Associate Director - EMEA Utilities Ratings (French speaking)

S&P Global; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading analytics firm in Paris is seeking a highly skilled Associate Director to manage credit analysis for utilities in the EMEA region. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and fluency in English and French. Responsibilities include conducting credit meetings, preparing analysis, and presenting recommendations. This full-time role offers a rich analytical environment with diverse challenges and opportunities for growth.

Prestations

Healthcare benefits

Flexible time off

Continuous learning opportunities

Family-friendly perks

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in credit analysis or related fields.
• Experience with financial statements and accounting concepts.
• Willingness to travel at short notice.

Responsabilités

• Manage rating portfolio and conduct credit analysis.
• Lead meetings with senior management of issuers.
• Prepare analysis and present ratings recommendations.
• Develop industry trend insights.

Connaissances

Strong analytical skills

Proficient with financial models

Fluency in English and French

Ability to navigate challenging conversations

Detail-oriented

Ability to work independently

Formation

Degree in a relevant business-related field

Description du poste

Overview

The Team: We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our EMEA Utilities Ratings group at the Associate Director level. The team focuses on fundamental credit analysis of both regulated and unregulated utilities businesses in EMEA across the gas, electricity, waste, and water sectors.

The Role and Impact

The successful candidate will assume direct analytical responsibility for a portfolio of credits in the region, conduct meetings with management, prepare the analysis, and present a rating recommendation to the committee. They will also contribute to the group’s research and other publishing efforts, including cooperation with other groups within S&P Global Ratings.

What You Stand to Gain

• A diverse mix of analytical challenges
• Take the lead on sectorial or regional publications
• Cooperation with analysts across EMEA
• Interact with large utilities top management teams
• Work on exciting projects related to criteria development

Responsibilities and Impact

• Manage and maintain surveillance on a rating portfolio of credits and support the team in its day-to-day activities, notably data gathering
• Perform credit analysis demonstrating the ability to understand and identify key factors that affect issue and issuer credit ratings through applying the relevant S&P Global Ratings criteria
• Lead new transaction and issuer ratings analysis and deliver outcomes in a timely, orderly, and insightful manner
• Develop and maintain an understanding of industry trends and issues
• Take responsibility for ratings as a primary analyst. Lead meetings and interact with senior management of issuers to obtain information on which to base credit rating decisions
• Prepare rating committee documentation, present findings and opinions to a credit rating committee
• Prepare material for publication on S&P Global Ratings credit portal and other media (rating trends, reports, press releases, and detailed commentaries) to disseminate and explain ratings on a timely basis
• Support the team in day-to-day activities, notably data gathering
• Share analytical expertise and ideas to improve group operations
• Maintain integrity of analytical or compliance-related databases as appropriate
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week
• Final-stage interview requires at least one in-person interview at the nearest S&P Global Ratings office prior to an offer

What We’re Looking For

• Basic Required Qualifications
• Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial statements and accounting concepts; typically 3-5 years of experience
• Numerate and accurate with figures and detail-oriented, able to meet deadlines
• Proficient at working with financial models
• Degree level education in a relevant business-related field
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) along with fluent French (written and verbal) skills
• Ability to navigate challenging conversations with clarity and empathy
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Willingness to travel at short notice

• Additional Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge of the Utilities or Infrastructure sector is desirable
• Relevant Master’s degree, CFA, or financial qualification desirable
• Ability to speak another European language (e.g., Spanish) desirable

About S&P Global Ratings

At S&P Global Ratings our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights 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. With our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape.

Our Purpose and Values

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Our People and Values: We are more than 35,000 strong worldwide, driven by curiosity and a belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future. We value integrity, discovery, and partnership, and are committed to a more equitable future.

Benefits: We provide healthcare, flexible time off, continuous learning, financial security, family-friendly perks, and other benefits. For more information on benefits by country, visit our Hiring and Opportunities page.

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Required Experience: Director

Key Skills: Program assessment, FDA Regulations, Manufacturing & Controls, Program Evaluation, budget forecasting, Research Experience, Operations Management, Research & Development, Strategic Planning, Contract Management, Leadership Experience, negotiation

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1