Scope is on the lookout for a dynamic and results-driven Project Finance Analyst to join our EU Project Finance & Infrastructure Credit Rating team. This is an exciting opportunity to actively contribute to the growth of the burgeoning infrastructure and project finance asset class. You will leverage Scope’s proprietary rating methodology and extensive industry expertise to make a tangible impact.
Duties & responsibilities

Acts as lead credit analyst in infrastructure and project finance transactions, with focus on capital market vehicles
Performs analysis both at the equity and the debt level
Analysis involves quantitative and qualitative aspects and may require visiting project sites around Europe
Studies project contracts and documentation
Modifies and run the cash-flow models of projects in order to incorporate the relevant rating stresses and obtain the loss of the rated instruments under different event outcomes
Produces opinionated rating reports and sector research,



demonstrating Scope’s fundamental understanding of credit risk in the context of infrastructure and project finance and its trends
Participates in rating committees as lead analyst or independent member
4 years of experience in a large rating agency, a bank, a structuring advisory or an investment fund, with a clear focus on project finance
Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, banking, economics, statistics, mathematics, or equivalent qualification
Strong education in finance
In-depth knowledge of and relevant experience in at least one infrastructure and project finance sector
Familiarity with the diverse types of funding options in project or asset finance such as term loans, project bonds, revolving facilities
Understanding of the basic credit risk factors in project finance and ability to generate robust rating rationale
Understanding of the basic relevant legal issues in project finance
Highly analytical, with an edge for fundamental and quantitative analysis
Confident and professional

📌 Senior Analyst (Madrid)
🏢 Scope Ratings
📍 Madrid