Fitch

Structured Finance - Structured Credit & CLOs, Senior Analyst (Chicago)

Fitch$95K — $105K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field
  • Minimum three years of financial industry experience, ideally with CLOs or structured finance
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated initiative and ability to self-manage
  • Effective communicator of complex information
  • Interest in capital markets and structured finance
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office; knowledge of programming languages is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Analyze ratings for Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) utilizing proprietary models
  • Prepare and present rating conclusions to credit committee
  • Draft rating action commentary reports for market distribution
  • Contribute to ongoing and special research publications

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on communication
  • Opportunity for leadership as a coverage analyst at a global firm
  • Contributions lead to improved decision-making in debt capital markets
  • Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
  • Ethical work culture emphasizing transparency and conflict of interest avoidance
Full Job Description
Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Structured Credit group in our Chicago office.

About the Team:

  • A collaborative, team-oriented work environment where excellent communication skills are essential
  • An opportunity to be a lead coverage analyst at a global rating agency
  • A role that aids debt capital markets in making more informed decisions through timely, insightful, and forward-looking rating actions and research


How You'll Make an Impact:

  • Analyze ratings on Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) using proprietary models
  • Prepare and present rating conclusions to a credit committee
  • Draft rating action commentary reports to communicate rating decisions to market participants
  • Contribute to recurring and special research publications


You May be a Good Fit if:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (finance, accounting, economics, etc.)
  • At least three years of experience in the financial industry, with a preference for experience related to CLOs or Structured Finance
  • Strong analytical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
  • High level of personal responsibility, initiative, and self-management
  • Ability to communicate complex subjects accurately and succinctly
  • Interest in capital markets and structured finance
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite; knowledge of programming languages is a plus but not required

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

FOR CHICAGO: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $95,000 and $ 105,000. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of Fitch's total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

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About Fitch

Fitch Ratings Inc. is a credit rating agency and a subsidiary of Fitch Group, which is owned by Hearst Corporation. Fitch Ratings is headquartered in New York City and London. The company was founded by John Knowles Fitch on December 24, 1913 in New York City as the Fitch Publishing Company. It merged with London-based IBCA Limited in December 1997. In 2000 Fitch acquired both Chicago-based Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (April) and Thomson BankWatch (December). Fitch Ratings is one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1975, together with Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
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