Credit Analyst, Corporate Ratings, Indonesia

**Company Overview**:
Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.

As a global credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings gauges the ability of entities and instruments to meet their credit obligations. Investors and financial market participants rely on multiple sources, and the credit rating - indicating how an issue or transaction is likely to perform over time - is one of their key inputs. In this way, we help investors map potential credit risks.

Fitch Solutions, a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, provides a range of industry-leading products and professional development services to the global financial community. In addition to offering proprietary market-based content, it distributes the ratings, research and financial data of Fitch Ratings through a variety of flexible platforms. With innovation and experience behind every solution it brings to market, our offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of the fixed-income markets.

**Department Overview**:
Fitch Ratings’ Corporate group provides public and private ratings of companies and their debt instruments, on both the international and national rating scale. Debt instruments include bank loans, senior and subordinated debt, commercial paper and preferred stock.

The Corporate ratings analytical methodology addresses the legal, regulatory and market environments in over 100 countries in which Fitch Ratings operates, with particular emphasis on debt structure. Corporates group analysts continually expand and deepen their research, combining industry expertise with the finest analytical tools to offer well-informed and timely judgments. Analysts are readily available and responsive to investors. Through our structure, our people and our process, the Corporates group provides broad coverage and exceptional service.

Like many groups within Fitch Ratings, the Corporates group places great importance on interaction with its colleagues around the world and other areas of the firm, such as the Sovereign and Structured Finance groups. This collaboration ensures a more comprehensive assessment of an entity's strategic initiatives, competitive position, financial performance and the overall dynamics of the industry in which it operates.

The Asia Pacific Corporate’s group has analysts in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Jakarta, Seoul, Bangkok, Colombo, and Mumbai. There are four sector teams: Energy & Utilities; Telecoms, Media & Technology; South East Asian Industrials and North Asian Industrials. Additionally, there is a specialist APAC Research group based in Sydney and Shanghai that is responsible for cross sector thematic research in the region.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assuming primary analytical responsibility for a varied portfolio of industries under the corporate sector in Indonesia, as part of the Jakarta corporate rating team.
- Working together with secondary analyst for each of the issuer under his/her portfolio, as well as working as the secondary analyst for other analysts’ coverage.
- Assigning and reviewing credit ratings of Indonesian corporate issuers through detailed analysis, focusing primarily on industrials sectors. However, the role will also cover a limited number of issuers in other sectors, including energy, utilities and telecoms.
- Assigning and reviewing debt instrument ratings such as bonds, sukuk and medium-term notes.
- Presenting credit rating proposals and their rationale at internal credit committees.
- Publishing rating action commentaries as well as timely, topical and high-quality research on general market and sector specific trends.
- Interacting with other groups and teams within Fitch, as part of the credit review process, such as Financial Institutions, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Global Infrastructure Group and Insurance.
- Communicating with various market constituents, including investors, issuers, bankers and members of the media, regarding the agency’s rating rationales, analytical views and general market trends.

**Qualification & Experience**:

- 3 years’ or above experience in credit/equity research, corporate banking credit departments, investment banking and/or oth