About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):
08
The Team:

The EMEA Leveraged Finance team are experts with respect to the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets. Within Leveraged Finance, the credit estimate function produces an abbreviated credit analysis (such as Credit Estimates, Private Credit Analysis and Mid-Market Evaluations) as an input to support the analysis of Structured Credit (CLOs), project finance or as stand-alone credit ratings work. Our team values collaboration, analytical excellence, and the development of emerging talent in credit analysis. The team also undertakes data analysis in support of analytical publishing and supports the sector teams in recovery analysis.

The Impact:

As a Credit Estimate Research Assistant, you will play a crucial role in evaluating middle market companies that directly impact CLO credit quality and small business financing access. The analyses you produce will be used by other S&P teams to rate Collateralized Loan Obligations, and by our clients to evaluate the credit quality of their overall loan portfolios. CLO Investors and Managers rely on our evaluation of middle market companies. Although our credit opinions are not publicly disclosed, they have a tremendous impact not only on the credit quality of the CLOs we rate but also on the ability of small businesses to borrow from an important segment of the financial markets.

What You’ll Gain:

This role offers exceptional opportunities for professional growth in credit analysis, including: *Opportunities to work with a global team and hands on high impact credit experience
*Exposure to diverse industry sectors and credit analysis methodologies
*Direct mentorship from senior analysts and credit professionals
*Potential progression to investor-facing roles and research projects
Responsibilities: *Analyse company financials and prepare daily company evaluations for review by senior analysts
*Assist with detailed financial analysis for use in reports and related materials for S&P Global Ratings publications
*Work within a global team of analysts to analyse pertinent financial, operational and industry data to determine Credit Estimates
*Demonstrate attention to detail and quality focus while meeting specific timelines and deliverables
*As a Credit Estimates Research Assistant, you will initially spend most of your time learning the methodology by which S&P performs credit analysis and getting familiar with our analytical tools and processes. You will focus on analysing a number of diverse companies and learn how to evaluate credit quality as efficiently as possible
*Actively seek guidance and feedback to continuously improve analytical skills and credit assessment capabilities
*As you gain experience, you may deal with investors directly and work on research projects
*Collaborate effectively with team members to achieve common analytical goals and support broader team objectives
*All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week
*We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer
What We’re Looking For:

Required Qualifications: *Analytical skills, especially financial statement and quantitative analysis
*Some commercial credit or financial and credit analytical experience. An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 1+ years of experience
*A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Business or Mathematics
*Fluency in English (written and verbal) along with fluent (written and verbal) French and/or Dutch and/or Spanish language skills
*Strong Excel skills
*Strong attention to detail
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to produce high-quality analytical output within defined parameters and timelines
Preferred Qualifications: *Progress towards CFA/MBA would be desirable
*Demonstrated curiosity and eagerness to learn credit analysis methodologies
*Experience working collaboratively in team environments
*Strong problem-solving abilities and resourceful approach to analytical challenges
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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What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world’s leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partner