Junior Rating Analyst

About Brickwork Ratings

Brickwork Ratings (BWR) is one of India’s leading credit rating agencies, committed to providing the investment community with products and services needed to make informed investment decisions. Established in 2007, Brickwork Ratings, a SEBI-registered and RBI-accredited credit rating agency, has Canara Bank, a leading public sector bank as its promoter and strategic partner.
BWR is headquartered in Bengaluru and has a pan-India presence. The rating team is headed by the analytical prowess of the industry’s most experienced credit analysts and bankers. BWR offers rating services to Bank Loans, NCD, Commercial papers, Bonds, Mutual Funds, PPMLDs, and Security Receipts. BWR’s ratings have rated over 100,000 large Corporates, Banks, Financial Institutions, State and local Governments, and small businesses. BWR provides investors and lenders, with timely and in-depth research across structured finance, public finance, financial institutions, project finance, and corporate sectors.

Primary Responsibility:

Analyst is expected to handle the end-to-end rating process involving the following:

• Credit analysis of financial instruments of small and medium companiesThe

• Financial analysis and ability to make financial projections of the financial instruments.

• Analytical rigor in credit rating proposals

• Maintain excellent quality in the analysis and be up to date on the market/industry information and suitable and need-based rating actions.

• To take ownership of the folio by carrying out regular surveillance, monitoring, reviews every quarter / material event basis, tracking the performance of the companies concerning macroeconomic changes, and handling internal and external audit queries.

• Strictly adhere to standard operating procedures, regulations & policies.

• Adept in meeting tight deadlines with no compromise on analytical quality

• Client interaction and managing good relations.

Competency / Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills including financial modeling, ratio analysis, and industry knowledge.

• Excellent verbal / written communication and presentation skills.

• Attention to detail

• Good Academics (75% and above scores throughout)

• Zeal to learn and strive in the credit rating domain

Educational Qualification:

Masters in Finance / Economics