About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

Senior Analyst: Structured Finance Ratings

The Impact: This role blends research and quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, client-facing interactions, and project management. Daily tasks include completing the end-to-end ratings process, reviewing documents, assessing the credit profile of collateral pools, and conducting cash flow analyses to determine the credit rating impact of stress tests to the structures and enhancement levels under various economic scenarios. The Senior Analyst is expected to conduct credit rating committees and interact with bankers, issuers, and investors on analytical matter.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze credit quality of collateral pools. Review performance data, credit models, underwriting criteria, and macroeconomic and sector factors.
• Complete the end-to-end ratings process for new issue and surveillance transactions.
• Perform cash flow analysis and synthesize results in a timely manner for rating committees.
• Review legal and operating documents to ensure compliance with criteria and identify issues with the transaction structure. Provide feedback to external parties.
• Actively manage relationships with issuers, intermediaries, and investors. Effectively communicate S&P’s methodologies and procedures. Participate in client meetings.
• Prepare written and oral presentations to rating committees. Make recommendations to committees and actively participate in committee deliberations.
• Draft thorough yet concise press releases and presale reports. Collaborate with internal parties (editorial, data, etc.) to manage the publication of ratings and reports to external audiences.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of ratings criteria and cash flow analysis
• Work on special projects as directed by the analytical team manager. 

Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $85,700.00 to $170,400.00. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in finance or economics.
• Master’s degree or CFA is desirable.
• 2-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with cash flow modeling.
• Understanding of financial markets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent research skills.
• Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems with ingenuity in a timely and insightful manner.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and tight deadlines under time pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a collaborative team.
• Diligent and intellectually curious self-starter with a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed

Application Disclaimer: Please submit your application, only if you plan to attend this year’s 2024 Prospanica Career Expo in Orlando, FL, October 29-31, 2024.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

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