Analyst or Senior Analyst - Infrastructure Credit Opinion Team

The Global Infrastructure and Project Finance Group is currently seeking an Analyst or Senior Analyst based out of our London office. The group covers approximately 650 credits across transportation, power & energy, social, digital and water infrastructure, as well as sports facilities and UK whole business securitization. The portfolio includes public and private ratings and credit opinions covering a variety of transaction types, including project finance, corporate finance and structured credits.

The team’s output consists mainly of annual surveillance reviews, new ratings, internal credit assessments and sector research reports which are published primarily through Fitch’s website. The senior analysts present regularly to market participants at conferences and other events.

What We Offer:

• High value for independent opinion
• Opportunity to take a lead role analyzing cutting-edge transactions
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunity for career growth in one of the fastest growing sectors
• Great company culture with strong belief in DEI
• Hybrid working

We’ll Count on You To:

Fitch Ratings is seeking a credit analyst with at least 2-5 years of project finance related experience across infrastructure sectors such as Transportation, Public Private Partnerships, and Power & Renewable sectors. The primary responsibilities of the successful candidate will be to focus on the analysis of and assigning credit opinions on various infrastructure and project finance transactions. Your involvement will take the form of leading the analysis for new loans and reviewing surveillance of existing rated loans on your allocated portfolio.

Specific responsibilities will include but may not be limited to the following:

• Undertake, as Primary Analyst, credit opinions on newly assigned transactions as well as monitoring any existing credit opinions on your allocated portfolio.
• Present credit recommendations to committees.
• Interact with external parties, including asset managers, as part of the credit assessment process.
• Closely follow market developments in the relevant sectors and assess the potential impact on the allocated loan portfolio.
• Work on credit analysis and research on new and existing EMEA transactions.
• Evaluate innovative credit structures and participate in global criteria development.
• Identify relevant trends, assess their credit impact and highlight these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations.
• Gather and analyze quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing credit opinions, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports.

What You Need to Have:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration preferred.
• Proven project finance and infrastructure credit skills gained in a bank credit department, a rating agency, buy side credit department, etc.
• Good understanding of capital structures and financial documentation with exposure to both project finance and corporate-style construct.
• Ability to identify key risk factors in a transaction.
• Excellent Excel skills and thorough familiarity with Excel-based financial models.
• Ability to read and fully comprehend complex structures and to ask probing questions to issuers and their advisers.
• Keep fully up to date with sector trends in order to assess the impact on particular transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and display a strong degree of flexibility to take on additional responsibilities, as required.
• Solid writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strength of character and discipline is required and you must be able to appreciate the wider regulatory environment in which Fitch operates.
• Ability to work independently in an international environment while also being a good team player, coping with time pressure and deadlines and handling multiple assignments simultaneously.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• A degree in Finance, CPA/CFA qualifications are beneficial but not essential.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective.

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 interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.