Associate Financial Engineer

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. 

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Role:
* Build, develop and troubleshoot quantitative financial models for a variety of structured finance asset classes, including ABS, CMBS, RMBS which are used by clients to analyse their portfolios
* Support client relationships by supporting structured finance cash flow models and data and performing analysis of fixed-income portfolios.
* Interpret and analyse legal documents on complex financial structures to model compliance reports, cash flow models and tests
* Work with the product development team to design, build and implement new features and functions for analytic and data products.
* Contribute in long term projects and initiatives that benefit the quality of client-facing products
* Participate in the implementation, customization and use of analytic solutions
Qualifications:
* Postgraduate (e.g. MBA, Master’s from tier 1 or 2 universities) with an emphasis in engineering, computer science, math, finance, or a related quantitative field highly desired.
* 6 months to 3-years experience with some direct experience in Structured Finance modelling must.
* Experience and ability reading complex investment documents.
* Strong quantitative skills and analytical problem-solving ability required.
* Excellent communication and organizational skills with the confidence to interact with top financial professionals.
* Demonstrated initiative, enthusiasm and ability to learn quickly and excel as part of a dynamic team.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities with tight deadlines
* Experience writing code using Microsoft Excel VBA, Python & SQL highly preferred
* Candidates will be tested on their programming and analytical thinking ability.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.