Project Finance and Infrastructure Associate

Position Title: Project Finance and Infrastructure - Associate (NY)

Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: New York, New York, United States

Summary/Overview:

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA, LLC) is seeking an Associate to join our Project Finance and Infrastructure team. The individual will be responsible for assigning new ratings and providing surveillance for project finance and infrastructure entities (spanning the energy, transportation, and social infrastructure sectors, among others). The individual will complete the rating process by analyzing cash flows, evaluating technical aspects of a project, reviewing credit documentation, transaction structures, and financial statements, and preparing internal credit reports for rating committees.

About the Job:

• Assign new ratings and complete surveillance for complex infrastructure and energy project finance transactions by: forecasting future performance using mathematical models; leading the rating process by preparing internal credit reports and submissions for rating committees, analyzing cash flows, and evaluating the legal, contractual, and technical aspects of a project; and reviewing and stressing financial models to assess credit risk.
• Attend industry conferences and seminars to promote KBRA.
• Share KBRA’s credit view with investors on existing transactions and market developments.
• Write research pieces on the status of the project finance market.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, management, or related field.
• 3-5 years of prior experience in the offered role or 3-5 years of prior experience as a credit risk analyst.
• Requires 3-5 years of experience: performing credit analysis in a rating agency, buy-side, credit research, banking, or similar environment; utilizing financial, statistical, and economic analysis skills for financial modeling and cash flow analysis; writing research reports; and presenting research and analysis to senior committee members; creating and modifying project and infrastructure finance models; and using Microsoft Excel, including formulas and shortcuts, to analyze large datasets; and
• 1-2 years of experience with: deal execution or credit risk analysis of power and renewables project financings; and deal execution or credit risk analysis of project and infrastructure finance transactions.