About the Role
The Financial Services team within S&P Global Ratings is a globally distributed sector team covering banks, brokers, exchanges, and clearinghouses across Canada and the United States. The team values analytical excellence, collaborative relationships, and a commitment to delivering high-quality credit research that supports integrity and transparency in financial markets.
Responsibilities
- Coach and mentor junior analysts on complex credit matters, contributing to the analytical development of the broader team.
- Lead the credit ratings process for assigned financial institutions, from quantitative analysis and issuer engagement to committee presentations and rating publication.
- Manage ongoing surveillance for a portfolio of 10 to 12 bank credits using advanced fundamental credit analysis techniques.
- Conduct detailed research and advanced analysis on complex industry topics, including capital frameworks, operational risk, and liquidity risk, producing credit insights, peer comparisons, and industry commentaries.
- Engage with issuers, investors, and internal partners across functions, managing competing priorities and delivering analytical insights to meet client and business needs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to build consensus and deliver well-supported analytical conclusions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in credit or equity research, banking, risk management, or underwriting.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze financial statements, apply accounting concepts, and conduct advanced credit analysis of complex financial institutions.
- Demonstrated understanding of fixed income and debt capital markets, applied in a credit analysis or research capacity.
- Demonstrated client-facing and relationship management skills, with experience communicating analytical findings to issuers, investors, and senior stakeholders in written and verbal formats.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for financial analysis and reporting.
- Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.
- This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States or Canada.
Skills
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
Location
- New York, New York, United States
Work Type
- Onsite (minimum two days per week)
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
- Master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued.
- FRM (Financial Risk Manager) designation or equivalent risk management certification is helpful.
Salary/Compensations
- USD $120,000 to $190,000
- CAD $110,000 to $163,000
Benefits
- Eligible for an annual incentive plan.
- 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: Best-in class benefits for families.
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards.
About the Company
- 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.
- Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence.
- 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 all.
- Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
- US Candidates Only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.
