Associate Director, REITs

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US Corporates – Credit Analyst, Associate Director – REITs / Real Estate & Leisure

Fitch US Corporates is seeking an Associate Director for coverage in the REITs / Real Estate & Leisure sectors to join our team in our Toronto, Chicago or New York office

What We Offer:

• A team-oriented work environment.
• An opportunity to lead a sector team at a global rating agency.
• A role and platform that helps the debt capital markets make more informed decisions via timely, insightful and forward-looking rating actions and research.

We'll Count on You To:

• Perform analysis of key quantitative and qualitative factors influencing credit quality of select real estate operating companies;
• Develop and maintain comprehensive financial models;
• Present analysis of companies to internal credit rating committees;
• Involvement in communicating rating rationale to external audiences (primarily institutional investors, sell-side analysts and media) in meetings, conference calls, press releases and written research reports;
• Participate in the evaluation of other credits within Corporates, as well as other related credit groups

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor's degree at minimum, MBA or other advanced degree a plus;
• CFA/CPA preferred;
• Capital markets and/or credit analysis experience a plus;
• Expertise in Excel and Word;
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to shift between multiple projects as priorities change;
• Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• has a demonstrated understanding of and a keen interest in the REIT sector; commercial real estate, leisure and similar property-linked securities;"
• has professional capital markets and/or credit analysis experience and well-developed financial statement analysis and modeling skills;
• can interpret complex legal documents such as