Dual-headquartered in New York and London, Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research.
Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise.
The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.
Fitch Solutions delivers credit market data, analytical tools and risk services to the global financial community.
In addition to offering proprietary market based content, Fitch Solutions distributes the ratings, research and financial data of Fitch Ratings through a variety of flexible platforms.
With innovation and experience behind every solution, Fitch Solutions helps financial professionals meet the diverse and evolving needs of today's global markets.
Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions, along with Fitch Learning, are part of the Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries.
Fitch Group is fully owned by Hearst.
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Department OverviewThe International Public Finance Group (IPF) is responsible for assigning and maintaining international credit ratings on public entities and their debt issues worldwide.
The Group is split into three areas: APAC, EMEA and Latin America.
In EMEA, the Group currently maintains more than 220 public ratings (and a number of private ratings) on local and regional governments and government related entities, including public entities in sectors such as social housing, public transportation, specialised financial vehicles, health care and higher education as well as any entity that has a public policy mission.
In EMEA, the IPF analytical team consists of 25+ analysts.
The EMEA analytical team is based in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Warsaw and Moscow.
ResponsibilitiesMonitoring a portfolio of public-finance issuer ratings, preparation of rating committee documentation and discussing credit analyses in rating committees.Data analysis related to public sector entities, local governments sector and individual issuers.Writing and publishing comprehensive rating reports on individual issuers.Preparing and participating in management meetings with the rated entities.Participation in credit rating committees for local governments and public entities in both your allocated region and other countries.Publication of sector-specific research and insightful commentaries.Responding to external queries from investors, bankers and other fixed income market participants and the media together with more senior analysts.Complying at any time with rating policies and procedures and with regulations on credit rating agencies.Plus other duties as required.Qualifications and ExperiencePrevious financial or credit analysis experience.Strong analytical skills, with a good attention to details and ability to synthesize.Good knowledge of the Spanish public sector, and if possible of Local and Regional Governments (although not required).Fluency in Spanish and English (another language, such as French or Portuguese, would be a plus).Degree educated, ideally within Finance or Public Sector / Economics.Excellent writing and communication skills.Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously.Proficient knowledge of standard business software.Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions.
To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest.
Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment.
If you, or your immediate family, have any holding that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself or them before beginning work.
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