Associate Director, Ratings Advisory

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare analysis, presentation materials, and supporting documentation for ratings advisory mandates.
• Review client financial statements, capital structures, cash flows, and business profiles.
• Prepare peer benchmarking, market research, and rating methodology summaries.
• Contribute to rating case presentations, information packs, and client discussion materials.
• Coordinate rating agency interactions, meetings, information requests, and follow-up actions.
• Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and rating impact assessment.
• Gather inputs from DCM, Corporate Finance, Coverage, and Risk teams.
• Maintain mandate files, engagement records, data sources, and advisory documentation.
• Support reporting on ratings trends, market updates, and client opportunities.
• Follow FAB policies, confidentiality requirements, governance standards, and regulatory expectations.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Basic understanding of regional markets and rating agency methodologies across corporate, financial institution, and sovereign sectors.
• Good financial modelling, credit analysis, and scenario analysis capability.
• Basic understanding of bonds, sukuk, hybrid capital, and structured financing solutions.
• Good presentation, credit writing, analytical communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage deliverables, meet deadlines, produce accurate outputs, and work with internal and client teams.
• High integrity and commitment to governance, confidentiality, and risk management.
• Ability to support broader ratings and debt advisory initiatives.

Preferred Experience

• Two to five years of experience in credit analysis, ratings, debt capital markets, corporate finance, credit risk, or financial services is preferred.
• Exposure to rating agency interactions, credit assessments, or stakeholder materials is advantageous.