Credit Associate Job in Bangalore at Moody's

Moody's is hiring for the role of the Credit Associate!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Performing analysis relating to macroeconomic and/or financial forecasts
• Interpreting and analyzing financial data and other credit inputs
• Gathering and analyzing financial and credit data, preparing charts, updating financial models, and preparing required documentation
• Collaborating with ratings teams to develop, build, and maintain analytical tools for financial analysis.
• Building and maintaining databases (such as the default database)
• Developing a working knowledge of credit fundamentals including of Moody’s methodologies and credit rating best practices.
• Developing the ability to understand and identify key factors that affect issuer credit ratings.
• Undertaking analysis to support the development or assessment of methodologies, models and other analytical frameworks.
• Monitoring the credit industry by following market developments. Identifying emerging trends and issues and providing analysis for senior management and publication
• Contributing to research, including through idea generation and preliminary drafting. Work with colleagues to draft presentations.
• Collaborating in preparing analysis for outreach presentations

Requirements:

• Minimum undergraduate/first-level degree (e.g. Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent qualifications) in a relevant subject (eg finance, economics)
• Master’s degree in a relevant subject preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Coding experience would be a significant advantage, eg R, VBA or Python.
• Proactive and able to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Strong organization skills, analytical thinking, and attention to detail.
• Able to work using own initiative without close supervision, and exercise sound judgement.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and prioritize tasks accordingly.
• Some understanding of fixed income markets and/or credit knowledge is preferred. Previous experience of publishing research is desirable
• Relevant experience in credit or methodologies (including internships) is useful but not essential