Morningstar US | Senior Vice President - Project Finance

Responsibilities

• The role involves performing financial statement analysis, using financial models, drafting rating reports and press releases, including compilation of rating committee materials and presenting at rating committees.
• The successful candidate will also be responsible for mentoring and coaching junior analysts, managing the relationships with issuers and bankers as required and ensuring the provision of high quality and timely topical research.
• If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately.
• If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
• Assess credit worthiness and maintain rating opinions of various issuers.
• Develop a deep understanding of the methodologies and criteria for the sector.
• Contribute to the methodology development for the sector(s).
• Lead the development of innovative topical research and publication of related industry studies and commentaries.
• Build and maintain relationships with issuers and investors.
• Lead external meetings and internal rating committees.
• Respond to inquiries from investors and media representatives.
• Lead the refinement of research products and rating approaches.
• Reporting to the Managing Director, Energy & Natural Resources and US Asset Finance, the successful candidate will manage a growing portfolio of U.S. based projects, working closely with members of the team on a broad range of assets classes within project finance and infrastructure finance.
• Produce timely, high-quality credit reports, research notes and commentaries on rated entities.
• Mentor and coach junior analysts.
• Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.

Qualifications

• Analytically support business development initiatives.
• 10+ years of applicable financial analysis experience, with specific credit experience related to Project Finance.
• Experience from other ratings agencies, Infrastructure Advisory, Bank Project Finance Credit Teams or Buyside Credit strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to develop, coach and manage a team.
• Solid power sector, infrastructure and financial markets knowledge.
• Strong research skills and focus on detail.
• Strong corporate finance and financial statement analytical abilities.
• Experience in legal review of contracts and financial agreements.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong team player with demonstrated ability to work interactively in a team environment.
• Experience in broader PPP and infrastructure industry in the U.S is a strong asset.
• Previous rating agency experience is a strong asset.

Morningstar US

Morningstar US is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Chicago and New York.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance