Country Risk Analyst, Singapore

Requisition ID: 46995

Business Unit: Fitch Solutions

Category: Credit Analysis & Research

Location:Singapore, SG

Date Posted: Aug 27, 2024

At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective. Fitch is also committed to supporting its employees by advancing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Fitch’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have been established by employees who have joined together as a workplace community based on similar backgrounds or life experiences. Fitch’s ERGs are available to connect employees with others within the organization to offer professional and personal support.

With our expertise, we are not only creating data and information, but also producing timely insights from every angle to influence decision making in this ever changing and highly competitive market. We have a relentless hunger to innovate and unlock the power of human insights and to drive value for our customers. There has never been a better time to make an impact and we invite you to join us on this journey.

Fitch Solutions provides data, research and analytics that help clients excel at managing their credit risk, offer deep insight into the debt investment market, and provide comprehensive intelligence about the macroeconomic environment. All available on our platform, Fitch Connect, designed and built using our credit, macro and industry expertise to help you make more informed decisions.

• Supportive team culture and work life balance
• Exposure in client engagement and media interviews
• Provide continuous job training

• Provide regular economic, political risk and financial market analysis
• Act as analytical lead for a portfolio of major economies, taking full ownership of all forecasts and historical data
• Write research notes on a daily basis, as well as contributing to monthly and quarterly analysis, producing both country-specific and thematic regional research including: economic growth, fiscal & monetary policy, trade, debt dynamics, political risk, financial markets and demographics
• Work on maintaining and further developing proprietary data sets that add analytical value
• Work with sales to represent the team and deliver key views and forecasts in a concise and articulate manner during client engagements as well as at industry events. Be a brand ambassador for our research and company
• Be commercially minded and understand how research and data is used by our clients.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts on the team through training, editing and discussion of forecasts and views

• BA/MA/MSc/Ph D in economics or a closely related field
• Relevant background working as a macroeconomic/sovereign risk analyst required, with experience in analysis, data management and forecasting
• Ability to manage own time and adhere to publication deadlines
• Strong writing skills, with experience conveying complex views in a succinct and straightforward manner
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets and forecast across key macroeconomic indicators
• Familiarity analysing connections between political and macroeconomic risk.
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Strong team-working and communication skills, but also able to work independently

• Relevant experience in economic analysis, ideally with a focus on Asia, but we would consider a strong candidate who has been focused on a different region
• Strong public speaker
• Fluent in other Asian language