Senior Analyst - International Public Finance

About the Role

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Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Practice:
Sovereign / International Public Finance: The Sov/IPF team covers more than 140 ratings across Western and Southern Europe and Western Africa and performs additional analysis on unrated entities (typically, credit estimates) on sovereign, regional and local governments and related entities in the area. Three Lead Analysts oversee the analytical work of pods and work hand-in-hand with the regional and global International Sovereign and Public Finance Sector Leads on ensuring analytical consistency across the ratings portfolio.

The Impact:

The position offers a diverse mix of analytical challenges, interaction with policy makers and analysts across EMEA, the option to assume and drive internal projects, and opportunities to acquire and develop new skills. As a Grade 11 professional, you will be expected to play a significant role in initiatives that improve efficiencies within our practice area and provide professional expertise to enhance our organization's knowledge base. Ability to undertake rigorous analytical work as well as effectiveness and a proactive approach at doing research and writing well-structured analytical reports will be key attributes we would look for.

The role’s focus is to work closely with the International Public Finance Ratings Sector Leads on analysis and research for the practice, focused on the local and regional government sector and government related entities in Italy, but also in France or Spain.

What you stand to gain:

• You will be offered the opportunity to take responsibility for a portfolio of ratings of local and regional governments, government related entities and other asset classes in Italy, and also in other European countries. This includes conducting site visits, ensuring timely rating surveillance and assigning new ratings by presenting rating recommendation to credit rating committees.

• The role includes contribution to the group’s outreach, research, and cross-portfolio publishing efforts. This includes interaction with the media, investors, and cooperation with other groups within S&P Global Ratings at the highest level of customer service standards, whilst adhering to established ratings criteria, methodology, policies and procedures.

• You will work with junior and senior analysts within S&P Global and senior management of issuing entities through the ratings process (including ratings committees and management meetings).

• You will be trained by the International Public Finance team members to familiarize yourself with our analytics, rating criteria, processes, systems and databases, and corporate policies. You will be expected to build relationships with peers outside of your immediate team and function, incorporating diverse perspectives into your analytical approach.

• You will demonstrate judgment in how you define and structure work for yourself and support team initiatives, while connecting your day-to-day operational activities to our broader strategic vision.

What we’re looking for:

Basic Required Qualifications

• You must have the right to work in the country of proposed employment (Italy).

• An advanced academic degree in economics or related fields such as business administration, finance or political science will be a plus.

• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically comes with minimum 4 years of relevant work experience in economic or public finance analysis, or a related field of analysis. Strong skills in comparative economic and financial analysis, interest in public policy, and in financial markets in general.

• Strong analytical mindset with proven ability to carry out economic and financial analysis in a cross-disciplinary context, and solid knowledge of public sector accounting principles. An ability to drive cross-practice cooperation and projects in a diverse and international environment; strong team player - the ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative and multicultural work environment is critical. At this level, you should be able to make decisions where clear parameters exist and can be called upon by senior staff to advise on complex issues using your analytical perspective.

• An ability to influence and advise junior colleagues in operational processes while building consensus across groups with competing priorities.

• Excellent Italian (preferably native) and English oral and written communication skills. Additional languages spoken in the team’s coverage area (French, Spanish) would be an important asset. You should be able to integrate and communicate complex public finance information clearly to various stakeholders.

• Strong numerical skills, supported by the ability to quickly absorb, analyze, and act upon information is required to maintain and enhance the quality and timeliness of our analysis. For example, adept with Excel and other Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

• Strong organizational skills. Problem-solving, time-management and attention to detail. Ability to work across teams within S&P Global Ratings, with a desire for continuous improvement and innovation, whilst adhering to established ratings criteria, methodology, policies and procedures. We operate in a highly regulated environment. You should be able to plan and manage competing priorities and the resources required to deliver on them, adapting and flexing as required.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively amongst different work styles and personalities while proactively seeking out new information to broaden perspective and generate innovative solutions for public finance challenges.

• Willingness for substantial travel for in-person meetings

Notes to applicants:

• 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

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

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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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 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.

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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 partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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