Senior Analyst, Structured Credit

S&P Global is seeking an experienced Senior Analyst for its Structured Credit practice in Dublin, Ireland. This role involves providing credit ratings for structured products, primarily Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) transactions. The successful candidate will manage the end-to-end ratings process, from initial engagement to report publication, including reviewing documents, applying rating criteria, assessing collateral pools, and working with financial models. Responsibilities also include managing a portfolio of CLOs, conducting complex analyses, presenting recommendations to credit committees, and acting as a primary analytical contact for clients. This position offers exposure to various markets and asset types within a dynamic team environment.

Must Have

• Ownership of a portfolio of credits, mainly CLOs.
• Provide research and analysis for Structured Finance team.
• Analyze data and review documentation.
• Conduct analyses on complicated SF transactions.
• Prepare and present analysis to credit committees.
• Participate in ratings committees.
• Review and run cash flow models.
• Understand and implement S&P’s Policies.
• Degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, Business, Finance, Economics.
• 3-6 years analytical experience in financial services.
• Experience in Securitization, CLO, or credit analysis.
• Experience managing and interpreting data.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).

Good to Have

• Postgraduate studies/CFA qualification.
• Another European language.
• Good/advanced knowledge of Python and/or R.

Perks & Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Team:

The practice provides credit ratings of structured products that are backed by pools of assets, mainly focused on Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) transactions. You will report to the Analytical Manager, Structured Finance and be working closely with a number of highly experienced industry specialists.

The Impact:

We are seeking an experienced analyst to join its Structured Finance Ratings group as an analyst in the Structured Credit practice. The successful candidate will enhance our ability to efficiently and effectively serve our clients by demonstrating outstanding analytical excellence and the capacity to provide relevant, insightful and compelling analysis. You will have responsibility for helping with undertaking analysis for the Structured Credit team. Analysts who excel in this role will have opportunities to work across other asset classes and assume greater accountabilities.

What you stand to Gain:

Structured Finance is an important sector of capital markets and is a key funding source and growth driver for many areas of the economy. You will be exposed to CLO, SME, repack structure. If you are interested in helping to facilitate this growth while challenging yourself in a fast-paced environment, this is the right position for you. To succeed, you must be comfortable with quantitative analysis and have a knack for problem solving. You will get to work in a dynamic team environment and work with a team of professional specialists. You can deepen and broaden your insight and knowledge in one of the leading credit ratings’ companies in the world. This role provides a great opportunity to be exposed to a range of markets and asset types. Furthermore, there is the possibility to participate with the Company Data Science initiatives.

An analyst is responsible for rating CLOs and managing the end-to-end ratings process from the initial engagement through to the publication of reports. The successful candidate will review documents; consider the legal dimensions of transaction structures; develop an understanding of and apply relevant rating criteria; assess the credit profile of collateral pools and work with financial and cash flow models to stress test the structures and enhancement levels under various economic scenarios. You will also be the primary analytical contact for bankers, issuers and investors and will resolve any analytical inquiries that may arise during the rating process. At the same time, you will also be responsible for a portfolio of CLOs to monitor.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of a portfolio of credits, mainly CLOs.
• Working closely with analysts to provide research and analysis for the Structured Finance team.
• Analyse data and review documentation for the analytical team.
• Conducting analyses on complicated SF transactions with appropriate risk factor identification, measurement, and presentation.
• Independently preparing and presenting analysis and recommendations to credit committees.
• Proactive participation in ratings committees.
• Review and run cash flow models.
• Undertake research in support of published commentaries.
• Understand and implement Policies.
• Take the lead on special projects within Structured Finance as appropriate.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Business, Finance, Economics or a related subject. You could be pursuing postgraduate studies/CFA qualification.
• Relevant industry experience in Securitization and/or CLO, credit analysis or related analytical fields.
• An employee at this level would typically have 3-6 years of analytical work experience in the financial services industry.
• Demonstrable analytical work experience with responsibility for managing and interpreting data for analytical purposes.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-changing, global and regulated environment.
• Proactive team player with a willingness-to-learn and an analytical mind-set.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (both written and verbal) with the ability to prepare professional analyses and reports.
• Another European language would be desirable.
• Good/advanced knowledge of Python and/or R is desirable.

All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer

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