Structured Finance - CMBS, Analyst - New York

Fitch Group, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc., Fitch Solutions Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare offerings

Retirement planning

Tuition reimbursement

Paid volunteer days

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is seeking an Analyst for their New York office to evaluate credit risks in commercial real estate. You will analyze various properties and their loan structures, providing insights to investors and market participants.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree and has experience in commercial real estate, along with strong analytical and quantitative skills. This role offers a hybrid work environment, allowing for a blend of in-office and remote work.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience in underwriting, valuing, or working out commercial real estate, excluding internships.
• Familiarity with commercial property types.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess credit strengths and risks of commercial real estate properties.
• Use quantitative skills to analyze property and loan characteristics.
• Communicate rating conclusions to credit committee.
• Publish detailed transaction reports and research reports.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Structured Finance - CMBS, Analyst - New York

Location: New York, NY, US

Pay Range: $85,000 - $100,000 per year

Fitch Ratings is currently seeking an Analyst based out of our New York office.

About the Team:

• Fitch Ratings is a global company with a presence in over 30 countries, offering opportunities to work with diverse teams and clients from around the world.
• An opportunity to be part of a team of analysts performing CRE analysis on securities loans.
• Provide Fitch’s opinions and perspectives to investors and other market participants on all North American CMBS transactions.
• A team‑oriented work environment.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Identify and assess credit strengths and risks of commercial real estate properties, and the related loan structures in U.S. and Canadian CRE markets, and property cash flow underwriting and valuations.
• Use quantitative skills to analyze property and loan level characteristics and industry trends.
• Communicate rating conclusions to credit committee.
• Publish detailed transaction reports, rating commentaries and research reports.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Hold a bachelor's degree.
• Have at least 12 months of experience in underwriting, valuing, or working out commercial real estate, excluding internships.
• Possess expertise in Excel and Word.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
• Are familiar with commercial property types.
• Can shift fluidly between multiple projects as priorities change.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Securitization or capital markets experience a plus.
• Loan workout and/or lending experience a plus.

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location.
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development, and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity.
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long‑term goals.
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing.
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family‑friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively.
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe.
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations, and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community.

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent, and forward‑looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings, you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affditive Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.