Credit Analyst

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Senior Credit Analyst with demonstrated experience analyzing credit, performing cash flow analysis, analyzing collateral and modeling complex esoteric RMBS securities and residential loan products. The incumbent will interact frequently with investors, firm clients and financial market stakeholders and mentor junior analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze complex esoteric RMBS securities and residential loan products
• Perform credit, cash flow and collateral analysis
• Lead analysis of bond originators and servicers
• Model and analyze bond structures including the reviews of legal structures and transaction documentation
• Serve as the primary point of contact for investors, deal participants and firm clients
• Lead ongoing surveillance of existing transactions and evaluate and report on changes to creditworthiness
• Author and publish credit research, methodology analysis and topical market commentary
• Manage, coach and mentor junior credit analysts
• Attend and participate in industry events and investor roundtables

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Approximately 10 years of RMBS or residential real estate credit analysis
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Demonstrated experience analyzing esoteric residential loan product and securities – RTLs, Non-QM loans, second-lien loans, reverse mortgages, etc.
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow modeling experience
• Advanced business writing skills
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior analysts
• Ability to travel as required

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Credit Analyst to analyze new issue CMBS transactions and perform comprehensive credit analysis for a variety of commercial real estate loan transactions and CMBS securitizations.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze new issue CMBS transactions and perform comprehensive credit analysis for a variety of commercial real estate loan transactions and CMBS securitizations
• Analyze bond originators and servicers
• Model and analyze bond structures including the reviews of legal structures and transaction documentation
• Interact with investors, market stakeholders and firm clients
• Perform surveillance of existing transactions, evaluate ongoing creditworthiness and report on changes
• Author and publish credit research, methodology analysis and topical market commentary
• Attend and participate in industry events and investor roundtables

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of CRE debt underwriting or CMBS securitization
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Demonstrated CMBS credit securitization or Commercial Real Estate debt underwriting experience
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow modeling experience
• Advanced business writing skills
• Ability to travel as required

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Credit Analyst with experience analyzing RMBS transaction credit, performing cash flow analysis, analyzing collateral and modeling RMBS securities and residential loan products.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze creditworthiness of RMBS transactions and model securities and residential loan products
• Perform credit, cash flow and collateral analysis
• Lead analysis of bond originators and servicers
• Model and analyze bond structures including the reviews of legal structures and transaction documentation
• Serve as the primary point of contact for investors, deal participants and firm clients
• Lead ongoing surveillance of existing transactions and evaluate and report on changes to creditworthiness
• Author and publish credit research, methodology analysis and topical market commentary
• Attend and participate in industry events and investor roundtables

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of RMBS or residential real estate credit analysis
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Knowledge of esoteric residential loan product and securities – RTLs, Non-QM loans, second-lien loans, reverse mortgages, etc.
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow modeling experience
• Advanced business writing skills
• Ability to travel as required

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a VP Credit Analyst to serve as a lead analyst covering complex consumer, esoteric and commercial ABS transactions, performing collateral analysis, evaluating  and modeling underlying credit structures and mentoring junior analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a lead analyst covering complex consumer, esoteric and commercial ABS transactions, performing collateral analysis, evaluating and modeling underlying credit structures and mentoring junior analysts
• Lead analysis of bond originators and servicers
• Model and analyze bond structures including the reviews of legal structures and transaction documentation
• Serve as the primary point of contact for investors, deal participants and firm clients
• Lead ongoing surveillance of existing transactions and evaluate and report on changes to creditworthiness
• Author and publish credit research, methodology analysis and topical market commentary
• Manage, coach and mentor junior credit analysts
• Attend and participate in industry events and investor roundtables

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Approximately 10 years of structured finance credit analysis experience
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Demonstrated experience analyzing the credit worthiness across ABS asset classes
• Knowledge of consumer, esoteric and commercial ABS asset classes preferred
• Advanced financial modeling and cash flow modeling experience
• Advanced business writing skills
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior analysts
• Ability to travel as required

Our elite Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Senior Credit Analyst to analyze a portfolio of complex global institutional real estate investment funds, real estate operating companies and corporate-level unsecured REIT debt.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze a portfolio of complex global institutional real estate funds, real estate operating companies and corporate-level unsecured REIT debt
• Lead credit committee meetings with investors, company senior management, investment bankers and other key market stakeholders
• Author and publish comprehensive credit research highlighting credit determinations and capital and property level market trends
• Monitor risk, funding commitments, company’s access to capital and overall financing strategies
• Conduct ongoing surveillance of portfolio creditworthiness
• Monitor and update financial models
• Utilize and incorporate third-party research and market data into credit research and analysis
• Provide mentorship, coaching and analytical oversite for junior credit analysts

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+ years of experience analyzing complex commercial real estate funds and REITs
• Strong analytical skills including demonstrated experience analyzing complex financial statements
• Fundamental knowledge of commercial real estate financing strategies and capital markets
• Fundamental accounting knowledge including IFRS standards, fair market value calculations and US GAAP standards
• Advanced financial modeling and property level valuation skills
• Proficiency with MS Excel
• Demonstrated knowledge of various REIT structures
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital expenditure requirements, property types, lease structures and expense ratios
• Strong communication, presentations, business writing and relationship management skills
• Highly motivated, detail oriented and deadline driven

Our elite global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit an experienced Fund Finance credit analyst (Director level) to serve as a lead analyst in modeling, evaluating and monitoring fund financing facilities and investment debt products issued by investment funds, private credit funds and other related institutional and private investors.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a  lead analyst in modeling, evaluating and monitoring fund financing facilities and investment debt products issued by investment funds, private credit funds and other related institutional and private  investors
• Perform capital structure, collateral and cash flow analysis and evaluate factors that can negatively affect creditworthiness of investment vehicles
• Conduct investor and issuers meetings and continuously monitor existing credit portfolios
• Perform due diligence and risk management of investment processes and investment strategies
• Author in-depth credit research reports for internal and external publication
• Present credit findings to internal credit committees
• Interact with media, key financial market participants and investment finance professionals to discuss market and industry trends
• Attend and participate in industry conferences
• Assist with developing best practices, automation tools and analytical tools
• Supervise, coach and mentor junior staff as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• CFA designation strongly preferred
• 3+ years of relevant credit analysis or credit research experience
• Experience analyzing fund financing facilities, fixed income products, or structured finance products preferred
• Advanced Excel modeling and quantitative financial skills required
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize creditworthiness of complex fund structures
• Fundamental knowledge of private financial markets and private investment strategies
• Demonstrated knowledge of fund finance products such as NAV loans, subscription credit lines, fund feeders, hybrid financing facilities, etc.
• Strong capital structure, collateral and cash flow analysis skills
• Advanced proficiency with Excel modeling
• Proven ability to review and analyze legal documentation and fund structures
• Advanced communication, presentation and business writing skills
• Well development interpersonal and relationship building skills