Operations Analyst, Manchester

Fitch Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Fitch Group is seeking an Operations Analyst to support its ESG Products team in Manchester. This role involves streamlining operational processes, enhancing workflows, and providing analytical support for various projects. Ideal candidates will have a strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Join a collaborative team focused on sustainability and financial insight.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Annual volunteer working days

Non-contributory pension

Parental leave

Hybrid work arrangement

Bonus

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in an administrative or operational position.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support data-driven requests and maintain relevant databases.
• Facilitate operational workflows and enhance current processes.
• Provide regular reporting on productivity trends.

Skills

Excel

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sustainable Fitch - Operations Analyst

Sustainable Fitch is currently seeking an Operations Analyst, based in Manchester

Part of Fitch Group, Sustainable Fitch is focused on research and analysis of ESG themes for companies and their debt instruments across the globe. The products offered by Sustainable Fitch include ESG Scores, ESG Ratings and ESG Research, with the support of Product Development and Resource teams. It has offices in Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, New York, Singapore and Toronto.

As an Operations Analyst, you will support Sustainable Fitch’s analytical team to help streamline processes and bring consistency and standardization to all operational aspects of our ESG Products. This role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual who can work independently and seeking to help the team with workflow enhancements.

What We Offer:

• Join a growing and strategically important business division of Fitch Group, work in a rapidly evolving environment and directly contribute to its success.
• Be a part of a highly skilled and collaborative global team.

• A diverse and engaged team globally.

• Training on financial and sustainability topics related to the role.
• Great benefits package: medical insurance,annual volunteer working days, non-contributory pension, parental leave, four weeks per year allowance to work from abroad, and hybrid work arrangement (three days in the office, two days from home), bonus and competitive salary.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Support the team on data driven requests, such as portfolio coverage checks for commercial sales, responding to client and constituent requests, and ensuring that relevant databases are accurate. An excellent command of excel is necessary for this.
• Facilitate smooth operational workflows and communications among team members, for example; ensuring that procedures and timelines are followed for required meetings and distribution of presentations.
• Maintain electronic documentation and perform timely, routine administrative tasks in support of the SuF analysts using Fitch’s proprietary applications.
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on analyst productivity, helping to identify trends and themes to enhance goal delivery.
• Partner with team members to ensure the successful completion of ad hoc requests and special projects.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the current processes, procedures, applications, management reports and training to provide the highest quality support to the global SuF analytical community.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or relevant experience in an administrative or operational position.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and familiarity working with databases.
• English language fluency.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly motivated, flexible, proactive, and adaptable to change.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter who can work well both independently and as part of a team environment.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Excellent administration and communication skills.
• Must have a highly organised and methodical approach to work.
• Being a self-starter who can pick up new processes quickly and accurately.

• Have a can-do attitude to problems.
• Experience working in the financial services industry.

• Experience in sustainability, data management and fixed income knowledge is a plus

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority. We are building incredible things at Fitch, and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information, please visit our websites:

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

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 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.

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