Cl-973 - Ozz695 - Assistant Vice President, European Credit Estimates

About the Role:
Job Responsibilities:
Interacting with clients to obtain private financial information.
Performing multifaceted corporate credit analysis, especially regarding financial statement analysis, and making judgement calls on structural business strengths and weaknesses.
Assessing liquidity positions and refreshing existing CE scores on an annual basis.
Working with junior analysts to support their development and maximize the productivity of the European CE Team.
Liaising with the DBRS Morningstar European Structured Credit and Business Development teams.
Contributing to the Global CE Team's forthcoming monthly publication and authoring commentaries that support DBRS Morningstar's position as a global Thought Leader in Corporate Credit.
The majority of companies to be scored are highly leveraged small and medium-sized corporations, operating across a wide variety of sectors, primarily based in Spain, the United Kingdom, and other countries in Europe.
Analytical Responsibilities:
Interacting with clients to manage the analysis of their portfolio companies.
Mastering familiarity with DBRS analytical tools and internal guidance documents and standards to properly execute the credit estimate process.
Producing relevant internal and external research on the European leveraged loan market based on DBRS Morningstar's proprietary database information.
Qualifications:
Completed a minimum of 5+ years relevant work experience as a corporate credit analyst, especially analyzing European leveraged finance credits.
Fluency in Spanish and English required. Working knowledge of other European languages such as Dutch, German, Italian, and/or French is a plus.
Working knowledge of IFRS and some understanding of local Spanish accounting standards preferred.
Working knowledge of other European local accounting standards such as UK, Italian, German, French, Dutch, etc. is a plus.
Chartered Financial Accountant (CFA) or Chartered Accountant (CA/CPA) designation preferred.
Excellent financial statement analysis skills.
Knowledge of required legal documentation including loan agreements and other related documents.
Strong research skills and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills, oral and written, with diplomatic tendencies when working with new clients, while still adhering to deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal skills and good team interaction capabilities.
Strong entrepreneurial spirit and ability to demonstrate creativity/flexibility in order to find solutions to various issues, such as new mandates with information in different languages.
Ability to work as a regional lead analyst and global team member for a growing international team.
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.

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