Research Assistant - Financial Services, Brazil

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

08

The Team

S&P Global Ratings' Financial Services practice delivers forward-looking credit insights on banks, insurers, and other financial institutions as part of a global Credit Ratings team of approximately 1,400 analysts across key financial markets worldwide. The team assesses capital strength, funding and liquidity, asset quality, and governance to support rating opinions that markets rely on. Based in Sao Paulo, this role partners with analysts across South America — including in Mexico City and Buenos Aires — to support surveillance, rating activities, and credit research.

Responsibilities and Impact

This role contributes accurate, timely, and well-structured analysis that informs rating committee decisions and external publications, directly supporting the team's ability to deliver trusted credit insights.

• Maintain high-quality research and data packs; collect, clean, and validate financial data; and support financial model maintenance, ensuring consistent and decision-ready outputs.

• Monitor issuer, sector, and market developments, producing concise, well-sourced summaries that help analysts move faster and support client and market engagement.

• Contribute to team productivity through reusable templates, checklists, and process improvements, including the responsible use of approved AI tools to reduce rework and improve turnaround time.

• Apply confidentiality, documentation, and governance standards to all work, ensuring AI-generated outputs are validated, corrected, and appropriately attributed.

What We're Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications

• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 0 to 2 years of relevant experience in financial institutions, accounting, consulting, or large corporations.

• Demonstrated ability to conduct research and synthesize data into clear, accurate, and structured outputs.

• Strong spreadsheet skills, with a willingness to learn data and automation tools to improve reliability and consistency.

• Experience using generative AI or large language model tools to support research, paired with strong validation discipline and sound judgment on appropriate use.

• Effective written and verbal communicator, able to present findings in a structured way that supports informed decision-making.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with credit analysis, financial statement analysis, or risk assessment through academic coursework, internships, or professional experience.

• Exposure to financial data platforms, large datasets, or dashboard tools; experience supporting financial models is an advantage.

• Interest in process automation and applying new tools within a governed, quality-controlled framework.

• Capital markets exposure is a plus.

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred. A master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued. We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.

Additional Information

• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

• Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
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