Senior Analyst - RMBS - Structured Finance

The Team:

Morningstar DBRS is a global credit ratings business with about 800 employees in eight offices globally. Formed through the acquisition of DBRS by Morningstar, Inc., the credit ratings business is the fourth-largest provider of credit ratings in the world. Morningstar DBRS is committed to empowering investor success, serving the market through leading-edge technology, and raising the bar for the industry. Morningstar DBRS is a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes. Morningstar DBRS rates more than 4,000 issuers and 56,000 securities worldwide, and is driven to bring more clarity, diversity, and responsiveness to the ratings process.

About the Role:

Morningstar DBRS RMBS team is looking for candidate with good problem-solving skills and analytical thinking in the securitization space with experience in the credit rating process and basic understanding of SQL/VBA. Knowledge on Python is a plus. This role will provide unique opportunities for mastering the key aspects of our credit ratings business including in-depth collateral and deal analysis. This candidate will also be responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis on the underlying loans and properties that collateralize Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities transactions. In addition, will assist other analysts with collateral pool analysis; running cashflows & sensitivity analysis; assist with special projects/initiatives, research as needed.

Responsibilities:

- Analyze the credit risk in Residential Mortgage backed securities by performing tasks that includes reviewing deal documents, legal documentation, analyzing periodic data and preparing / running cash flow models both in-house and external like Intex Calc.

- Assist the rating analyst in preparing rating committee note, rationale and building and maintaining various databases relating to underlying collateral.

- Collect, organize, and analyze data from internal and external sources for use in criteria development, ratings, and research reports.

- Maintain regular and open communication with the operations team and technology team about assigned tasks, priorities and ensure applications under development meet the defined requirements and pass the user acceptance testing prior to its release.

- Understand the domain and implement quick fix solutions to align the development activities with dynamic business needs.

- Active involvement on research and market outreach.

- Mentoring and training Analyst/Junior analyst.

- Ensure compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.

- Highly organized and efficient, with ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.

Requirements:

- Postgraduate in Finance or CA or CFA charter holder or such equivalent qualification.

- Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in capital markets, relevant Structured Finance experience, experience at a rating agency is a plus.

- Expertise on Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), MSSQL. Knowledge on Python is a plus.

- Excellent writing, communication, and quantitative/analytical skills.

- Creative thinker who is adept at taking an analytical approach to problem solving.

- Experience with Loan Performance, Intex, and Bloomberg is a plus.

- Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.