KBRA
Corporate Credit Funds - Director (NY)
New York, New York · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$175kDetected 22 days ago
LLMsFinancial ModelingExcelResearchCommunicationUnderwriting
About the role
- KBRA (Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC) is seeking a Director to join our growing Corporate Credit Funds team in the New York office.
- The Corporate Credit Funds team assigns and monitors credit ratings on various debt instruments backed by portfolios of middle market corporate loans, including senior secured direct lending investments, along with other corporate loans, notes, and bonds.
- The team focuses on private credit and direct lending transactions, including feeder fund rated notes, master fund credit facilities, middle market CLOs, corporate loan and bond portfolios, and select synthetic risk transfer structures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics or Math related fields.
- Experience reviewing legal documents and strong understanding of liability structures, LTV/advance rates, payment priorities, and structural protections.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel is required to build and analyze excel based financial models to assess asset cash flow projections, and debt repayment under stress scenarios
Nice to have
- CFA or MBA is a plus
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus.
Skills
- Analyze portfolios of corporate loans, bonds, and other credit instruments, including middle market and sponsor-backed exposures.
- Prepare rating memoranda and new issuance reports, and present recommendations to rating committees.
- Contribute to credit research and publications related to corporate portfolio finance, direct lending, and structured credit markets.
Compensation
- The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 to $175,000.
- Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and paid time off
- Paid family and disability leave
- Educational and professional development financial assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
- Ability to manage time and resources in fast-growing company.
Company info
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO.
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority.
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to the Temporary Registration Regime.
- In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus.
- KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.
- KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work as an integral part of a highly collaborative team and across disciplines in a challenging and dynamic environment and effectively manage internal and external relationships.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Analyze portfolios of corporate loans, bonds, and other credit instruments, including middle market and sponsor-backed exposures
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