Research Assistant (EMEA Corporates)

Description:

• You are supporting senior credit analysts in their surveillance of a portfolio of credit ratings of corporate entities within the Commodities sector, predominantly in Russia and CIS.
• This includes performing fundamental credit analysis, doing financial modelling (cash flows forecasts, capital structure and liquidity analysis) and conducting industry research.
• In addition, you will be contributing to the preparation of investor presentations, rating reports and research articles.
• You are preparing and participating in meetings with senior management as well as Finance and Treasury teams of rated companies.
• This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high performing analytical team with very high potential for professional development. The Commodities team is part of the Corporate Ratings practice, which is the largest practice at S&P Global Ratings.
• The commodities team has currently 16 full-time analysts based in London, Moscow, Paris, Dubai, and Stockholm and covers more than 125 corporate credit ratings across Europe and emerging markets.
• We predominantly do ratings surveillance, work on new rating transactions as well as assess the ratings impact of refinancing or M&A transactions.
• We also work on transactions in partnership with other practices and segments at S&P Global on a regular basis. Identifying, understanding and analyzing ESG credit factors is increasingly becoming an important part of credit analysis at S&P Global Ratings.

Qualifications:

• Be educated to degree level in a relevant business-related field; a relevant Master’s degree, CFA or financial qualification would be desirable.
• Have a first relevant work experience, potentially acquired via internships, in at least one of the following areas: (1) Accounting/Audit; (2) Credit Analysis; (3) Modeling Financial forecasts.
• A solid understanding of how a corporate enterprise works and how ownership structures, business models, or industry factors might impact a company’s cash flows and leverage.
• Knowledge of the commodities sector (oil& gas, metals, mining) and/or of Accounting concepts (US GAAP/IFRS would be an advantage).
• Being well organized, reliable, detail orientated; ability to maintain accuracy whilst complying with deadlines. Be proficient at working with financial models
• The ability to work both independently and within a team environment is critical.
• Fluent written and oral communication skills in both Russian and English.
• You will be able to demonstrate analytical excellence, be reliable, hardworking, curious, dynamic and above all interested both in financial modelling and corporate credit analysis. Effective teamwork and a thoughtful approach to problem solving are highly valued.
• Good presentation skills in front of internal and external audiences are required as over the time, the candidate will be expected to participate in meetings with senior management teams to extract and assess information relating to credit quality and to explain our credit rating opinions.
• Be computer literate having strong Excel/Word/PowerPoint and database application skills.