Senior Analyst, EMEA Emerging Markets Corporates
S&P Global
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Paris • 🇫🇷 France
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Senior
About the role
- Formulate and clearly articulate credit rating recommendations based on comprehensive analysis of financial statements, deep understanding of macroeconomics and financing conditions and debt documentation.
- Develop insightful and forward-looking company and sector-level credit rating research.
- The analyst will be covering several sectors (like commodities, utilities, telecommunications, transportation infrastructure, consumer goods) in both emerging and frontier economies.
- Lead interactions and management with senior executives from (CEO, CFO, Treasury teams) and be capable to conduct in-depth analytical discussion on credit/financial/industry topics with assertiveness.
- Manage relationships with rated issuers and investors, ensuring effective communication and service delivery.
- Communicate with investors and market participants through high-quality sector and company reports, presentations, and direct engagement.
- Thoroughly document supporting analyses to ensure clarity and transparency in credit rating decisions.
- Present and defend conclusions to the credit rating committee in a coherent and logical manner.
- Collaborate with other analysts within the Ratings teams, notably sovereigns and financial institutions, to enhance cross-sector knowledge and skills.
Requirements
- Have strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial statements and accounting concepts.
- An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 3-4 years of experience and a master's degree in relevant fields, such as Finance, Economics or Business Administration.
- Strong interest in Emerging Markets and macroeconomics is a necessity, any prior exposure to those markets (irrespective of the asset class) is a plus.
- French language skills could be a plus as credit coverage could comprise corporates in the Francophone part of Africa.
- An ability and interest in complex financial modelling to analyze a company’s capital structure, liquidity, and forecasts, in an independent way.
- Strong accounting skills.
- Experience in analyzing debt/instrument documentation and transaction structures.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated initiative and ownership of tasks.
- Commitment to high-quality work and continuous improvement.
- Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to changing situations.
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.
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Hard skills
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