Associate Director, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, New York, NY. Responsibilities: Execute valuation and credit methodologies by operating valuation/credit models; use quantitative and statistical modelling to assess expected losses to determine valuations/credit ratings. Operate valuation/credit models on a periodic basis; to assess if outstanding valuations/credit ratings are still in compliance and adhering to methodologies and evaluation guidelines. Review varied financial Credit models and ensure it is executed in accordance with rating methodologies and in compliance with commercial real estate evaluation guidelines and principles. Act as the data expert for the team and maintain the CMBS database; develop a system to upload credit modeling data to the database; troubleshoot and co-operate with IT team if any data-related issue arises. Conduct detailed cash flows analysis and valuation; occasionally lead end-to-end new issuance and surveillance transactions along with overall deal management in accordance with organizational guidelines for various transaction types. Write and publish topical research papers and commentary on credit trends, real estate market outlooks, and industry-specific relevant topics. Participate in creating and improving existing financial credit models, property cash flow and underwriting templates. Direct and lead junior analysts and associates on the daily working guidelines of the Analytics team, including training new hires on credit models. Telecommuting permitted within normal commuting distance of the office.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in financial engineering, operations research, accounting, mathematics, or real estate finance and five years of experience in commercial mortgage-backed securities, or structured finance, or investment banking, or finance and accounting, or other commercial real estate finance experience and interest. Prior experience must include: 2 years of experience applying advanced principles of finance, accounting, mathematical and/or statistical analysis; 2 years of experience performing advanced/expert Microsoft Excel functions (including mastery over formulas and shortcuts) to analyze large amounts of data to conduct day-to-day responsibilities in prior roles; 1 year of experience in data engineering or data science; 1 year of experience in working with different types of valuation and/or credit models, or financial statement analysis; expertise in U.S. commercial real estate sectors and capital markets as demonstrated by 1 year of experience and/or coursework amounting to a specialization in Real Estate; and 1 year of experience in developing and maintaining the relational database (RDBMS), writing SQL queries and Excel VBA codes. Only incidental domestic travel is required for this position. Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving history. Must successfully complete competency-based interview.
In the alternative, employer will accept Master’s degree in financial engineering, operations research, accounting, mathematics, or real estate finance, plus two years of experience in commercial mortgage-backed securities, or structured finance, or investment banking, or finance and accounting, or other commercial real estate finance experience and interest. Prior experience must include: 2 years of experience applying advanced principles of finance, accounting, mathematical and/or statistical analysis; 2 years of experience performing advanced/expert Microsoft Excel functions (including mastery over formulas and shortcuts) to analyze large amounts of data to conduct day-to-day responsibilities in prior roles; 1 year of experience in data engineering or data science; 1 year of experience in working with different types of valuation and/or credit models, or financial statement analysis; expertise in U.S. commercial real estate sectors and capital markets as demonstrated by 1 year of experience and/or coursework amounting to a specialization in Real Estate; and 1 year of experience in developing and maintaining the relational database (RDBMS), writing SQL queries and Excel VBA codes. Only incidental domestic travel is required for this position. Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving history. Must successfully complete competency-based interview.
Expected Salary: $120,000.00 to 180,000.00. To apply, send resume to: immigration.kbra@kbra.com