Associate Director, Structure Finance, Sydney

Associate Director, Structure Finance, Sydney

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**Australia/New Zealand Structured Finance and Covered Bonds is currently seeking a Senior Analyst/Associate Director based out of our Sydney office.**

The Australian Structured Finance (SF) and Covered Bonds (CVB) team is currently a team of 13 analysts covering all asset classes in Australian and New Zealand SF and CVB.

**What We Offer**:

- Join an experienced team;
- Exposure to majority of issuers in the market;
- Variety of work with ability to work on multiple asset classes (as well as new asset classes and issuers), in both rating new transactions as a well as monitoring existing transactions;
- Great development opportunity for someone looking to continue to develop their career in SF/CvB.

**We'll Count on You To**:

- Rating new transactions, including looking at new asset classes and issuers;
- Ensure all structured finance transactions/CvB programmes are reviewed on a continuous 12-month schedule and all transactions/programmes have been reviewed at least once a year by the due date:

- Performing data analysis in excel;
- Executing Fitch generated models;
- Preparing analytical documentation based on Fitch templates;
- Presenting analytical documentation and communicate comments and opinions in committee effectively;
- Preparing press releases based on Fitch templates;
- Provide timely market/transaction performance commentary;
- Manage queries from issuers/bankers/investors - represent Fitch and communicate effectively with external transaction parties;
- Participate in originator/servicer review meetings;
- Adhoc projects/reporting and author reports.

**What You Need to Have**:

- Undergraduate degree in a finance related discipline;
- A minimum of 3-5 years structured finance experience from an issuer, arranger or trustee (preference in a credit or analytical related role) where the role required;
- Intermediate excel skills with knowledge of following functionality [vlookup(), sumif(), if(), index(), match() etc;
- Strong time management skills and a high level of attention to detail.

**What Would Make You Stand Out**:

- Australian/New Zealand specific SF/CvB markets experience;
- Previous credit experience;
- Ability to mentor junior staff.

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