Position: Senior Analyst - Corporate Sector Ratings

Minimum Qualification: MBA - Finance / CA

Prior Experience: Minimum 3 yrs. of equity research or credit rating experience in corporate or infrastructure sectors with a track record in research report publications

Location: Hyderabad & Mumbai (Kanjurmarg), Kolkata - Candidate should be willing to Work from Office

Salary Band: As per industry standards

Other Benefits: Family Health Insurance

Job Description: 

Position: Business Development (Mid Corporate)

Minimum Qualification: Any Graduate – Post Graduate with a financial academic background

Prior Experience:  2- 5 years

Location: Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Gujarat

Salary Band: As per industry standards

Other Benefits: Sales Incentives

Job Description: 

Position: Senior Software Developer / Team Lead

Minimum Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech / MCA

Prior Experience: 6-8 Years

Location: Mumbai - Kanjurmarg (East)

Salary Band: As per industry standards

Other Benefits: Family Health Insurance, Flexible Work Hours

Job Description: 

Position: Associate - Data Operations

Minimum Qualification: BMS / B Com / BBA/ BAF / BFM

Prior Experience: 0 -1 yrs work exp

Location: Delhi, Hyderabad

Salary Band: 

Other Benefits: 

Job Description: 

Your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Entering the financial statements ( Balance Sheet/ P& L/ Cash Flows/Projections )into spread sheets
• Preparation of draft company report.
• Coordination with analysts, rating admin team
• Assisting the rating analyst in preparation of rating note
• Assisting Analysts in excel modelling, preparing financial notes and other data as required based on the financial statements.
• Verify the documents which are received for the process of Rating Analysis.
• Complete the data entry process for the cases assigned.
• Prepare reports for products like due diligence etc. 

What do you need to apply for this Role?

• Fresher / Experienced with a Finance academic background
• Good Understanding of balance sheet, P&L and ratio analysis.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of MS Excel and MS Word
• Positive attitude with a driving passion to achieve results and chase targets to overachieve the expected numbers

 What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working hours will allow you to pursue work with passion yet manage a balanced work-life
• Free Training will be provided on process & expectations
• Knowledge enhancement through exposure to varied size & kinds of businesses
• Be part of a high performing team & company

Position: Team Lead - Rating Analysis

Minimum Qualification: MBA - Finance / CA/CFA)

Prior Experience: 4-5 years

Location: Kanjurmarg (East), Mumbai. Candidate should be willing to Work from Office

Salary Band: as per industry standards

Other Benefits: Family Health Insurance

Job Description: 

The role of the Team Lead will be to manage a team of 5 – 8 analysts.

The incumbent shall always uphold Acuité’s policies and values and shall be responsible for the following:

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research for corporate sector or infrastructure sector and publish reports and articles independently to contribute to thought leadership
• Provide analytical inputs to the team and ensure consistent and high quality ratings reports in the Rating Committee
• Supervise & guide the team on client interaction for information, data and documents needed for rating
• Meetings and interactions with senior client people including CFO/CEO to position Acuité Ratings successfully
• Set & monitor team targets, responsible for team productivity
• Review various team performance metrics on a regular basis and provide updates to senior management
• Responsible for timely completion of Ratings and Rating Rationales
• Ensure the rating notes containing rating recommendation is prepared in a time bound manner by following:
• Highest ethical standards, independence and objectivity
• Acuité’s policies
• Acuité’s rating criteria
• Work as a member of Acuité’s Rating Committee (as and when applicable)
• Deliver client and investor presentations
• Keep oneself fully updated on the latest regulatory guidelines (as applicable to CRAs), the rating criteria and the rating policies of Acuité and also provide timely guidance to the team on such matters
• Keep oneself updated on economic and industry level factors that may have a bearing on credit quality
• Responsible for training of analysts

Desired Competencies:

• Strong analytical understanding of corporate credit
• Good presentation and report writing skills
• Very strong communication skills – both written and verbal
• A passion and strong aptitude for research
• Ability to work under stretched timelines

Position: Business Development – (Surveillance) Renewal Business

Minimum Qualification: Post Graduate / Graduate in Finance / Marketing

Prior Experience: 3-6 years prior experience in banking, debt collection, insurance, client servicing

Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore

Salary Band: As per Industry Standards

Other Benefits: Family Health Insurance

Job Description: 

Acuité is looking to recruit talent for the Business Development Team in the (Surveillance) Renewal Business division who can be groomed to drive the future growth of the company and play a vital role by leading innovation in the credit rating space. The candidate should be experienced in client servicing with a fair understanding of the financial sector.

NOTE: This position requires relevant experience. Applications without relevant experience will not be considered

This job offers an opportunity to work with veterans from the industry and be part of the Business Development  team, with a unique experience to develop an understanding of the credit rating industry and gain insight into the overall financial sector which forms a key part of our ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying prospective large clients & connecting with the decision makers
• Meeting the top decision makers of prospective and existing clients & explaining to them Acuité’s value proposition
• Generating business from the existing clientele in line with business targets
• Mapping client’s requirements & providing best products to suit their requirements
• Build relationships with influencers and bankers
• Connect with bankers for feedback on rated clients
• Providing service to existing clients through trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
• Offering ratings on additional loans that would be required by a company
• Renew the relationship with the exiting clients year on year
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing clients

Requirements:

• Prior work experience as a business development manager, sales executive or a relevant (sales farming) role in the BFSI sector
• Proven sales track record
• Experience in customer support, client servicing, client relations is preferred
• Good MS Office Excel skills
• Market knowledge
• Communication and negotiation skills

Position: Business Development - ESG Risk Assessment

Minimum Qualification: Post Graduate; MBA

Prior Experience: 2-6yrs of experience in Sales / Business Development

Location: Mumbai

Salary Band: As per industry standards

Other Benefits: Family health insurance & Sales Incentives

Job Description: 

Looking for a smart, well articulated candidate for our Business Development team at www.esgrisk.ai. Would prefer someone with ESG understanding or someone who has sold research or from the Financial Sector who has sold non-rating products not insurance/credit but financial services.

Job Description:

• Generating leads from various available sources
• Meeting top decision makers of prospective and existing large corporates
• Understanding their need for ESG Risk Assessment
• Presenting various offerings of ESG Risk Assessments & Insights
• Share insights on industry, financial markets, macro economy etc. and to update about the recent developments of ESG
• Meeting revenue targets and adhering to the company's policies
• Updating daily activities through company's internal sales workflow
• Maintaining relationship with large corporates, industry associations and government departments

Desired Candidate should have:

• Excellent verbal & written English communication skills, with a pleasant personality.
• Self-motivated, disciplined professional with a flair for networking
• Integrity and target orientation is a must.
• Prior experience of working in BFSI sector & managing Business Development across regions

Position: Rating Analyst - Exclusively for Chartered Accountants

Minimum Qualification: CA

Prior Experience:  0- 3 years

Location: Hyderabad & Mumbai (Kanjurmarg) Candidate should be willing to Work from Office

Salary Band: As per industry standards

Other Benefits: Family health insurance

Job Description: NOTE: This position requires relevant Qualification. Applicants who are not qualified CAs will not be considered

What would a day in the life of a Rating Analyst look like?

The role of a Rating Analyst is to arrive at a fair rating for a debt instrument or bank facility based on sound understanding the Industry and businesses, analysing financial and non-financial information, evaluating the promoter and management team in line with laid down rating criteria. A Rating Analyst will be required to interact with Clients (Promoter or CXO levels), Bankers and Other lenders, Auditors (if required). A Rating Analyst will present and defend the rating recommendation at the Rating Committee comprising accomplished and learned senior ex-bankers.

Your responsibilities will be as follows:

1. Explain the analytical process and information requirement to the client
2. Interact with client for information, data and documents needed for rating
3. Meet/interact with management team/promoters of the client at periodic intervals
4. Oversee the data entry process whereby data (Financial/Non-financial) is uploaded on Acuite’s rating workflow/databases and ensure highest quality
5. Prepare the rating note containing rating recommendation in a time bound manner by following:
1. Highest ethical standards, independence and objectivity
2. Acuite’s policies
3. Acuite’s rating criteria
6. Present the rating note to the Rating Committee
7. Inform the rating/rating changes to the client
8. Follow up with client for Letter of Acceptance
9. Provide clarification to clients on rating, reasons thereof
10. Process requests for appeal/withdrawal etc. as per Acuite’s policies
11. Always be updated with prevailing regulatory guidelines, Acuite’s rating criteria and policies
12. Be updated on economic and industry level factors that may influence rating movement
13. Conduct surveillance and review as per Acuite’s policies

What is the profile of people you will interact and deal with?

-Promoters or Owners of businesses

-CEOs/ CFOs/ Business Heads

-Bankers

-Auditors (if required)

-Senior management personnel and sales team counterparts at Acuite

What do you need to apply for this role?

-A degree in Chartered Accountancy or an MBA (People who have quit CA can also apply)

-Excellent written and spoken business communication skills

-Result oriented to deliver assigned target of case execution

-Passion to learn and apply the learning

- You will always uphold Acuite’s policies and values

What’s in it for you?

-Regular training and development will help you gain deep understanding of the Indian banking system and products

-You will understand financial adjustments required to be made to P&L and Balance Sheet items from a credit analyst’s perspective

-You will get an opportunity to interact with CMDs, CFOs, and senior leaders in banks

-You job role will be instrumental in driving the economic growth of the country

-At Acuite you will be part of a highly motivated team and a fast growing, knowledge driven company

Job Location : Hyderabad & Mumbai (Kanjurmarg)

Position: Senior Manager - IT & Infrastructure

Minimum Qualification: BE (Computer/ Electronics Engg. Or equivalent)/ MCA Certification : ITIL, Microsoft, CISCO, PMP, CCNA, Azure, Cloud Architecture

Prior Experience: 8-12 Years

Location: Mumbai - Kanjurmarg (East)

Salary Band: As per industry standards

Other Benefits: Family health insurance

Job Description: 
 NOTE: This position requires relevant Qualification & experience. Applicants who are not qualified BE (Computer/Electronics Eng. or equivalent / MCA)  will not be considered