Moodys Analytics - Associate Vice President - Credit Analysis - Leveraged Lending - Commercial Lending

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Opportunity:

Credit analyst (Commercial Lending) - Leverage Lending

Responsibilities:

To assess the creditworthiness of high leverage corporate borrowers. The role will resolve around financial analysis, credit risk & mitigants analysis, free cash flow analysis, covenant analysis, report writing. Additionally, the role offers the incumbent to learn the nuances of credit monitoring in a live commercial banking environment. The role involves both quantitative and qualitative analysis and hence expect the candidates to possess excellent skills to perform both these effectively

Required Background:

- Post-graduation degree in Finance/Economics degree from reputed University, with added qualifications like CFA/CA/FRM preferred.

- Minimum 4 years of research experience in Leverage Lending with preferred experience on high yield instruments

- The candidate should possess good knowledge of the banking processes related to commercial lending, especially high leverage corporate loans.

- Candidate who are working for corporate loans, or are working at ITES/shared services/captive set up and undertaking corporate credit analysis will hold an advantage while applying for this role

- The candidate must have hands on experience in carrying out tasks like credit appraisals, finalizing risk ratings, preparing or writing narratives/credit notes for credit approvals, financial modelling, relative valuation, precedent transactions and ongoing monitoring. They will be participating in various con-calls, analyzing quarterly/annual reports, compliance and other associated reports and writing earnings blurbs post updating of financial models for the current quarter. The candidate will be communicating with onshore counterparts on regular/daily basis hence spoken English capabilities need to be demonstrated

- The candidate may have experience revolving around financial modeling, credit research and writing reports on companies across sectors. Someone with experience on capital structure and pro forma analysis, IRR and Sensitivity analysis, liquidity analysis, debt maturity and deleveraging analysis together with covenant compliance stress testing will be preferred

- Should demonstrate appropriate understanding of the broad revenue, cost and cash flow drivers that guide various sectors in which the borrowers operate. Ability to forecast the financials of the borrowers, based on the operational and industrial data, will be an added advantage

- The candidate should possess a highly analytical mind with an eye for detail, as well as a very high level of attention to detail

- The candidate should be quick learner of processes so as to be efficient in his delivery. The opportunity involves working in client environment