Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst- Sao Paulo, Brazil

As one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing supplementary credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products. Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Joining Fitch Ratings in LATAM offers the opportunity to work with the most celebrated credit ratings organization in the region, renowned for its excellence and leadership. We boast a track record of over four decades of experience, with more than 2,000 ratings assigned to Latin American banks, corporates, structured finance, sovereigns and other entities. We cover the most relevant capital markets, showing a deep-rooted understanding of the region's unique financial environment. Our team is committed to innovation and collaboration, providing a dynamic environment where you can make a difference.

About the role:

The Finance team is looking for you! The primary role is to efficiently support the day-to-day financial tasks with professionalism and under moderate supervision. This involves handling more complex duties that require independent judgment, as well as a solid understanding of company policies, procedures, and the importance of trust, confidentiality, and accuracy. The professional will be responsible for offering support in financial and administrative matters.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Act as a member of the Finance Department, handling activities such as treasury operations.
• Approve meeting room schedule requests in Outlook.
• Act as the primary contact with the travel agency, addressing issues or queries as they arise.
• Review travel expense reports for accuracy in the travel system (Concur).
• Assist staff with hotel and flight reservations via the online booking tool.
• Organize small events.
• Support the management of corporate credit card controls.
• Assist with employee onboarding-related matters.
• Coordinate with the Evalua team abroad for the creation and maintenance of supplier records.
• Manage and maintain control of the courier service.
• Handle archiving responsibilities.
• Oversee reception duties.
• Handle business visitors.
• Screen phone calls.
• Handle private and confidential documents.
• Oversee the purchasing of office and kitchen supplies for the offices.
• Manage the petty cash for the offices.

What You Need to Have:

• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
• University degree with at least five years of relevant work experience.
• Thorough knowledge of business Portuguese, including grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Advanced skills in English (both written and spoken).
• Good knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability and willingness to learn new tasks and software as required.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and business professionals.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• An energetic self-starter and team player who is capable and articulate with good interpersonal skills.
• Skill in recognizing and suggesting solutions to problems arising from the group's day-to-day activities.
• Capability to project a positive and considerate image to external parties and coworkers.
• Languages requirements: Portuguese (native), English (spoken and written proficiency); knowledge of Spanish is a plus.

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.

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.

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.