Sustainable Fitch Analyst (German speaker)

Sustainable Fitch is currently seeking a Ratings Analyst (German Speaker) based in Barcelona

Working at Sustainable Fitch provides the opportunity to engage with sustainability-focused financial analysis within a globally recognized ratings organization. Youll be part of a team dedicated to assessing the environmental social and governance (ESG) impacts of investment decisions shaping the future of sustainable finance. This role allows you to drive positive change by integrating ESG considerations into credit ratings and research

About the Team

Part of Fitch Group Sustainable Fitch is focused on research and analysis of Sustainability themes for companies and their debt instruments across the globe. The main products offered by Sustainable Fitch include Ratings Scores Second Party Opinions European Green Bond External Reviews and Research with the support of Product Development and Resource teams. It has offices in Barcelona Hong Kong London New York Singapore and Toronto. We Offer:

• Join a growing and strategically important business division of Fitch Group that has a dynamic team of seasoned and passionate regional and global sustainability specialists. Generate sustainability assessments or subcomponents on entities and debt instruments contribute to our success.
• Ongoing training with access to a wide range of learning and training programs and certificates where your sustainability financial IT and soft skills will be further developed. We have designed and curated a five-year career plan.
• Great benefits package including medical insuranceannual volunteer working days non-contributory pension parental leave four weeks per year allowance to work from abroadhybrid working arrangements with three days in the office bonus and a competitive salary.

How Youll Make an Impact:

• Understand and apply Sustainable Fitchs analytical methodologies and become familiar with the companys approach to assessing the sustainability impact associated with a broad range of financial and/or nonfinancial corporate business activities.
• Carry out and deliver high-quality timely focused written analysis on a suite of products related to the sustainability characteristics and performance of entities and debt should be supported by well-constructed arguments backed by verified factual data.
• Work alongside peers monitoring a portfolio of companies on a daily basis.
• Keep up to date with sustainability trends globally both regulatory and sector specific.
• Interact with colleagues globally to leverage knowledge gain international experience and establish good working relationships.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• Degree in a discipline with a technical background related to any environmental science social risk or governance-themed disciplines or economics/business/finance.
• Minimum one to three years experience in sustainability and knowledge/application of current sustainability market themes and regulation as well as international taxonomies for sustainable activities.
• Basic financial literacy. Capable of working with data.
• Have strong analytical and critical thinking skills and good attention to detail and comfortable working with and drawing conclusions from data. Attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint Excel Word).
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter that shows initiative and know-how to manage and prioritize his/her time.

You must have full professional proficiency in German and English. Proficiency in other languages will be beneficial.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Passion for sustainability and related topics and knowledge of international taxonomies in particular the EU Taxonomy and international guidelines / standards such as the OECD Guidelines and the UN Global Compact.
• Financial flair and a keen interest in credit fixed income and industry analysis with certain understanding of financial statements.
• Intellectual curiosity and a keen interest in responsible investing and sustainable finance.
• Command of another language in addition to German and English with a strong preference forJapanese Nordic languages Spanish or Portuguese.
• A self-starter with strong attention to detail execution and the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Comfortable researching companies across multiple sectors synthesizing information from news sources and company documents in clear and well-written summaries and interpreting legal and regulatory documents.

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment:3 days a week in officerequiredbased on your line of business and location

• A Culture of Learning & Mobility:Dedicated trainings leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity

• Investing in Your Future:Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals

• Promoting Health & Wellbeing:Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical mental financial social and occupational wellbeing

• Supportive Parenting Policies:Family-friendly policies including a generous global parental leave plan designed to help you balance career and family life effectively

• InclusiveWorkEnvironment: A collaborative workplacewhere all voices are valued withEmployee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe

• Dedication to Giving Back:Paid volunteer days matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

At Fitch AI is embedded in how we work every daysupporting smarter decision-making streamlining workflows and enabling new ways to create value for our business and clients. Intelligent solutions are increasingly part of our day-to-day operations helping teams work more efficiently and think differently as we continue to evolve. Were looking for colleagues who are comfortable operating in an AI-enabled environmentor who are curious adaptable and eager to build their AI literacy over time. We value professionals who embrace technology as part of continuous learning and who are committed to using it thoughtfully to enhance how work gets done.

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective timely independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitchs credibility and reputation our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts ofinterestor any appearance of a conflict of you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you or your immediate family have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluatequalified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and other statuses protected by law

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