Sustainability Analyst - Foreign Language Required (Toronto)

Fitch Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Volunteer days

Non-contributory pension

Parental leave

Work abroad allowance (4 weeks/year)

Hybrid work (3 days in office)

Bonus

Competitive salary

Job summary

Fitch Group’s Sustainable Fitch division in Toronto is seeking a Sustainability Analyst fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese. You will apply our analytical methodologies to assess the sustainability characteristics of entities and debt instruments, delivering timely, well-supported written analyses.

Join a global team with a three‑day‑in‑office hybrid schedule, a structured five‑year career plan, and a benefits package including medical insurance, pension, parental leave, and international travel

Qualifications

• Degree in a discipline with a technical background related to environmental science, social risk or governance‑themed disciplines, or economics/business/finance.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply Sustainable Fitch’s analytical methodologies and assess sustainability impact of various corporate activities.
• Carry out high‑quality, timely analyses on sustainability characteristics of entities and debt issuances, supported by verified data.
• Monitor a portfolio of companies daily with peers.
• Stay up to date with global sustainability trends and regulatory developments.
• Interact with colleagues globally to gain international experience.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Office

Team player

English & Spanish

Portuguese

Education

Degree in environmental science / social risk / governance / economics or finance

Job description

Sustainability Analyst - Foreign Language Required (Toronto)

Location: Toronto, CA

Fitch Sustainable Fitch combines experience and heritage with the best ESG information available in the market today. Our suite of solutions provides a single source for the ESG‑focused financial community with tools, data, research and insights under one holistic, modular, user‑friendly ESG investing umbrella. Sustainable Fitch is a Fitch Solutions Company.

Must be advanced or fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese.

What We Offer

• Join a growing and strategically important business division of Fitch Group that has a dynamic team of seasoned and passionate regional and global sustainability specialists.
• Generate sustainability assessments or subcomponents on entities and debt instruments, contribute to our success.
• Ongoing training with access to a wide range of learning and training programs and certificates where your sustainability, financial, IT and soft skills will be further developed. We have designed and curated a five‑year career plan.
• Great benefits package including medical insurance, annual volunteer working days, non‑contributory pension, parental leave, four weeks per year allowance to work from abroad, hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office, bonus and a competitive salary.

We’ll Count on You To

• Understand and apply Sustainable Fitch’s analytical methodologies and become familiar with the company’s approach to assessing the sustainability impact associated with a broad range of financial and/or non‑financial corporate business activities.
• Carry out and deliver high‑quality, timely, focused written analysis on a suite of products related to the sustainability characteristics and performance of entities and debt issuances. Output should be supported by well‑constructed arguments, backed by verified factual data.
• Work alongside peers, monitoring a portfolio of companies on a daily basis.
• Keep up to date with sustainability trends globally, both regulatory and sector specific.
• Interact with colleagues globally to leverage knowledge, gain international experience, and establish good working relationships.

What You Need to Have

• Degree in a discipline with a technical background related to environmental science, social risk or governance‑themed disciplines, or economics/business/finance.
• Minimum one to three years’ experience in sustainability and knowledge/application of current sustainability market themes and regulation, as well as international taxonomies for sustainable activities.
• Basic financial literacy. Capable of working with data.
• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills, good attention to detail and comfortable working with and drawing conclusions from data.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Self‑starter that shows initiative and know‑how to manage and prioritise his/her time.
• Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish. Proficiency in other languages will be beneficial.

What Would Make You Stand Out

• Passion for sustainability and related topics, and knowledge of international taxonomies, in particular the EU Taxonomy, and international guidelines/standards such as the OECD Guidelines and the UN Global Compact.
• Financial flair and a keen interest in credit, fixed income and industry analysis with a certain understanding of financial statements.
• Experience in analysing or working in the financial institution industry.
• Intellectual curiosity and a keen interest in responsible investing and sustainable finance.
• Command of another language in addition to English and Spanish, with a preference for Portuguese.
• Strong attention to detail, execution and the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Comfortable researching companies across multiple sectors, synthesising information from news sources and company documents in clear and well‑written summaries and interpreting legal and regulatory documents.

Why Choose Fitch

• Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location.
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programmes designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity.
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programmes that empower you to achieve your short‑ and long‑term goals.
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social and occupational wellbeing.
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family‑friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively.
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe.
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community.

At Fitch, AI is embedded in how we work every day—supporting smarter decision‑making, streamlining workflows, and enabling new ways to create value for our business and clients. Intelligent solutions are increasingly part of our day‑to‑day operations, helping teams work more efficiently and think differently as we continue to evolve. We’re looking for colleagues who are comfortable operating in an AI‑enabled environment—or who are curious, adaptable, and eager to build their AI literacy over time. We value professionals who embrace technology as part of continuous learning and who are committed to using it thoughtfully to enhance how work gets done.

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 holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Aff & Anti‑Discrimination 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.