Research Analyst - Credit Rating Firm

Work in an exciting and challenging role at a leading credit rating company that is leveraging software and technology tools to change the face of credit rating in India!

Our client with nearly two decades of presence has established itself as the second-largest credit rating agency in India. They provide ratings in the financial sector, infrastructure sector, corporates, public finance, and MSME spaces. The company is headquartered in Mumbai and has regional offices at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune and Mauritius.

Our client also carries out grading of IPOs, assesses financial strength of shipyards, grades various courses of Educational institutions and provides grading services to Energy service companies.

They are nurturing global opportunities and have made forays in different forms with 4 partners from Brazil, Portugal, Malaysia and South Africa.

As the Research Analyst, you will be analyzing & continuous tracking of industries assigned.

What you will do:

- Preparing detailed industry report & updates in a timely manner

- Independently conducting deep analyses, insight generation and final report making

- Demonstrated above par analytical ability to process data to draw insights, answering - so what- questions about data

- Adepting with various techniques of secondary research such as looking up right sources, understanding source credibility, keyword usage, etc.

- Interacting with business stakeholders to understand business problems and also throughout the life of the project (kickoff, interim review, final review, presenting findings to multiple and diverse stakeholders.

- Building a reputation with partners as a solution architect, consultant and recommendations driven person

- Adepting in making conclusions based on limited data, as available

Candidate Profile:

What you need to have:

- Intuitive understanding of known industry analysis tools such as Porter's Five Forces, SWOT analysis, Competitive -Metrics, Quadrant Analysis such as BCG or GE matrix etc.; also able to generate coherent and intelligent frameworks to convey own insights

- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

- Comfortable in working on research-oriented projects independently

- Comfortable in working across industries and businesses including niche sectors

- Ability to conduct open-ended interviews with industry participants and internal stakeholders to supplement secondary findings

- Self Starter

- Proficient in MS word, excel and PowerPoint

Experience: 2 to 4 years

Annual CTC: Rupees 7,00,000 to 9,00,000