Morningstar

About the role:

Morningstar DBRS is seeking a full-time Vice President to join its Insurance Team in Madrid or Toronto for 12 months. The individual will have lead and backup analyst responsibilities on a portfolio of life and P&C (re)insurance companies and assets managers. Candidates with at least seven years of experience in relevant credit analysis gained from a rating agency or financial institution will be prioritized. We are looking for highly motivated candidates who are self-starters, keen to learn and have a strong work ethic.

This is a maternity leave coverage contract opportunity for 12 months.

Job responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be part of an experienced and growing team of professionals responsible for analyzing (re)insurance companies and asset managers
• The analyst’s primary responsibilities will be to act as a lead analyst in managing a portfolio of new and existing issuers, including ongoing analysis and surveillance, participate in rating committees and attend issuer meetings with C-level executives.
• The analyst will also collaborate with the generation of high-quality and timely topical research while keeping abreast of industry trends.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance or a closely related field
• Master’s degree, actuarial, accounting and/or CFA designations are a plus
• Minimum of seven years of experience in financial institutions' credit analysis or directly related field
• Excellent business writing and communication skills
• Strong financial statement analytical abilities and spreadsheet skills
• Good understanding of insurance regulatory and accounting issues
• Solid research and insightful analytical abilities, with great attention to detail and accuracy
• Self-starter and strong team player with a sense of urgency and a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required
• Ability to develop strong relationships with clients and investors
• Bloomberg skills a plus

About Us

DBRS Morningstar is a global credit ratings business, 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.

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

DBRS Morningstar rates more than 2,600 issuers and 54,000 securities worldwide and is driven to bringing more clarity, diversity of opinion, and responsiveness to the ratings process. DBRS Morningstar’s approach and size provide the agility to respond to customers’ needs, while being large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources.

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.