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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., the ratings business is the fourth-largest provider of credit ratings in the world.
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The DBRS Morningstar CMBS New Issue Ratings team is seeking a Vice President to support the analytical team in the credit risk assessment of commercial real estate loans and securitized products. In this position, the successful applicant will assist with various aspects of the ratings process, including reviewing third party data, conducting property and loan analysis, writing Asset Summary Reports, and supporting research and database projects.
This position is based in New York.
Responsibilities:
– Act as the lead analyst and manage the process of rating US CMBS transactions while maintaining compliance with DBRS Policies and Procedures.
– Obtain a solid understanding of DBRS quantitative models to assess credit worthiness of multi-borrower transactions as well as single-borrower transactions.
– Determine DBRS stabilized net cash flows for all property types, a variety of loan sizes ($2 million to >$1 billion) and unique loan structures including holdbacks and future funding components based on property performance and market dynamics.
– Conduct site inspections of all major commercial real estate property types throughout US.
– Compose and review detailed committee memos as well as published Presale and rating reports containing the culmination of research and DBRS analysis and opinions.
– Present loan level analysis and quantitative results and provide recommendations to the credit committee.
– Conduct market research and financial analysis to develop reports for DBRS published research, investor meetings and conferences.
– Respond to client and colleague inquiries regarding methodologies, transaction analysis and research.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in a commercial real estate finance related field. The analyst should hold a degree in finance, real estate or a related area. The individual must be able to work in a fast paced environment, be analytical and highly attentive to detail. The candidate will be highly poised and possess excellent interpersonal and presentation skills. In addition, candidates must possess a high degree of proficiency in Excel as well as the intellectual curiosity to develop new applications and to perform complex analyses. Well-developed business writing skills are also required. All necessary documents are required for international travel.