Senior Financial Analyst
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Associate Director – Structured Finance, Novel Transactions – Cross Practice Analytical Team
S&P Global
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • Colorado, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,400 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- In this role, analysts have an opportunity to leverage their existing expertise while being exposed to new sectors.
- They’ll be responsible for acting as a primary analyst on new engagements and leveraging their sector experience in the analysis of other engagements.
- They’ll also spend time in a range of pre-engagement discussions to provide market education and discuss the rating feasibility of new and innovative structures.
- The successful candidate will be a key contributor to a new team in support of a key strategic priority for Ratings and will be challenged to add competencies & skills from sectors outside of their areas of expertise to build a broad knowledge of assets, markets & structures.
- Perform rigorous analytical work, research, fundamental credit analysis and writing of analytical reports on cross-practice transactions.
- Interact with market participants to educate external stakeholders about S&P’s analytical approaches and assess analytical proposals on novel structures and presentation of analytical findings to internal and external constituencies.
- Collaborate with analytic teams from different practices & regions to provide rating solutions for complex & esoteric transactions.
- Complete the end-to-end ratings process for new issue and surveillance transactions.
- Perform cash flow analysis, synthesize results, and present findings in a timely manner in committees.
- Review legal and operating documents to ensure consistency with criteria and identify issues with the transaction structure.
- Provide comments to external parties.
- Actively manage relationships with internal and external clients.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of ratings criteria cross practice and be able to handle clients’ analytical questions.
- Actively contribute to our training and outreach efforts, including the completion of timely commentaries, podcasts, and webinars.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in; Business, Economics, Information Technology, or a related field of analytical studies
- An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Financial Institutions and Structured finance industry experience focusing on ABS or credit analysis experience in funds finance within the financial services industry, including banking.
- Comfort considering relative creditworthiness outside of a typical criteria context
- The ability to consider new asset and structural risks in the context of our rating principles
- Diligent and intellectually curious self-starter with a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed.
- Strong proficiency with Excel, financial models, and financial data.
- Strong understanding of financial markets and their relationship to S&P products.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems in a timely and insightful manner.
- Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines under time pressure.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a collaborative team.
- Excellent research skills
- Experience with cash flow modeling for esoteric assets, including triple net, data centers, private equity, transportation ABS
Benefits
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
credit analysiscash flow analysisfinancial modelinganalytical reportingresearchdata analysisfinancial dataasset risk assessmentstructured financeABS
Soft skills
strong work ethicintellectual curiosityproblem-solvingmulti-taskingdeadline managementinterpersonal skillscollaborationverbal communicationwritten communicationtraining and outreach
