Public Sector Group – Sovereign Advisory Analyst, London

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an Analyst for its Sovereign Advisory team in London. The role involves managing sovereign advisory mandates, conducting credit analysis, and preparing presentation materials. Candidates must have strong backgrounds in the public sector, exceptional communication skills, and proficiency in Excel. Postgraduate degrees are preferred. This position offers an opportunity to engage with high-level government clients and contribute to critical financial analyses.

Qualifications

• Prior work experience in investment banks or rating agencies is essential.
• Deep understanding of public sector balance sheets is required.
• Exceptional communication skills in English are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Daily mandate execution and ratings management for sovereign clients.
• Conduct detailed credit analysis for existing sovereign clients.
• Prepare and oversee presentation materials for client interactions.

Skills

Prior work experience in the Sovereign or Public Sector field

Deep understanding of public sector balance sheets

Strong academic background in economics and finance

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English

Excellent Excel and other Microsoft software skills

Experience in client interfacing roles

Familiarity with maintaining databases

Fluency in Mandarin and/or Spanish

Education

Postgraduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are looking to enhance our capabilities by bringing in an Analyst with experience in the public sector and sovereign space to further our engagement with clients.

Job Summary:

As an Analyst in our Sovereign Advisory team, you will play a vital and accountable role in all aspects of supporting sovereign advisory mandates.

The Sovereign Advisory function works hand-in-hand with central banks, ministries of finance and economy, and multilateral institutions globally to strengthen their end-to-end sovereign rating processes on a continuous basis. The team advises clientson their credit ratings, broader market and multilateral engagement, and public debt and contingent liabilities management. Given the importance of sovereign credit ratings in accessing international capital markets for sovereign and public sector issuers, we work with both the highest levels of government in client countries as well as internal JPM stakeholders across lines of business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Daily mandate execution and ratings management for sovereign clients
• Prepare and oversee presentation materials, memorandum, briefing notes, pitches and other materials for use in interaction with CRA3 and other strategic client dialogue
• Conduct detailed credit analysis for existing sovereign clients, including sovereign balance sheet, macroeconomic, contingent liability and political analysis
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing sovereign clients and actively market advisory services to key target clients

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Prior work experience in the Sovereignor Public Sector field (investment bank, institutional investor, multilateral development bank, rating agency) is a core requirement
• Deep understanding of broader public sector balance sheets, inclusive of SOE/GRE inter-linkages with general government public finances
• Strong academic background in economics and finance
• Genuine interest for sovereign-related issues
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent Excel and other Microsoft software skills
• Ability to draft high quality presentations and documentation
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload under pressure whilst multitasking on numerous projects
• Experience in client interfacing roles
• Comfort in, and commitment to collaborative teamwork environment
• Familiarity with maintaining databases and proficiency with running with excel models

Preferredqualifications, capabilities and skills

• Added experience in the field of debt sustainability analysis is a plus
• Postgraduate degree is a plus
• Familiarity with credit rating agency models
• Fluency in Mandarin and / or Spanish preferred, but not mandatory