Job Description

Company Overview:

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.

As a global credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings gauges the ability of entities and instruments to meet their credit obligations. Investors and financial market participants rely on multiple sources, and the credit rating - indicating how an issue or transaction is likely to perform over time - is one of their key inputs. In this way, we help investors map potential credit risks.

Fitch Solutions, a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, provides a range of industry-leading products and professional development services to the global financial community. In addition to offering proprietary market-based content, it distributes the ratings, research and financial data of Fitch Ratings through a variety of flexible platforms. With innovation and experience behind every solution it brings to market, our offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of the fixed-income markets.

Fitch complies with all laws governing employment in each jurisdiction in which it operates, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All applications will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and other status protected by applicable laws.

Role Overview:

Fitch Solutions, the global leader in emerging markets analysis, requires a commercially minded and experienced individual with the skills and ambition to succeed as a Senior Analyst, specialising in Country Risk and Industry Research. You will be contributing to our market intelligence service, providing analytical research for senior decision makers in banks, consultancies, multinational corporations, investment funds and government agencies.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the Asia Country Risk team, providing regular economic, political risk and financial market analysis.
• Act as analytical lead for a portfolio of major economies, taking full ownership of all forecasts and historical data.
• Write research notes on a daily basis, as well as contributing to monthly and quarterly analysis, producing both country-specific and thematic regional research including: economic growth, fiscal & monetary policy, trade, debt dynamics, political risk, financial markets and demographics.
• Work on maintaining and further developing proprietary data sets that add analytical value.
• Work with sales to represent the team and deliver key views and forecasts in a concise and articulate manner during client engagements as well as at industry events. Be a brand ambassador for our research and company.
• Be commercially minded and understand how research and data is used by our clients.
• Help mentor and guide more junior analysts on the team through training, editing and discussion of forecasts and views.

• BA/MA/MSc/PhD in economics or a closely related field.
• Relevant background working as a macroeconomic/sovereign risk analyst required, with experience in analysis, data management and forecasting.
• The role will be based in our Singapore office.

• Relevant experience in economic analysis required, ideally with a focus on Asia, but we would consider a strong candidate who has been focused on a different region.
• Ability to manage own time and adhere to publication deadlines.
• Strong public speaker.
• Strong writing skills, with experience conveying complex views in a succinct and straightforward manner.
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets and forecast across key macroeconomic indicators.
• Familiarity analysing connections between political and macroeconomic risk.
• Fluent spoken and written English, other languages beneficial.
• Strong team-working and communication skills, but also able to work independently.

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