Graduate Research Associate

Graduate Research Associate, CreditSights, Glasgow

CreditSights is currently seeking a Graduate Systematic Research Associate to be key a member of our specialised team based in Glasgow. The Systematic Research Unit provide clients with market-leading, data-driven credit analysis.

This is an opportunity to be part of an established, dynamic and well-regarded financial services business. You will play a role in creating brand-new, ground-breaking products while getting a unique insight into the way that credit markets work.

What We Offer:

• High visibility projects with impactful results
• Collaborative working environment
• Great development opportunities
• Benefits of hybrid working

We’ll Count on You To:

• Reviewing financial statements and reports
• Researching company financial performance
• Quality assurance and refinement of data extracted by artificial intelligence tools
• Contributing to reports for clients
• Engaging with internal analysts and product specialists

What You Need to Have:

• An accounting qualification or a finance degree or related
• Be well-organised with an interest in financial markets
• Can understand and interpret complex documents, summarising their contents succinctly
• Can produce high quality outputs that require a high attention to detail

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Skilled in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
• Thrives when faced with challenging timescales and deadlines
• A team player and enjoys a collaborative working environment
• A dedication and willingness to contribute to the business and shape their role

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

CreditSights, Covenant Review and LevFin Insights are becoming one, bringing together best in class research, covenant analysis and news on a new platform, with a unified interface and login. Now more than ever before, we give our clients the ability to KNOW MORE, RISK BETTER.

CreditSights was founded over 20 years ago with the goal of producing insightful, impartial research that would allow our clients to make prudent, profitable investment decisions in the global credit markets. CreditSights is a Fitch Solutions Company.

Our global institutional client base includes banks, investment advisors, mutual funds, pension managers, insurance companies, hedge funds, private equity investors and corporations. The independent research we provide is a leading voice in global credit markets, with our experts contributing to market news in Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Financial Times, Business Insider, Barron’s and many more.”

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:

www.fitchratings.com| www.fitchsolutions.com| www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should 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 Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Glasgow