Data Research Analyst, Credit Ratings

Quality Assurance Data Research Analyst, Structured Finance (Mumbai)

About Us: Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and structured finance instruments globally. Currently with 700 employees in eight offices globally. Formed through the July 2019 acquisition of DBRS by Morningstar, Inc., the ratings business is the fourth-largest provider of credit ratings in the world.

Morningstar DBRS is committed to empowering investor success, serving the market through leading-edge technology and raising the bar for the industry. Morningstar DBRS is a market leader in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in multiple asset classes.

Morningstar DBRS rates more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities worldwide and is driven to bringing more clarity, diversity of opinion, and responsiveness to the ratings process. Morningstar DBRS approach and size provide the agility to respond to customers’ needs, while being large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources.

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About the Role: The Quality Assurance Data Research Analyst will be a key resource for the Global Structured Finance Group to promote quality help comply with Morningstar DBRS policies and procedures. The Quality Assurance Data Research Analyst will work in a team to support the US Asset-Backed-Securities (ABS), US Residential-Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS), US Structured Credit, North American Commercial-Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) and Canadian Structured Finance teams in New York, Stamford and Chicago in the US and Toronto, Canada, respectively. This position is based in our Navi Mumbai office.

Responsibilities

• Assist with streamlining existing processes and implementing new processes to create operational efficiencies for the Global Structured Finance Group
• Liaise with analytical staff to ensure identified issues are remediated timely and effectively.
• Assist with reviewing and gathering rating documents for regulatory exams
• Collaborate with Compliance and Information Technology teams on various projects as needed
• Develop and maintain periodic status reports on employee training for the Global Structured Finance Group as needed
• Assist Global QA team in designing and delivering management reports as they relate to rating process, policies and procedures.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) degree in finance or a related area.
• Experience of 1-2 years in compliance, audit and/or regulatory analysis developed in financial services or accounting professions.
• Understanding of and/or professional experience with a credit rating agency is a plus.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, ability to extract trends and patterns from large data sets and sound judgment.
• Strong attention to detail and work ethic
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Advanced knowledge and practical skills in using Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Team player with excellent problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a support role with analysts of all levels, and to senior management when needed
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring high quality results.
  

Morningstar DBRS is an equal opportunity employer.

About Us

Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.

Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.

Morningstar DBRS is the next generation of credit ratings.

If you received and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.