About the job
Position: Corporate Credit Assessment - Director / Senior Director
Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Summary/Overview:
Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is in search of a Director/Senior Director for its Corporate Credit Assessments Group based in our Dublin office. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in accounting, corporate finance, and high-yield credit analysis, necessary for a leadership role in a growing team. Responsibilities will include serving as a senior credit analyst, overseeing junior analysts, and contributing to the credit estimation and assessment processes. This role will involve conducting and reviewing credit assessments of private companies, analyzing financial statements, creditor agreements, and Investment Committee Memos. A solid foundation in analyzing creditor agreements and a passion for research and presentation are essential.
The Director/Senior Director will engage in a collaborative environment that interacts with both internal and external stakeholders to produce high-quality, timely corporate credit opinions. Additionally, this individual will undertake credit research across various industrial and service sectors, developing expertise in key rating factors and credit metrics. The role will also involve significant interaction with senior management and executives at prominent financial institutions during KBRA’s corporate credit assessment process.
Job Responsibilities:
- Analyze financial statements and creditor agreements to discern key strengths and weaknesses, using insights to inform credit assessments.
- Review and provide credit assessments for corporations based on financial data analysis. Prepare rationale to support assessments and present findings to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Support senior team members with key initiatives, including the development of methodologies and ongoing research.
- Collaborate on writing and publishing timely research regarding corporate credit trends and markets relevant to KBRA clients.
