Seeking for a Associate Director Location: Rio De Janeiro / Sao Paulo, Brazil –Local candidates-No relocation

Job Description:

Description:
A leading global rating agency committed to providing the world’s credit markets with accurate, timely and prospective credit opinions is seeking an experienced professional for their Latin America group to provide high quality credit analysis and timely research on highly visible Brazilian financial institutions.

The successful candidate for this Associate Director/Director level analyst position must be able to demonstrate skills and experience that will allow for immediate primary coverage of a portfolio of issuers.

Primary responsibilities include:
• Read, analyze and interpret complex documents.
• Performing analysis of key quantitative and qualitative factors, detailed financial modeling.
• Conducting in-depth onsite meetings with senior corporate management of the institutions covered.
• Present companies to credit rating committee; communicate results to management.
• Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Effectively interact with sophisticated investors, sell-side analysts and media.
• Make effective, persuasive speeches and presentations in public forums.
• Write special reports, credit analysis and articles using original techniques or style.
• Communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively analytical opinion both orally and written to internal and external audiences.


Requirements include:
• English and Portuguese fluency a must. Strong English writing skills.
• Solid professional background with evidence strong credit skills.
• Successful candidate must possess 5+ years relevant experience.
• Knowledge of the Brazilian banking industry.
• Good presentation skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills.
• Understand complex concepts and applying logic to intellectual and practical problems.
• Full command of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Position requires 20% travel.

Candidates should be confident, mature, and dynamic as well as personable, independent and team player. Candidates must be self starters and have the experience and ability to cope with time pressure and deadlines.
Email resume at vguillemette@gmail.com