Crisil - Economic Research Analyst

Functional Responsibility / Domain Related:

- Supporting S&P Economists for their regular and thematic research reports

- Maintaining and creating macroeconomic database from primary, secondary and third party data sources

- Monitoring macroeconomic activities in the region and preparing the economic overview/outlook and upcoming economic data releases

- Reading articles, staying updated on the macro-economic scenario and tracking trends of economic events

- Execute work under guidance from the reporting manager and in consultation with the S&P Economists

- Regularly interact with the S&P Economists to keep them updated on the projects

- Participate in conference calls with S&P Economists, internal discussion forums

- Update task level operating manuals to document new knowledge gained and new processes

Process Adherence:

- Adopt and adhere to the defined processes in day to day execution of assignments as well as organization wide requirements

- Strictly practice and follow all Information Security Policies, Procedures and Guidelines of the Organization

Client Management / Stakeholder Management:

- Build and maintain cordial and healthy work relationships with onshore clients and with team and internal stakeholders

Educational Qualification - M.A./M.Sc. Economics

Experience - 01-03 years of relevant experience

Skills:

- Strong macroeconomic knowledge

- Econometric modelling (E-views, Stata etc.)

- Strong Excel, power point presentation skills

- Knowledge on third party databases such as CEIC, Bloomberg, Haver, Oxford, Thomson Data stream, S&P Cap IQ

- Strong communication skills - verbal and written

- Flexible in working at odd hours

- Ability to take ownership and execute tasks independently

- Positive attitude with qualities of a team player

- Open to new ideas and initiatives