Job Description
Associate Analyst - Monitoring & Methodology Structured Finance

Summary

Scope Ratings is seeking motivated analysts at various experience levels to join the Monitoring & Methodology team within Scope’s Structured Finance Ratings group. The Associate Analyst role is ideal for early‑career professionals looking to develop expertise in structured finance analytics and rating methodologies.

You will support senior team members in reviewing rated transactions, maintaining analytical tools, and contributing to research. This role offers a strong long‑term career path for high‑performing analysts, combining applied analytics in the structured finance domain with the opportunity to deepen technical skills in programming, modelling, and data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct performance reviews of structured finance transactions and articulate credit opinions clearly
  • Serve as a voting member in rating committees
  • Contribute to updates of structured finance methodologies under senior guidance
  • Help develop and maintain internal analytical tools and automation scripts
  • Prepare data extracts, dashboards, and presentations for monitoring and reporting
  • Engage with issuers, arrangers, originators and investors during rating analyses
  • Coordinate with internal teams and respond to ad‑hoc data/analysis requests
  • Contribute to research pieces and analytical commentary

Professional & Personal Qualifications

  • Independent thinker with strong written and oral communication skills
  • Accountable, proactive, and able to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities
  • Inquisitive and detail-oriented, with strong commitment to data quality and consistency
  • Strong ability to identify key risks, interpret data, understand complex transaction documentation, and form independent credit opinions
  • Proficiency with quantitative tools (e.g. cash flow modelling tools, statistical databases, data visualization tools)
  • Solid MS Office computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Fluency in English
  • Technical skills such as the following are a strong plus: programming (Python, R, VBA, SQL, and HTML), Power BI dashboard development, experience with structured data environments (Azure Storage, ORCA), familiarity with version control tools like Git would be a plus.

Interested?
If this sounds like a journey for you, we look forward to learning more from your convincing application. Please note: For non-EU applicants, a valid work and residence permit is a prerequisite for this job position. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor relocation from outside of the EU at this time.

What we want to see

  • Current CV
  • Copy of your university degrees and certificates
  • Criminal record certificate (can be provided at a later date)
  • At least 3 letters of reference (can be provided at a later date)

About Scope Ratings 
Scope Ratings GmbH is part of the Scope Group with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris. As the leading European credit rating agency, the company specialises in the analysis and ratings of financial institutions, corporates, structured finance, project finance and public finance. Scope Ratings’ credit risk analysis is opinion-driven, forward-looking and non-mechanistic, an approach that adds to a greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors. Scope Ratings is a credit rating agency registered in accordance with the EU rating regulation and operating in the European Union with ECAI status.

At Scope Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and fairness. We embrace people from all backgrounds, regardless of culture, ethnicity and gender. We ensure that our application processes are free from discrimination. By valuing each individual's unique background and perspectives, we strive to create an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute their best. Our dedication to equality and inclusivity reflects our belief that diversity drives innovation and success.