Job Description
Job Description
Municipal Surveillance Associate - General Obligation Sector
Position Summary
Top Insurance company is seeking an Associate to join the U.S. Public Finance Surveillance team. This employee would be responsible for collection and organization of data from various sources as well as be part of the team reviewing, analyzing, monitoring and reporting on a large portfolio of U.S. Public Finance credits.
Primary Responsibilities
- Complete analysis and prepare written reviews of credits in the assigned sectors adhering to a review schedule
- Develop and maintain understanding of the key risk attributes of the assigned portfolios
- Monitor credit quality and trends with respect to individual risks and the assigned portfolio as a whole
- Perform analysis on ad hoc basis for reports to senior management and the Board as well as in conjunction with special projects
- Assist in the preparation of material (including charts and graphs) for presentation of sector reviews
- Effectively manage client and other external relationships:
- Process amendment and consent requests and interact with obligors, bankers, rating agencies, advisors or others as required
Candidate Background
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting, public administration, economics or business
- 2-4 years’ experience in relevant area preferred (rating agency, buy-side, sell-side, insurer or government finance)
- Team player with ability to multi-task several projects at a time
- Ability to analyze and project cash flows
- Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to effectively convey information clearly and concisely
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
- Excellent time management skills, with willingness to work additional hours when needed
- Self-starter with the ability learn quickly and retain information or processes
- Ability to use various external apps (including Microsoft 365: Excel, PowerPoint and Word), internal IT systems, and sources of information
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