Associate Director, Structured Finance

S&P Global Ratings
Associate Director, Structured Finance

**The Impact**: The successful applicant will enhance our ability to efficiently and effectively serve our clients demonstrating outstanding analytical excellence and the capacity to provide relevant, insightful and compelling analysis. You will have responsibility for helping the undertaking of the analysis for the EMEA ABS, RMBS team. As an Associate Director, you will have direct analytical responsibility for a portfolio of credits and be responsible for conducting credit and financial analysis, reviewing, researching and managing data/transaction documents, running credit models, analyzing cash flows, and preparing analytical documentation. You will be expected to provide analytical reasoning in discussions within the team and in presenting the analyses in committees. You will act proactively toward resolution of issues, investigating root causes for problem-solving and be knowledgeable on the appropriate criteria. You will be an effective communicator working within the Structured Finance Analytical team as well as being an ambassador for S&P Global Ratings with market participants, through effective communication with issuers, key clients as well as in conferences where you may be asked to participate as speaker. You will develop and maintain a deep understanding of the industry trends and issues. You will be well organized and efficient in your approach to deadlines and problem solving.

**The Career Opportunity**: You will get to work in a dynamic team environment and work with a team of professional specialists. You can deepen and broaden your insight and knowledge in one of the leading credit ratings’ companies in the world. This role provides a great opportunity to be exposed to a range of markets and asset types.

**The Team / The Business**: You will report to the Analytical Manager, Structured Finance and be working closely with a number of highly experienced industry specialists.

**Your Skills**:
Bachelor’s degree is required and possibly completed or pursuing postgraduate studies/CFA. You must have good attention to detail and numerical skills, and an ability to synthesize and interpret large volumes of data. You have good English writing skills to prepare professional analyses and reports. An understanding of securitisation and financial markets and prior exposure to ABS, RMBS, or credit analytics is desirable. You are a proactive individual who has a willingness-to-learn attitude and an analytical mind-set. Advanced skills in using cash flow and credit models will be a distinctive advantage.

Key Responsibilities

Independently prepare and present analysis and recommendations to credit committees

Conduct analyses on complicated Structured Finance transactions - reviewing data, documentation and reviewing and running related credit and cash-flow models, with appropriate risk factor identification, measurement, and presentation

Working closely with senior analysts to provide research and analysis for the Structured Finance team

Participate in analytical educational meetings to provide insight on our analytical approach

Model S&P leadership behaviours, coach and mentor junior staff

Understand and implement S&P’s Policies and SOPs

Take the lead on special projects within the Structured Finance as appropriate

**Qualifications**:
Relevant industry experience in Structured Finance, ABS, RMBS, or credit analysis or related analytical fields. Strong interpersonal and communication skills

6 or more years of analytical work experience in the financial services industry

Experience in managing and interpreting data for analytical purposes

Solid analytical capability, team player and has good time management skills

Able to multi-task and meet projects with a tight time frame

Self-starter and proactive attitude and effective team player

Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-changing, global and regulated environment

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Fluent in English; any other EMEA language an advantage

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Return to Work
Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

**Grade Level**: Grade 12 (for internal purposes)

**Location**: London

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