Associate Director - Renewable Sector - Credit Rating Firm

Associate Director | Renewable Sector | Largest Credit Rating Company

Work for a leading credit rating company that is leveraging software and technology tools to change the face of credit rating in India

Our client with nearly two decades of presence has established itself as the second-largest credit rating agency in India. They provide ratings in the financial sector, infrastructure sector, corporates, public finance, and MSME spaces. The company is headquartered in Mumbai and has regional offices at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune, and Mauritius.

Our client also carries out grading of IPOs, assesses the financial strength of shipyards, grades various courses of Educational institutions and provides grading services to Energy service companies. They are nurturing global opportunities and have made forays in different forms with 4 partners from Brazil, Portugal, Malaysia and South Africa.

As the Associate Director - Renewable Sector, you will be responsible for evaluating transactions in the renewable energy sector.

You will be responsible for assigning new ratings and providing surveillance for project finance, in energy and infrastructure related entities.

What you will do:

- Leading the rating process by preparing internal credit reports for rating committees, analyzing cash flows and evaluating technical aspects of a project

- Understanding of business model, and analyzing various risks based on quantitative and qualitative information

- Closely following the developments surrounding rated transactions in the energy sector, assessing the potential impact on the transaction and maintaining contact with related parties

- Discussing with the key management personnel of the corporate's being rated to understand their strategy and business model

- Undertaking proactive measures to smoothen rating execution

- Evaluating rating reports and rationale for assigned ratings

- Conducting research on the renewable energy sector and keeping a track on the performance of the industry as a whole

- Monitoring the efforts towards the brand building to enhance the company's image and credibility vis--vis external stakeholders, market intelligence for maintaining rating quality of the portfolio

- Strategic planning and designing organizational structures and processes, change management and coming up alternatives to improve quality/efficiency

- Analyzing business performance, including industry dynamics and regulatory trends

- Keeping track of changes in the economy, various sectors and analyzing the impact of the same on clients

- Organizing effective presentations for prospective clients and investors, networking with lenders, investment bankers and analysts to remain updated with latest developments

- Ensuring regulatory timelines with respect to rating process as laid down in the Rating Operations Manual

Candidate Profile:

- CA/MBA Finance candidates preferred(Batch 2001 - 2016)

- Demonstrable experience of 15-18 years in the renewable sector (largely corporate), preferably from rating agencies and alternatively from Infra / Corporate lending is highly preferred

- Excellent Communication Skills