Associate - Financial Institutions Ratings, HK

The Role: Associate, Financial Institutions Ratings, HK. Grade (relevant for internal applicants only): 11. The Location: Hong Kong. The Team: You will be part of a closely knit, multicultural, and high-performance team. The Impact: You will provide key stakeholders with our value-added “credit story” on banks, NBFIs, and the financial sector as a whole through clear opinions and strong analysis. What’s in it for you: This is a great opportunity for a highly skilled and passionate individual to cover the world’s most dynamic markets, including China. You will develop expertise in these fast- changing markets by covering a portfolio of banks and NBFIs. You will work with a group of very talented and experienced analysts from highly diversified backgrounds. It is also a very good opportunity to develop your expertise in credit analysis on mainland Chinese financial intuitions. Responsibilities: Surveilling a portfolio of financial institution issuers, following issuers’ news and developments, analyzing pertinent information and data necessary for determining ratings on issuers and their debt issues Making credit rating recommendations and presenting to rating committees Drafting press releases, issuer-specific reports, and industry commentaries in a fast-paced environment with publication deadlines Maintaining good communications and working relationship with the issuers to facilitate a smooth rating process Contributing to Standard & Poor's global and regional analytical sectoral forums, and authoring related commentaries What We’re Looking For: A bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree or CFA is a plus. Candidates should have a good credit analysis background or possess good understanding of financial markets and relevant financial sector regulations. Fluency in Putonghua and good commend of Chinese are essential. Our Hiring Manger says: “Our team is looking for a strong team player who is passionate about analytics and loves the challenge of covering rapidly growing and evolving markets.” Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree. Advanced degree, CFA charter holder or CPA is a plus Five years of relevant experience in an analytical or research position A good understanding of financial markets, business environments and relevant regulations – in particular, on the banking or non-bank financial sector (finance companies, leasing companies, trust companies and other NBFI) in China Strong financial statement analysis skills and accounting knowledge Strong interpersonal and communication skills A demonstrated ability to give effective verbal presentations A highly motivated team player who can work autonomously in a global, multi-cultural and fast pace environment Ability to undertake rigorous analytical work and be proficient at writing analytical reports in English Preferred Qualifications: S&P Global Ratings S&P Global Ratings is the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide. S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings. S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy. Equal Opportunity Employer: S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. LI-AC1 202 - Middle Professional (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), RATNGS202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group) Job ID: 268868 Posted On: 2021-12-15 Location: Central, Hong Kong