Associate, Financial Modelling (Japanese)  

The Role:

S&P Global Market Intelligence is seeking a commercial operations Application Associate to join our commercial operations team in Manila, Philippines.

The Team:

The Commercial Operations team is the primary touchpoint for our clients and is the “face” of the company. Going above and beyond in our service offering is where this team adds value. The Commercial Operations team is a powerful synergy of diverse skills, talents and cultures spread across multiple locations. We are customer-focused and result-oriented providing exposure to a wide array of products, platforms and processes globally. We nurture open and transparent communication, and a great work-life balance, with a positive work culture where team members are recognized for their work. We meet challenges head-on and work at the solution as one team. We work hard and play harder – we participate in cultural and sports events within as well as outside of the company, and also contribute back to the society through the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts.

What's in it for you?

As an Application Associate in Commercial Operations, you will learn, explore, educate and support financial information for customer of capital and commodity market, where you will hold investigative conversations with clients to drive product usage and revenue. You will leverage your financial market knowledge, your strong customer service skills and exceptional troubleshooting abilities to help the clients with their requests, while showcasing your vast knowledge of our tools, our data and the industries we cover. Many of the Fortune 500 companies in the world will be asking your help to find solutions to their challenges. You will also be the Client’s advocate and work with different teams inside the organization across many functional areas (Sales, Technology, Content, Industry Research etc.)
You will also play a major role in executing and improving BAU proactive processes to prevent issues and improve delivery quality to the clients. In the process you will suggest improvements to the product as well as perform Agile based User-Acceptance-Testing to curb issues even before they hit our clients.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Develop financial models /Product Services on website/Office products for internal/external clients to help them in their routine workflow/analysis.
• Consistently make proactive suggestions in regards to product usability, presentation, and data quality.
• Be the primary point of contact for providing critical research and value-add knowledge to our diverse client base at various financial institutions, government organizations and Universities.

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

We deliver exceptional solutions, for exceptional results.

Every day at S&P Global Market Intelligence we collect, scrub, interpret, and analyze vast volumes of content, turning it into actionable intelligence on the global financial markets and the companies and industries that comprise those markets.

We deliver the data and insight you need to make informed, smarter business decisions and investment decisions that are critical to your future.

What are we looking for?

• At least Japanese language proficiency - JLPT N2
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business or Economics. Candidates pursuing CFA is a plus.
• Intermediate level of MS Excel proficiency skills is required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; knowledge of other MS Office products and understanding of databases is a plus.
• Good understanding of accounting standards.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• VBA Knowledge is a plus
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM applications is a plus.
• Amenable to work in APAC Shift