Assistant Vice President, Credit Ratings, Public Finance
Job Overview
Job title: Assistant Vice President, Credit Ratings, Public Finance
Job description: Job Description:
DBRS’s Public Finance team is seeking a highly motivated individual, preferably with three to five years of expertise in public/government finance and credit analysis, to join its team in Toronto as an Assistant Vice President. Working closely with the Managing Director and the other members of the Public Finance team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the coverage of a broad group of Canadian public sector entities, such as municipalities and universities.
Responsibilities:
- Assume coverage of existing public finance ratings, including municipal governments, universities and hospitals.
- Produce timely, high-quality credit reports, research notes and commentaries on rated entities.
- Update extensive spreadsheets on rated entities.
- Interact with and maintain relationships with issuers, investors, and intermediaries.
- Contribute to new rating assignments and to the refinement of research products and rating approaches.
Business Stakeholder Requirements:
- Minimum of five years of finance experience, with at least two years in a credit or financial analysis role.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, political science or other relevant discipline.
- Knowledge of public sector entities and of the functioning of the various levels of Canadian governments.
- Solid research and analytical skills, with a thorough attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Self-starter and strong team player, with the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and producing high quality work.
- French language skills and/or completion of the CFA program would be considered definite assets.
(Note: The above is for an Assistant Vice President. An attractive but more junior candidate may be considered for a Senior Analyst role, with potentially less responsibilities)
About Us
DBRS Morningstar is a global credit ratings business, currently with 700 employees in eight offices globally. Formed through the July 2019 acquisition of DBRS by Morningstar, Inc., the ratings business is the fourth-largest provider of credit ratings in the world.
DBRS Morningstar is committed to empowering investor success, serving the market through leading-edge technology and raising the bar for the industry. DBRS Morningstar is a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes.
DBRS Morningstar rates more than 2,600 issuers and 54,000 securities worldwide and is driven to bringing more clarity, diversity of opinion, and responsiveness to the ratings process. DBRS Morningstar’s approach and size provide the agility to respond to customers’ needs, while being large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources.
If you received and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Company: DBRS Morningstar
Expected salary:
Location: Toronto, ON – Europe
Job date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 03:21:49 GMT
Job Source: Careerjet.ca