About the Role

The individual must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, be analytical and highly attentive to detail. The candidate will be highly poised and possess excellent interpersonal and presentation skills. In addition, candidates must possess a high degree of proficiency in Excel as well as the intellectual curiosity to develop new applications and to perform complex analyses. Well-developed business writing skills are also required.

This position is based in Chicago or Toronto.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead analyst and manage the process of rating US CMBS transactions while maintaining compliance with DBRS Policies and Procedures.
• Obtain a solid understanding of DBRS quantitative models to assess credit worthiness of multi-borrower transactions as well as single-borrower transactions.
• Determine DBRS stabilized net cash flows for all property types, a variety of loan sizes ($2 million to >$1 billion) and unique loan structures including holdbacks and future funding components based on property performance and market dynamics.
• Conduct site inspections of all major commercial real estate property types throughout US.
• Compose and review detailed committee memos as well as published Presale and rating reports containing the culmination of research and DBRS analysis and opinions.
• Present loan level analysis and quantitative results and provide recommendations to the credit committee.
• Conduct market research and financial analysis to develop reports for DBRS published research, investor meetings and conferences.
• Respond to client and colleague inquiries regarding methodologies, transaction analysis and research.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have at least 7 to 10 years of experience in a commercial real estate finance related field.
• The analyst should hold a degree in finance, real estate or a related area.
• Advanced degree or CFA is a plus