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Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research.
Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise.
The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables you to make important credit judgments with confidence.
- has some knowledge of and a keen interest in learning more about the Corporates Credit Analysis;
- has a professional background in capital markets and/or credit analysis and well developed financial statement analysis skills;
- wants to deepen their exposure to and understanding of the debt capital markets;
- has a strong pattern of leadership and the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside of the organization;
- Essential Functions of this position include:
- Undertake, as a Primary or Secondary Analyst, credit ratings on new rating mandates as well as monitoring of existing ratings with adherence to Fitch criteria and processes
- Provide active support to other senior members of the team in data collection, macro/microeconomic research, peer comparisons, internal tools, among other operational tasks
- Actively participate in rating committees, offering your opinion and insight
- Closely follow market developments surrounding rated transactions and issuers; taking necessary rating action where required.
- Maintain contact with issuers, regulator(s) and related market constituents
- Conduct regular Issuer/Sector/Market research to assist with your analysis and compile rating reports and committee packages
- Participate in internal discussions on sector-wide credit issues that could lead to publication of research reports
- Publish external research (including issuer reports, special sector reports, presentations)
- Maintain files in accordance with internal policies in relation to meetings, committee documentation and external correspondence
- Assist in external outreach or take responsibility where required
- Financial data entry and maintain up-to-date databases/systems
**Position Requirements**:
- A minimum of 4 years of solid relevant credit experience working in another credit rating agency, bank/investment bank, regulator, investment manager (or similar institution) or consultancy/accounting firm.
Bachelor's Degree with a specialty in Finance, Economics or Accounting is desired
- Deep understanding of macroeconomic variables as well as of financial statements and ratio analysis
- Proficiency in use of Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Ability to analyze Corporates in depth for the purpose of assigning credit ratings, strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative Corporate risk.
- Strong analytical, quantitative and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Resourcefulness in terms of managing challenges associated with data collection and analysis
- Confident and articulate in communicating with internal/external constituents, with strong business English writing skills and oral communication skills
- Demonstrable inquisitive, broad-minded and forward-thinking analytical nature, with international perspectives in relation to credit matters
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to work independently yet contribute to team objectives
- Ability to shift fluidly between multiple projects as priorities change;
- Ability to excel in a team oriented environment.
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