accurate and relevant credit research, participating in external outreach with guidance, and fostering Moody’s values. Complete simple efficiency improvement projects, contribute to more complex efficiency improvement projects and research projects, develop basic knowledge of the Structured Finance sector and pursue thought leadership initiatives to enhance our analytics, outreach and research impact.

Requirements: Requires a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field plus six (6) months of experience as a Credit Analyst or in a related position performing quantitative analysis in a financial services firm. Must have experience with the following: conducting quantitative financial modeling and statistical analysis; presenting credit analyses internally and externally; leading credit discussions; analyzing deal documents and authoring credit opinions, issuer analyses, or internal research memos; applying knowledge of capital markets and structures; and reviewing legal documents, including indentures or loan documents.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $118,248 to $168,850/yr, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

To apply, please submit resume through careers.moodys.com or via e-mail at [email protected]. Please refer to Job Ref. 11310.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $118,248 - $168,850, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

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