Vice President, Credit Ratings - Financial Institutions Groups

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of an experienced team of professionals responsible for analyzing banks, non-bank financial institutions, and credit unions in Canada. The analyst’s primary responsibilities will be to act as a lead analyst in managing a portfolio of issuers, including ongoing analysis and surveillance, participate in rating committees and attend issuer meetings.

The analyst will be required to have both solid financial industry and specific issuer/financial sector knowledge; strong financial statement analytical abilities and spreadsheet skills, and strong research and writing skills. The analyst will also prepare rating committee presentations and publish press releases, rating reports, and related topical research. Strong client facing skills are expected and the lead analyst will be responsible for developing relationships with both issuers and investors.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates who are self-starters, keen to learn and have a strong work ethic.

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in business, finance or a closely related field.

Masters degree, CPA and/or CFA are a plus

Minimum of seven to ten years of experience in bank/and or financial institution credit analysis or directly related field

Excellent business writing, communication and analytical capacity

Strong interpersonal skills

Team player with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and producing high quality work

Willingness to travel as required

Bloomberg skills a plus

Base Salary Compensation Range
$109,489.00-160,711.00

Incentive Target Percentage

30% Annual