Senior Credit Analyst

The Senior Credit Analyst/ML role provides a chance to create a meaningful contribution to the success of Moody’s Local Mexico, by managing a portfolio of issuers within CFG & PPIF sectors, including non-financial corporates and infrastructure projects. The candidate will work on the credit analysis of new and existing issuers from Moody´s Local Mexico.

The position reports to the Director of the CFG & PPIF groups and involves indirect management, coaching, and mentoring of junior analysts.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative assessment of financial documents and economic/market data, as well as analysis of bond indentures, financial statements, exchange offers and other legal documents.
• Conduct initial and ongoing credit analysis on a dedicated portfolio of companies and transactions.
• Actively supervise the portfolio and make recommendations for rating transitions in a timely fashion.
• Develop a well-founded rationale for credit ratings and effectively communicate this rationale in rating committees and other internal analytical meetings.
• Demonstrate credit rating judgment as evidenced by the ability to distinguish among entities and transactions at different credit ratings levels.
• Prepare clear, thorough and accurate rating reports including the analysis of the various factors that influenced the rating.
• Produce timely and relevant research on specific issuers, general credit trends, or sector related issues that is in-depth, high quality and insightful.
• Build and manage solid relationships with investors, advisors, and issuers.
• Develop Moody’s Local Mexico franchise through intermediary marketing and transparency initiatives.
• Lead issuer meetings, including presenting key credit rating factors optimally and asking probing questions that result in substantive dialog about key credit issues.
• Coach and develop junior analysts.

What you bring

• Strong academic foundation with a minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in economics, accounting, finance, engineering, business administration, statistics or actuarial science. Graduate / second-level degree (e.g. MBA, Master’s) or CFA certification is a plus.
• 5-7 years of relevant work experience, primarily in credit analysis, equity research, investment banking, or financial analysis. Significant experience in the assessment of financial statements and knowledge of accounting principles.
• Strong abilities in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Programming knowledge (Python or Visual Basic) is a plus.
• Validated and well-developed analytical and modelling skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication capabilities in Spanish and English.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and prioritize tasks accordingly.