Corporate Credit Assessments - Associate / Associate Director (NY)

<p><strong>Position: Corporate Credit Assessments - Associate / Associate Director (NY)</strong></p> <p><strong>Entity: Kroll Bond Ratings Agency, LLC</strong></p> <p><strong>Employment Type: Full-Time</strong></p> <p><strong>Location: New York </strong></p> <p><strong><u>Summary/Overview</u></strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p><strong>KBRA</strong> (Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC) is seeking an&nbsp;<strong>Associate/Associate Director </strong>with a strong <u>accounting, corporate finance and high yield credit analysis </u>background to join our growing <strong><u>Corporate Credit Assessments</u></strong> Group in the <strong>New York</strong> office. This individual will focus on conducting and reviewing credit assessments of private credit companies based on financial statements, creditor agreements and Investment Committee Memos. Solid prior experience at analyzing creditor agreements and an interest in writing and presenting research are key job requirements.&nbsp; As an Associate, you will work in a highly collaborative team that liaises with internal and external stakeholders in order to produce high quality and timely corporate credit opinions. The Associate will also help conduct credit research on a variety of industrial and service sectors along with developing industry/sector expertise, including key rating factors and credit metrics. This person will have direct involvement in KBRA’s corporate credit assessment process with significant interaction to senior management and executives at leading financial institutions and private credit lenders.</p> <p><strong><u>Job Responsibilities:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Analyze financial statements and creditor agreements to identify key strengths and weaknesses and use findings to inform credit assessments.</li> <li>Provide and review credit assessments on corporates based on an analysis of their financial statements. Write rationale to defend assessments and present analysis to internal and external stakeholders.</li> <li>Assist senior team members with key initiatives in areas including methodology development and research.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Collaborate on writing and publishing timely research about corporate credit trends, markets, and any other topics relevant to KBRA clients. Analysts are encouraged to bring ideas to their managers on an ongoing basis. You may see your work published on the KBRA website!</li> <li>Work in partnership with professionals in other KBRA sectors daily to meet client deadlines and deliver the best-in-class work for which KBRA has been recognized.</li> <li>Develop a deep understanding of variable