Please email your CV to Jenny Chang at jenny.chang@taiwanratings.com.tw by April 29.

*Taiwan Ratings Corporation*

The Role: Corporate Analyst-Analyst

 

The Location: Taipei

The Team:

The team covers corporate and infrastructure credit ratings in Taiwan. We have a team of six analysts and one research assistant, managed by one analytical manager. We have strong working relationship with S&P Global Ratings’ APAC corporate and infrastructure ratings team.

What’s in it for you:

• You will learn S&P/TRC’s corporate rating methodologies and learn how to apply the criteria and produce the credit ratings.
• You will have chance to interview with senior management team of the high-profile corporate issuers and learn the information from them directly.
• You will have the chance to present your own credit view based on the criteria to internal audience (credit rating committees) and external audience (issuers/investors/media).
• You may have chance to relocate to Hong Kong office of S&P Global Ratings after a few years of experience at Taiwan Ratings.

Responsibilities:

• Develop analytical skills and knowledge with corporate credit rating methodology.
• Collection and analysis of data dealing with a wide range of issues related to the assigned credits/sectors.
• The analyst is going to cover about 12 credits on Taiwan Ratings’ Taiwan-based credits in various sectors.
• Communication with the issuers of assigned credits via face-to-face discussion with the senior management team of the issuers.
• Assembly data and prepare written credit rating reports in English and oral presentations (in English or in Mandarin) to the rating committee.
• Answering and resolving issuers/investors/media’s analytical needs related to the assigned credits/sectors.
• Monitoring the change of the credit quality of the assigned credits through daily collected information (such as the issuers’ major announcements) and the issuers’ quarterly financial reports.
• Help to assist on corporate spreadsheet update.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications:

• Business bachelor or above degree with 3-5 years’ experience in the financial services industry; Alternately, significant direct experience in the corporate finance could mitigate the degree requirement.
• Strong English capabilities in writing and speaking are essential.
• Have good understanding of financial markets and business environments on Taiwan, including implications for Taiwan Ratings and S&P Global Ratings analytical products and services.
• Strong interpersonal, communication skills and a customer-service orientation.
• Work effectively in a team-oriented, global, and multi-cultural environment.
• Have a strong proficiency with Excel and the ability to work with financial models, financial data, and financial statement analysis.
• Possess the ability to think analytically and possess strong problem-solving skills.

 

 

Taiwan Ratings Corp.

Taiwan Ratings Corp. (TRC), the first credit rating agency in Taiwan, is a leading provider of financial market intelligence in Taiwan and through its association with S&P Global Ratings facilitates the dissemination of first-rate financial news coverage and analysis across the global market. TRC offers an unparalleled range of objective and independent information, critical thinking, opinions, news and data on local companies and markets, as well as their interconnectivity with international companies and markets.

 

As a subsidiary of internationally renowned credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings, we are proud to play an integral role supporting the world's leading source of credit ratings, indices, investment research, risk evaluation and data to assist global financial planners in accessing the information they require for competent decision making.

 

 

S&P Global Ratings

S&P Global Ratings is the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.

 

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings.