# Senior Analyst/Associate Director, Financial Institutions Ratings

**Company**: S&P Global Ratings
**Location**: Tokyo
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Analyst/Associate Director to join our Financial Institutions Ratings team in Tokyo. As a Senior Analyst/Associate Director, you will be responsible for analysing pertinent information and data necessary for determining ratings on banks/NBFIs and their debt issues. You will also make recommendations and present to rating committees, draft press releases, company-specific reports, and industry commentaries in a fast-paced environment with publication deadlines.

The team you will be joining is a closely knit, high-performance team of around 15 members, focused on providing key stakeholders with our value-added 'credit story' on banks, NBFIs, and the financial sector as a whole through clear opinions and strong analysis.

This is a great opportunity for a highly skilled and passionate individual to directly learn from the senior executives of global and regional financial institutions in Japan. You will develop expertise in the analysis of financial institutions from a globally comparative perspective by covering a portfolio of banks and NBFIs.

Responsibilities:

- Analysing pertinent information and data necessary for determining ratings on banks/NBFIs and their debt issues

- Making recommendations and presenting to rating committees

- Drafting press releases, company-specific reports, and industry commentaries in a fast-paced environment with publication deadlines

- Effectively communicating to clients Standard & Poor's methodology and procedures

- Continuous monitoring of operating performance of rated companies, including reviews of public filings and private information supplied by issuers, and participation in client meetings

- Meeting with issuers and investors on analytical matters and assisting in resolving clients' analytical needs

- Contributing to Standard & Poor's global and regional analytical sectoral forums, and authoring related commentaries

What We're Looking For:

- CFA charter holder or CPA is a plus

- Minimum five years of relevant experience in financial industry experience, an analytical or research position is a plus

- A good understanding of financial markets, business environments and relevant regulations – in particular, on the banking or non-bank financial sector

- Strong financial statement analysis skills and accounting knowledge

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (communication is mainly in Japanese with internal/external stakeholders)

- A demonstrated ability to give effective verbal presentations to senior executives

- 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 (mainly for internal) in English

Benefits:

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- financial statement analysis
- accounting knowledge
- communication skills
- analytical skills

### Nice to have
- CFA charter holder
- CPA
- financial industry experience
- research experience

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