Associate Director, Infrastructure & Project Finance Ratings

Fitch; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Leadership development and mentorship

Tuition reimbursement

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Fitch Ratings is seeking an Associate Director/Director in Sydney to lead analytical responsibility for rating transactions across Australia’s Transportation, PPP, and Power & Renewable sectors. The role emphasizes in-depth credit analysis and impactful research reporting.

You will present to rating committees, mentor junior analysts, and engage with issuers and bankers while navigating a dynamic, international team environment. Hybrid work with time in the Sydney office is required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years relevant experience in a capital markets and/or credit analysis role.
• Solid analytical experience within the infrastructure sector at a financial services firm; ideally, including transactions in the Australian market.
• Strong ability to quickly identify key risk factors in a transaction.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills to support analysis, along with sound understanding of capital structures and financial documentation.
• Proven ability to formulate and deliver clear and concise opinions backed by robust analytical rationale, with regular interaction expected with ratings committees, issuers, bankers and other external parties.
• Ability to ask probing questions of companies and their advisers and to remain fully informed about sector trends to assess their impact on specific transactions;
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytical responsibility for rating transactions primarily in Australia across Transportation, PPP and Power & Renewable sectors.
• Analyze new transactions and conduct surveillance on existing ratings.
• Contribute to writing and publishing research reports.
• Present credits to internal rating committees.
• Participate in rating committees for other rated transactions.
• Engage with issuers, bankers and other external parties to discuss sector-wide credit issues.

Skills

Capital markets experience

Credit analysis

Analytical skills

English communication

Time management

Travel flexibility

Education

Finance degree

CPA/CFA qualifications

Tools

Excel

Job description

Fitch Ratings is seeking an Associate Director/Director in Sydney to lead analytical responsibility for rating transactions across Australia’s Transportation, PPP, and Power & Renewable sectors. The role emphasizes in-depth credit analysis and impactful research reporting.

You will present to rating committees, mentor junior analysts, and engage with issuers and bankers while navigating a dynamic, international team environment. Hybrid work with time in the Sydney office is required.