Senior Analyst - Accounting Specialist

Senior Analyst – Accounting Specialist

Bachelor’s degree required
Must have a CPA or Chartered Accountant with a broad familiarity with key accounting and financial reporting issues and their relevance to corporate and infrastructure companies
Minimum 5-10 years professional accounting experience, preferably a large (‘Big 4’) accounting firm is required. National Office experience or work with Accounting Standard Setters is a plus.
Must be affluent in financial statement analysis and accounting standards e.g., U.S. GAAP and IFRS and accounting/analytical interpretation.
A strong knowledge of the corporate and infrastructure industry is required
Strong accounting skills with ability to bridge issues with the related credit risk and/or economic and financial attributes.
Strong verbal and presentation skills are required

Primarily focus on companies based in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America across a broad range of non-financial corporate sectors.
Act as an advisor to S&P analysts on discerning accounting, financial reporting and key disclosures.
Train and upskill analysts on new and emerging accounting issues that are analytically relevant e.g., consolidation, software costs, EBITDA addbacks, convertible debt.
Participate in rating committees and management meetings, as needed.
Proficient at pulling, organizing, reviewing and analyzing data from both internal (such as S&P Capital IQ) and external platforms (EDGAR) as it relates to financial reporting & disclosures.
Lead the publishing of research commentaries on key accounting matters that are analytically impactful to credit analysis e.g., supplier financing, taxes.
Contribute to the development of S&P Criteria and S&P analytical models.
Closely follow the activities of the accounting standard-setters and regulators to provide feedback and keep analysts informed of emerging financial reporting matters.