Corporates Ratings- Director (Dublin)

The role

The Associate Director/Director will conduct fundamental credit analysis and research across various sectors. They will work in a collaborative team to produce corporate credit opinions and interact with senior management of corporate issuers.

What you will do

• Lead the credit rating process by preparing internal credit memos, analyzing cash flows, performing sector analysis, and publishing credit reports.
• Author sector research for investors and lenders across private credit, direct lending, and public debt markets.
• Assist in the development and evolution of rating processes and analytical tools.
• Conduct due-diligence and interact with clients as part of the rating process.
• Manage time and resources in a fast-growing company.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any subject that prepared you to be a thoughtful qualitative and quantitative analyst and a strong writer.
• A minimum of seven (7) or more years of work experience as a financial analyst within a bank or other financial institution.
• Ability to conduct due-diligence and interact with clients as part of the rating process.
• Solid understanding of capital markets and relevant experience in credit, fixed income research or capital markets.
• Experience with corporate financial statements.
• Able to work as an integral part of a team across disciplines in a challenging and dynamic environment.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree
• Prior fundamental credit training (including financial statement analysis)

Benefits

• A flexible hybrid work schedule – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office
• Competitive benefits and paid time off
• Paid family and disability leave
• Pension plan
• Educational and professional development financial assistance
• Employee referral bonus program

About the company

Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is a credit rating agency. KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO.