Research Assistant

S&P Global Ratings
Research Assistant
**The Team**: You will report to the Head of Infrastructure, Latin America, and be working closely with a number of highly experienced industry specialists, not only in Latin America but globally.
As important as the pure professional background is the personal and cultural fit. S&P Global's culture can be described as highly integrated & collegiate, as a firm we work supporting each other to deliver the best solutions to clients.
**Work schedule (Time shift)**: Full Time
**The Impact**: At S&P Global Ratings, your analytical opinion truly matters and each person who works here has an essential role in our reputation of integrity, transparency, and ratings excellence. S&P Global Ratings plays a vital role in bringing transparency and comparability to the financial markets and helps investors and others measure and manage credit risk. By supporting capital markets, S&P Global Ratings helps people grow businesses, cities and states to build highways and hospitals, and manufacturers to build factories and create jobs.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to further expand analytical excellence on an ongoing basis as we aim to encompass achievement within a working environment that is rewarding, stimulating and where there is a constant focus on building skills and competencies through learning.
English language skills must be excellent in order to communicate properly and precisely within the organization and publish research as discussed above.
**What's in it for you**: Infrastructure finance is one of the fastest growing sectors of the capital markets and is a key funding source and growth driver for many areas of the economy. If you are interested in helping to facilitate this growth while challenging yourself in a fast-paced environment, this is the right position for you. It offers the opportunity to work in a collegial culture with great potential for professional development and career growth. To succeed, you must be comfortable with quantitative analysis and have a knack for problem solving. In addition, this role provides a great opportunity to be exposed to a range of markets and asset types; it encompasses compelling analytical expertise and effective management skills.
In the position, you will be working as part of the Global Infrastructure Ratings group at S&P Global Ratings. With the guidance of a senior analyst, a qualified Associate typically maintains direct analytical responsibility for a portfolio of rated issuers within the transportation, energy, power, renewables and utilities asset classes.
**Responsibilities**: With the mentorship of senior analysts, you will work closely with the sector team on its ongoing surveillance of a portfolio of rated issuers. You will perform basic fundamental credit analysis, forecasting, and industry analysis. You are likely to be considered for providing input to financial models and written analysis used for reviews and external publications.
This team environment stimulates continuous innovation and highest customer service standards.
**Basic Qualifications**:
Analytical skills with an understanding of financial statement analysis and accounting concepts.
Ability to quickly absorb, analyze, and act upon information, while demonstrating strong proficiency with figures
Good communication skills, verbal and written.
Aptitude for expanding, learning, and passion for contributing.
Highly organized with the ability to multitask and work under time pressure.
English language skills. Additional language skills, particularly Spanish, are highly desirable.
**Preferred Qualifications**:
Strong proficiency with VBA, financial models and financial data.
Knowledge of programming languages (e.g. C++, MATLAB, Python, R or VBA)
Prior experience with data analysis. Knowledge of SQL and experience in databases such as Oracle, Sybase, or Access would be helpful
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 (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.
**Grade Level**: Grade 8 (for internal purposes)
**Location**: Sao Paulo, Brazil
S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world's leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you'll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.
S&P Global Ratings offers critical insights for credit, risk and sustainable finance solutions that are essential to translating complexity into clarity, so market participants can uncover opportunities.
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