Senior Analyst - Corporate Ratings

at  Scope Group

Scope Ratings is looking for a Senior Analyst Corporate Ratings with strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities. The position will be in Oslo. You will take part to and lead in complete autonomy credit rating committee for the assignment and monitoring of corporate ratings. In this context, you will analyse complex non-financial corporates, and write insightful credit research. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to lead operational review visits and take part in (and occasionally lead) meetings with investors, issuers and arrangers.

Your tasks & responsibilities

• Perform analysis and conduct credit research on a diversified portfolio of Corporate credits on a broad range of high yield and Investment Grade Corporates.
• Monitor existing ratings and if necessary, recommend reviews and changes on a timely basis
• Present to and participate in rating committees
• Act as communication point-of-contact between Scope Ratings and customers and interact with senior executives (CFOs, CEOs, Treasurers, Investor Relations)
• Conduct discussions with clients and investors, as well as giving presentations, explanations and briefings at a highly professional level
• Produce high-quality, insightful and forward-looking research and analytical comments on a timely basis
• Work closely with other Corporates team members, staff and management in Scope Ratings

Your professional & personal profile

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in the financial industry (e.g. a large rating agency, an investment fund or investment bank), that reflects analytical and quantitative skills with a solid understanding of non-financial corporates
• Profound sector expertise and high familiarity and relevant experience with European and/or Scandinavian financial markets
• Fluency in English and one of the Scandinavian languages (Norwegian/Swedish) is a must. Any other European language would be a plus.
• Master’s degree in finance, banking, economics, statistics, mathematics, or equivalent qualification, CFA charter is a plus
• Willingness to take responsibility with an entrepreneurial attitude. Accountable and reliable person of the highest integrity.
• Strong team player, confident and professional appearance and high social and communication skills
• Multi-cultural, collaborative, self-starter, versatile, inquisitive and detail-oriented personality
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Able and ready to travel
• Flexibility in accepting tasks and duties and carrying them out as directed
• Strong MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) computer skills

Interested?
If this sounds like a journey for you, we look forward to learning more from your convincing application. Please apply online using our application tool quoting the reference “20240023”. Please note: For non-EU applicants, a valid work and residence permit is a prerequisite for this job position.

What we want to see

• Copy of your university degrees and certificates
• Criminal record certificate (can be provided at a later date)
• At least 3 letters of reference (can be provided at a later date

About Scope
Scope Ratings GmbH is part of the Scope Group with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris. As the leading European credit rating agency, the company specialises in the analysis and ratings of financial institutions, corporates, structured finance, project finance and public finance. Scope Ratings’ credit risk analysis is opinion-driven, forward-looking and non-mechanistic, an approach that adds to a greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors. Scope Ratings is a credit rating agency registered in accordance with the EU rating regulation and operating in the European Union with ECAI status

• Perform analysis and conduct credit research on a diversified portfolio of Corporate credits on a broad range of high yield and Investment Grade Corporates.
• Monitor existing ratings and if necessary, recommend reviews and changes on a timely basis
• Present to and participate in rating committees
• Act as communication point-of-contact between Scope Ratings and customers and interact with senior executives (CFOs, CEOs, Treasurers, Investor Relations)
• Conduct discussions with clients and investors, as well as giving presentations, explanations and briefings at a highly professional level
• Produce high-quality, insightful and forward-looking research and analytical comments on a timely basis
• Work closely with other Corporates team members, staff and management in Scope Rating