Rating Analyst, Corporate Ratings, Israel
Job Summary
Grade Level (for internal use):
09About the Role
The Corporates practice assesses the creditworthiness of companies across industries by analyzing business risk strategy competitive position and financial performance to produce opinions that support transparent comparable decision-making. Analysts translate sector and company fundamentals into clear views on resilience across cycles incorporating emerging themes such as AI-driven business change and shifting consumer and demand dynamics.
The Israeli team is a group of credit analysts based in Israel covering credits across all industries including Corporate Financial Services Municipalities and Infrastructure & Project Finance in Israel
What Youll Do
Impact
At S&P Global our values Discovery Integrity and Partnership shape how we work collaborate and earn trust. We embrace AI as an enabler guided by rigorous governance and risk management to enhance the intelligence of our people deep relationships and trusted insights. By leveraging technology with human expertise we help our teams navigate complexity and deliver actionable decision-ready intelligence without compromising quality accountability or integrity.
Responsibilities
Team Contribution & Capability Building
- Develop credit judgment through feedback coaching and standard methodologies; support junior colleagues through guidance on quality standards analytical routines and the effective use of approved tools.
Core Analytical & Delivery
- Own delivery for assigned credits with clear status updates and early escalation of risks synthesizing surveillance developments into well-evidenced insights that support analytical discussions and committee materials.
- Build and maintain analytical packs using standard templates; apply approved AI and automation tools to reduce rework while retaining human ownership of conclusions and collect reconcile and validate data with early identification of anomalies.
Stakeholder & Market Engagement
- Prepare well-evidenced rating committee materials and translate complex data and analysis into clear decision-ready narratives for clients and senior stakeholders.
Risk Management and Operating
- Apply confidentiality documentation and governance requirements consistently maintaining human accountability for all final analysis and committee content and support testing of automation and agentic AI tools identified through process improvement initiatives.
What Were Looking For
Required Skills and Experience
- An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in credit analysis financial analysis or a related field.
- Strong research and data analysis skills with a solid understanding of credit and risk concepts and demonstrated competence in financial statement analysis.
- Practical experience using generative AI or large language model tools to augment analysis and research.
- Strong spreadsheet skills and a collaborative approach with the ability to manage priorities and communicate clearly in a team-based environment.
- High standards for accuracy traceability and documentation with responsible use of approved technology within established boundaries.
- This role requires candidates to be located in Israel.
- Hebrew: Required Fluent (able to conduct meetings collaborate effectively and communicate clearly in writing and verbally). English: Required Fluent (able to conduct meetings collaborate effectively and communicate clearly in writing and verbally).
Preferred or Helpful Experience
- Experience supporting financial modelling.
- Willingness to learn data and automation tools to supervise and validate automated outputs.
- Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent required. A masters degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued. We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.
Additional Information
- An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in credit analysis financial analysis or a related field.
- 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 S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.
- Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.
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About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings our analyst-driven credit ratings research and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations including businesses governments and institutions.
S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the worlds foremost provider of credit ratings benchmarks analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings we help many of the worlds leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow today.
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Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
Were more than 35000 strong worldwideso were able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. Were committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Our Values:
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Throughout our history the worlds leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do bring a spirit of discovery to our work and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:
We take care of you so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. Thats why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay retirement planning a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: Its not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones too with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awardssmall perks can make a big difference.
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At S&P Global we are committed to fostering a connected andengaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills experience and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness transparency and merit ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration we drive innovation and power global markets.
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